F56 SatNav - any good?
1 - 16 of 16 Posts
Joined
·
281 Posts
I've had sat nav in my previous R56 and in my current F56 MCS. The current system is far superior - the main improvement is that it will now accept a 6 digit postcode which will then allow you to select the road or street and even a specific house number. It also has lane recognition on the motorways and guides you over to the left (uk) with a mile to go to the junction. Whilst driving last week, I also got a red triangle hazard warning, alerting me to dangerous driving conditions. This was whilst traveling on the motorway. The warning wasn't too specific but did give junction numbers and count down to hazard. It appeared that the hazard was strong winds over a high level bridge - as I said not too specific but gave you a pre warning. Made even more special if used in conjunction with HUD . Still playing with it so will update after a couple of weeks of use.
Joined
·
281 Posts
I certainly like Tom Tom, primarily for its traffic live update feature which will give you alternative routes if your designated route has congestion, plus I also have the speed cameras function on mine. The down side is that with Tom Tom you have to pay an annual subscription for these features. I was lucky in that my car (x demo) came with sat nav. I think the bottom line will depend on how much you rely on sat nav on a day to day basis, if you already own a sat nav device and whether you can justify its cost. That said, it really is a nice option to have.
Joined
·
71 Posts
My partner has the full business Sat Nav in their BMW 5 series - fully up to date etc and the MINI system is based on the same thing - I find it awful - it's slow and has often taken me on the most bizarre routes - praise the lord for TomTom on my iPhone - way cheaper too lol
Joined
·
110 Posts
Me too. Plus, I hate things being stuck to the each or the windscreen. The integrated sat Nav rocks and is worth every penny. Especially if mated to the HUD.
I don't have traffic information here in Canada. I wonder if it's possible to activate it ..
Do you know how it works? Does it use Internet (through Mini Connected?) or radio frequencies?
Do you know how it works? Does it use Internet (through Mini Connected?) or radio frequencies?
Joined
·
584 Posts
In the UK it is TMC which is carried on radio frequencies. I know BMW uses RTTI as well, but that needs the car to have its own mobile connection and as far as I know the MINI does not have its own sim card.
Joined
·
285 Posts
I had a loan car with media XL and HUD for 2 days recently and the system did seem very good especially with directons in the HUD in front of you but its £1175 plus £375 for the HUD.
Got back into my own car with Sat n on my phone and a brodit mount and it wasn't as good, but then it cost nothing.
Cant understand where they get some of the prices for extras from. Another example is anthracite headlining which is exactly the same material as satellite grey but £120 extra!
Got back into my own car with Sat n on my phone and a brodit mount and it wasn't as good, but then it cost nothing.
Cant understand where they get some of the prices for extras from. Another example is anthracite headlining which is exactly the same material as satellite grey but £120 extra!
Joined
·
478 Posts
My F55 has media XL, and its does something I haven't seen in a Sat Nav for over 10 years. Where I live there are a lot of unmade roads, some just about passible with a off road car, most totally impassible in the 40 years I have lived in the area. The media XL package with the latest map update tried to take you down these roads. This stopped happening 10 years ago with TomTom, Garmin, VW, and Land Rovers sat navs. Thankfully I know these road, but media XL would fail to find my home address.
1 - 16 of 16 Posts
