Obsolete Nav maps taken a small step farther...
09-21-2011, 03:37 AM
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After my last discussion with them, I decided to order the Garmin lifetime map updates so I could get the latest...
$89 for updates four times a year... and from what I hear they are very up to date....
Sad... just got my jdpower survey too... the nav WILL be highlighted !
$89 for updates four times a year... and from what I hear they are very up to date....
Sad... just got my jdpower survey too... the nav WILL be highlighted !
09-21-2011, 10:22 AM
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I'm sorry to tell you this exchange with them is nothing new. Many of us have heard the same months ago. There is no progress anyone is aware of.
I just had the pleasure of answering a JD Power survey about the Audi Nav. I told the truth and gave it an unacceptable rating across the board. If the computer works but all the data is bad, then the whole thing's is bad. I continually have to pull over to consult the IPhone to find POI's or destinations that the Audi system either never heard of or denies exists.
Last weekend I was in E Wash desert, a couple miles from the Columbia River bridge at Vantage. Nav said the closest gas was 60 miles but gas gauge said I had 59 miles until empty. Turned out there were three gas stations within 3 miles at Vantage, a town the Nav didn't even know existed. It created a little panic for me until my IPhone cleared up the situation. Not a good thing and actually kind of scary when driving in unfamiliar parts to be told you cannot get to gas. And this is not the first time this has happened. Worse than useless.
I just had the pleasure of answering a JD Power survey about the Audi Nav. I told the truth and gave it an unacceptable rating across the board. If the computer works but all the data is bad, then the whole thing's is bad. I continually have to pull over to consult the IPhone to find POI's or destinations that the Audi system either never heard of or denies exists.
Last weekend I was in E Wash desert, a couple miles from the Columbia River bridge at Vantage. Nav said the closest gas was 60 miles but gas gauge said I had 59 miles until empty. Turned out there were three gas stations within 3 miles at Vantage, a town the Nav didn't even know existed. It created a little panic for me until my IPhone cleared up the situation. Not a good thing and actually kind of scary when driving in unfamiliar parts to be told you cannot get to gas. And this is not the first time this has happened. Worse than useless.
Yesterday I received the J.D. Power and Associates online Navigation Usage and Satisfaction Study as well. Hopefully AoA is getting the results.
09-21-2011, 11:13 AM
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Those that have not ordered the Q5 yet and is reading this. Get the aftermarket integrated NAV solution. It turns the 6.5" screen into a touchscreen and you can install any available WinCE based Nav software like IGo and off you go. Update to the latest available map any time you want by updating the SD card. Sure you don't get the Audi NAV buttons but frankly I don't miss it a bit. And it's a lot quicker to input and route with the aftermarket solution too. Just my 2 cents.
09-22-2011, 05:01 PM
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This problem is not only with AUDI.
BMW drivers complain about 4 yr old map on their navigation
BMW drivers complain about 4 yr old map on their navigation
Who cares about BMW's nav?
09-23-2011, 07:52 AM
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09-23-2011, 11:53 AM
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09-23-2011, 11:59 AM
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09-23-2011, 12:02 PM
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nav in my 2012 does. No issues. 
Also, when something works correctly people don't post about it, they usually only cry when something is broken, so by the small sample of posts on here, it's not a big deal, and in fact it's wrong becasue they have been updated (5.5.5)
Also, when something works correctly people don't post about it, they usually only cry when something is broken, so by the small sample of posts on here, it's not a big deal, and in fact it's wrong becasue they have been updated (5.5.5)
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