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Posted by mc on August 9, 2009, 2:27 pm
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>> Just traded in my Ford Expedition clunker for a new Prius. It is a
>> 2010 loaded with everything. I have a couple of issues I was hoping
>> you could comment on.
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>> 1. The GPS appears to be horrible. It is not accurate at all. I've
>> had it tell me I've arrived at a destination (address) when it was
>> about 10 houses away. My old Garmin Nuvi 350 was accurate to within 1
>> house, usually it would get me to the driveway. I've seen the 150 ft
>> and 300 ft icon but it seems a lot more inaccurate than that.
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>> 2. The GPS is useless when the car is moving. About all it lestsyou
>> do is Go Home. Can't look for POI's at all. Again: the old Garmin
>> defaulted to that behavior, but there was an option to turn it off so
>> it was functional while driving. I've been through the manuals and
>> can't seem to find an option to turn it off. Any ideas?
>>
>> BTW: for anyone that says it is a distraction while driving, that
>> argument may hold water in another car but not in the Prius. There
>> are more arrows, pictures, gages, etc. than a video game. I don't
>> think the GPS would be much worse than it already is.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> MC
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> THE GPS CAN BE USED WHILE MOVING, BUT NOT THRU THE SCREEN. YOU CAN VOICE
> COMMAND IT. I FIND IT EASIER TO JUST PULL OVER FOR A MOMENT, GRAB A SOFT
> DRINK, AND ENTER THE ADDRESS.
Maybe keep a grill, charcol and some burgers in the trunk while we're at it.
I'm getting closer to putting in the old Garmin. Good thing I spent all
that money for the nav system. What was Toyota thinking. At least I'll be
able to look for a parking spot on the way to the parking garage :)
MC
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