is the navigation worth $2k? - Page 2

laborsmith · 07-08-2014, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by efarley

Odd thing is that one of the dealers I've been talking with called me on Sunday to tell me they could start placing 2015 orders, but when I asked about pricing on the data recorder he didn't have it. How can they place the order when they don't even have the pricing yet.

I do not believe there is a single year in the past 100 years that orders were placed before the start or production and pricing was known.

It is a part of the business: initial allocations are used while a month or two goes by before pricing is determined. If a dealer passes pending pricing it won't be long until that dealer will not have anything to sell and every dealer around him will.

It is a part of the business. Remember, very few delivered vehicles are individually ordered which means almost every vehicle sold to a retail customer is not customer ordered. My guess: about 1%.

Laborsmith

efarley · 07-08-2014, 05:37 PM

Interesting, I thought we were all custom ordering here XD.

On an unrelated note, how do you lock the car without the fob? Looking at the order sheet it mentions you can start and unlock the car without taking the fob out of pocket, but nothing about locking the car. On my Audi there is a button on the door handle that I tap as I get out of the car. I hope they didn't make it so you have to use the fob to lock the car.

Hulkamaniac · 07-08-2014, 05:44 PM

Yes, the navigation is worth the $795. It does everything my Garmin did and more. Plus my navigation shows an arctic white C7 instead of an arrow.

Do other colors of C7's have their color on the navigation unit vehicle?

Anyway, nothing is more pathetic than a Vette with a GPS unit stuck to the dash or windshield.

My C7 locks itself as soon as I'm 10 feet away from it. Plus I have it set-up to honk the horn once verifying it locked itself. It's under vehicle settings in the radio.

efarley · 07-08-2014, 05:49 PM

I never understood why my Audi couldn't lock when the key wasn't in range. Kudos to Chevy for doing what Audi couldn't lol

OldJedi · 07-08-2014, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by purpleRac3r

The impression I got from Harlan Charles at the Museum Bash in April was that nav would still be available by itself, but that if you wanted the data recorder you had to get the nav with it. They share the same GPS antenna. I suppose we'll know for sure as soon as the pricing comes out.

I agree, at the Sebring Race I spoke to Harlan also about this and got the impression that Nav. was available w/o PDR but PDR could not be ordered w/o Nav. I usually would not buy in-dash Nav. but once I saw it showed directions on the dash and HUD, it made it a great deal for me.

Rohey · 07-09-2014, 12:30 AM

I did not have Nav on my C6 but ordered it on the C7. I really liked it once I got the voice commands down. Especially like the re-time traffic but this is most likely linked to XM or onstar? The touch screen allows for quick toggling between displays. I also have the heads up display with gives you clear turn by turn directions without having to glance at the screen

BRCC · 07-09-2014, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by efarley

I want it, but I don't want it for $1,200.

Consider this, the C6 had a Denso Nav unit that no one liked and it was a $1,750 option, so the C7 Nav with PDR at $1,800 ~ $2,000 is not a bad deal.

BRCC · 07-09-2014, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by OldJedi

I agree, at the Sebring Race I spoke to Harlan also about this and got the impression that Nav. was available w/o PDR but PDR could not be ordered w/o Nav. I usually would not buy in-dash Nav. but once I saw it showed directions on the dash and HUD, it made it a great deal for me.

Well according to the 15 order guide:

Performance data and video recorder
1 - Included and only available with (IO6) Chevrolet MyLink audio system with Navigation

So PDR is not a option with Nav, it's always included.

Milliwatt Rob · 07-09-2014, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by BRCC

Well according to the 15 order guide:

Performance data and video recorder
1 - Included and only available with (IO6) Chevrolet MyLink audio system with Navigation

So PDR is not a option with Nav, it's always included.

Gee, I don't read it that way. the way I read it is that you have to order Nav to get the data recorder. If it were an inseparable bundle, why would there be both an IO6 and a UQT? To get the UQT is says it is only available with the IO6, but the IO6 does not say it is only available with the UQT.

Pete r welch · 07-09-2014, 10:58 AM

Can but a great portable garmin for alot less.

regguy1 · 07-09-2014, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Milliwatt Rob

Gee, I don't read it that way. the way I read it is that you have to order Nav to get the data recorder. If it were an inseparable bundle, why would there be both an IO6 and a UQT? To get the UQT is says it is only available with the IO6, but the IO6 does not say it is only available with the QUT.

I read it the same way.

efarley · 07-09-2014, 02:45 PM

It's the "included ... with I06" part that makes it seem packaged. Honestly to me out reads like you can't get them separate, but I think that's a huge mistake on Chevys part that will cost them in the long run. Maybe they also suspect that and set it up so it'll be easy to split them up when they realize no one is getting nav on the car anymore.

BRCC · 07-09-2014, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Milliwatt Rob

Gee, I don't read it that way. the way I read it is that you have to order Nav to get the data recorder. If it were an inseparable bundle, why would there be both an IO6 and a UQT? To get the UQT is says it is only available with the IO6, but the IO6 does not say it is only available with the UQT.

Well you can read it that way if you want, at the Bash they indicated it would be included with Nav. However, none of us know for sure until pricing comes out, then if the Nav has 2 options that will tell us if IO6 and UQT are truely seperate items. I will be talking to the Inventory Manager who deals with Workbench to see if he knows.

Just looked at the order guide and UQT is standard with the 3LT, where as the I06 and UQT are available with the 1LT & 2LT, therefore, I see it will be included with all Nav orders and not seperated. It will always be with the 3LT, if you can seperate it on lesser order is yet to be determined, but I doubt it GM will get their $1800 ~ $2000 for Navigation.

RidgebackKing · 07-10-2014, 07:22 PM

I added it to my 2LT Z51 and love it. It's awesome having the directions show up on the dash and the HUD. And yes, it does show you the speed limit as well. You can even have it warn you if you go over. But if you turn that option on, you should trade your C7 in for a Honda

07-08-2014, 05:44 PM	#17
Hulkamaniac Livin' the Dream Drives: '23 Charger GT, '23 Stingray Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Hiding in your closet... Posts: 785 View My Garage	Yes, the navigation is worth the $795. It does everything my Garmin did and more. Plus my navigation shows an arctic white C7 instead of an arrow. Do other colors of C7's have their color on the navigation unit vehicle? Anyway, nothing is more pathetic than a Vette with a GPS unit stuck to the dash or windshield. My C7 locks itself as soon as I'm 10 feet away from it. Plus I have it set-up to honk the horn once verifying it locked itself. It's under vehicle settings in the radio. __________________ If you spell Chuck Norris in Scrabble, you win. Forever. Last edited by Hulkamaniac; 07-08-2014 at 11:15 PM.

07-10-2014, 07:22 PM	#28
RidgebackKing Drives: My wife crazy Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Garage Posts: 73	I added it to my 2LT Z51 and love it. It's awesome having the directions show up on the dash and the HUD. And yes, it does show you the speed limit as well. You can even have it warn you if you go over. But if you turn that option on, you should trade your C7 in for a Honda __________________ 1100 - 02/14/2014 2014 C7 Z51 AW 2LT MEP Q7T CFA FE4 NPP TTV UY4 HOME - 06/04/2014

07-08-2014, 05:37 PM	#16
efarley Drives: 2009 Audi S5 Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Beaverton, or Posts: 49	Interesting, I thought we were all custom ordering here XD. On an unrelated note, how do you lock the car without the fob? Looking at the order sheet it mentions you can start and unlock the car without taking the fob out of pocket, but nothing about locking the car. On my Audi there is a button on the door handle that I tap as I get out of the car. I hope they didn't make it so you have to use the fob to lock the car.

07-08-2014, 05:49 PM	#18
efarley Drives: 2009 Audi S5 Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Beaverton, or Posts: 49	I never understood why my Audi couldn't lock when the key wasn't in range. Kudos to Chevy for doing what Audi couldn't lol

07-09-2014, 12:30 AM	#20
Rohey Drives: 2014 C7 in Cyber Gray Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Seattle Posts: 5	I did not have Nav on my C6 but ordered it on the C7. I really liked it once I got the voice commands down. Especially like the re-time traffic but this is most likely linked to XM or onstar? The touch screen allows for quick toggling between displays. I also have the heads up display with gives you clear turn by turn directions without having to glance at the screen

07-09-2014, 10:58 AM	#24
Pete r welch Drives: 2014 Stingray Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Carmel, NY Posts: 28	Can but a great portable garmin for alot less.

07-09-2014, 02:45 PM	#26
efarley Drives: 2009 Audi S5 Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Beaverton, or Posts: 49	It's the "included ... with I06" part that makes it seem packaged. Honestly to me out reads like you can't get them separate, but I think that's a huge mistake on Chevys part that will cost them in the long run. Maybe they also suspect that and set it up so it'll be easy to split them up when they realize no one is getting nav on the car anymore.