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Originally Posted by BBDOS CV8
Really? What do you call this: chopped liver? You have this genuine Holden unit in Oz for ~ $1600US.
You can even have turn-by-turn mono voice units fitted to the central MFD unit:
Again, you're misleading people with negative untruths. Terrible case of Not Invented Here syndrome with everything you post about the VE/G8.
Holden had Satnav available in Australia within weeks of launch of VE in 2006 - it's a common unit used in cars in Europe and Asia in a similar position. The US plays by it's own rules like with crash safety, GSM mobile phones and so many other areas - not Holden's fault.
Holden puts whatever GM US tells them to in the cars. They sell Satnavs in a trickle here, so presumably they're that's same everywhere. It is not as big a dealbreaker as probably the lack of manual trans on the V6 and GT.
The Commodore may not be a perfect 'world car'. Fine. Name a GM America car able to be sold in as many markets? Other than the CTS which is currently in three/four of the five/six the Commodore is, there is none.
Nearly all the people on this board who complain about Satnav availability would never ever consider a RWD muscle sedan in the first place. |
Well I consider my 09 GT a great car. No, it does not have nav but that's not why i bought the car. I bought for its looks and performance. BTW, I remember reading a few months ago that the reason why there is no nav is that the slot where it is in the Holden is considered too low for goofy American standards. My dealer told me that most of their customers at this point don't want the nav. Maybe he is lying I don't know.