Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2002 17:16:17 -0400 From: Kalman Rubinson <kr4nopsamedu> Subject: Re: 2003 9-5? Navagation available
On Thu, 06 Jun 2002 21:03:44 GMT, Bob <uctraingnopsamPAM.ultranet.com> wrote: >I can't believe that anyone would spend the $$$ they charge for these >systems instead of just buying a map. I can see the value in a rental >car or if you take a *lot* of long trips to unknown lands. But, >for the average driver, it's a colossal excess. Get the car >without the navigation systems, buy some maps, and donate the balance >to help starving kids somewhere. Recently, we went to a family event in an adjacent state with preprinted driving instructions. Unfortunately, there was unpredicted construction and closed roads at one point and the navigation system (not in a Saab) guided us through it and directly to our destination. At the conclusion, it also guided us home via a different and more efficient route. All this without stopping and tracing maps. It has value. Kal