$700 to upgrade the nav system database??!??

jonberger · 08-09-2008, 05:49 PM

I just talked to my local Toyota dealership (Hansel Toyota in Petaluma, California), and they're saying that upgrading to the latest version of the navigation system database costs between $600 and $700. Is that really right? I'm kind of appalled. It seems to me that this should be part of normal maintenance. It's just a predictable that there will be new roads (especially in our semi-rural county) as it is that oil will break down in an engine; I really expected them to say "Sure, we change that out every 30,000 miles." But even if it isn't, $600, for pity's sake? It's a CD. It should cost, like, $20 tops. Has anyone else encountered this outrageous gouging, or come up with any ways around it (other than just driving on roads that have been there since I bought my car)?

Zack · 08-09-2008, 05:56 PM

New DVD for Honda Odyssey is about 250 bucks.

Flying White Dutchman · 08-09-2008, 06:02 PM

thats a good one
if you have a maintenance contract why then not have the nav also maintained?

Black2006 · 08-09-2008, 06:31 PM

This has to be a cruel joke.

My 2006h Prius has the worst navigation system I've ever experienced. It's missing too much info (at least in California) and it often doesn't know how to calculate a decent route. It can't figure out shortcuts, which every other system I've had suggest.

I have a Navtech-based system in another car, which is actually a year older, but is more accurate and much better at choosing a route.

The iGo GPS application I have in my phone is also considerable better than the Toyota system.

As I said, these guys must be joking.

David Beale · 08-09-2008, 06:46 PM

Owner must want a new boat. The nav dvd is about $250 retail. You can replace it yourself if you can't find a Toyota dealer who wants more than 100% profit! Their cost is about $125. It takes 5-10 min to replace the part. So perhaps $25 labor.

Sarge · 08-09-2008, 07:00 PM

Alternately, if you wait about 6 months after the release of a DVD (March/April), you can usually pick up a DVD on eBay for about $100. Wait a bit longer, or simply run one version behind and you could pick them up for practically free...

ursle1 · 08-09-2008, 07:00 PM

08 DVD Navigation map CD for sale

penbed · 08-09-2008, 07:35 PM

Exactly why I deleted Nav option when ordering my car.
As Prius car's are so different from any I owned in the past I throughly
researched before buying.
I simply plug my Nuvi into my laptop and wham-o,done.

rigormortis · 08-09-2008, 07:48 PM

i'd stay away from ebay as some of them are counterfeit, and its been reported here before, if your going to pay money for a counterfeit then you should probably elimiante the middle man and download it yourself

please do not follow my advice its illegal, heh

Sheepdog · 08-09-2008, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by penbed

Exactly why I deleted Nav option when ordering my car.
As Prius car's are so different from any I owned in the past I throughly
researched before buying.
I simply plug my Nuvi into my laptop and wham-o,done.

Yep! I saved a lot by not buying that darn nav option on either of our 08's. I now have a Nuvi 660. That is if the wife doesnt steal it away from me!

If she does I shall just have to get another I guess! The new nuvi 5000 looks hot!

08-09-2008, 05:49 PM	#1
jonberger Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: California Posts: 1 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #1 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	$700 to upgrade the nav system database??!?? I just talked to my local Toyota dealership (Hansel Toyota in Petaluma, California), and they're saying that upgrading to the latest version of the navigation system database costs between $600 and $700. Is that really right? I'm kind of appalled. It seems to me that this should be part of normal maintenance. It's just a predictable that there will be new roads (especially in our semi-rural county) as it is that oil will break down in an engine; I really expected them to say "Sure, we change that out every 30,000 miles." But even if it isn't, $600, for pity's sake? It's a CD. It should cost, like, $20 tops. Has anyone else encountered this outrageous gouging, or come up with any ways around it (other than just driving on roads that have been there since I bought my car)?

08-09-2008, 05:56 PM	#2
Zack Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 41 My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Package: N/A Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: $700 to upgrade the nav system database??!?? New DVD for Honda Odyssey is about 250 bucks.

08-09-2008, 06:02 PM	#3
Flying White Dutchman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,425 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 3	Re: $700 to upgrade the nav system database??!?? thats a good one if you have a maintenance contract why then not have the nav also maintained?

08-09-2008, 06:31 PM	#4
Black2006 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 170 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: $700 to upgrade the nav system database??!?? This has to be a cruel joke. My 2006h Prius has the worst navigation system I've ever experienced. It's missing too much info (at least in California) and it often doesn't know how to calculate a decent route. It can't figure out shortcuts, which every other system I've had suggest. I have a Navtech-based system in another car, which is actually a year older, but is more accurate and much better at choosing a route. The iGo GPS application I have in my phone is also considerable better than the Toyota system. As I said, these guys must be joking. __________________ --------- .... --------- "The day will come, when the mystical generation of Jesus, by the supreme being as his father in the womb of a virgin, will be classed with the fable of the generation of Minerva in the brain of Jupiter." Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States "I don't see how you can be president at least from my perspective, how you can be president, without a relationship with the Lord." George Walker Bush, 43rd President of the United States

08-09-2008, 06:46 PM	#5
David Beale Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 1,556 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: $700 to upgrade the nav system database??!?? Owner must want a new boat. The nav dvd is about $250 retail. You can replace it yourself if you can't find a Toyota dealer who wants more than 100% profit! Their cost is about $125. It takes 5-10 min to replace the part. So perhaps $25 labor.

08-09-2008, 07:00 PM	#6
Sarge Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Posts: 556 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: C Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: $700 to upgrade the nav system database??!?? Alternately, if you wait about 6 months after the release of a DVD (March/April), you can usually pick up a DVD on eBay for about $100. Wait a bit longer, or simply run one version behind and you could pick them up for practically free...

08-09-2008, 07:00 PM	#7
ursle1 Realist Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NH Posts: 35 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: $700 to upgrade the nav system database??!?? 08 DVD Navigation map CD for sale

08-09-2008, 07:35 PM	#8
penbed Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: USA-Arkansas Posts: 219 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 4	Re: $700 to upgrade the nav system database??!?? Exactly why I deleted Nav option when ordering my car. As Prius car's are so different from any I owned in the past I throughly researched before buying. I simply plug my Nuvi into my laptop and wham-o,done.

08-09-2008, 07:48 PM	#9
rigormortis Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: san jose, ca Posts: 1,183 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #5 Touring Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 1	Re: $700 to upgrade the nav system database??!?? i'd stay away from ebay as some of them are counterfeit, and its been reported here before, if your going to pay money for a counterfeit then you should probably elimiante the middle man and download it yourself please do not follow my advice its illegal, heh

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