I bought a Garmin C-330 at Wal-Mart for $300 and it works beautifully, and is portable. Unfortunately, it has a Windshield mounting bracket which must be used for charging the battery. However, I have a carpet on the dash, so attached Velcro to the bottom of the unit and also on the steering column. Now I can set it in several places. And it can be changed by the passenger while driving. But, my car is a 2000 Avalon.
Lexus Navigation System - Opinions
Apr 01, 2007
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On Sat, 14 Apr 2007 07:39:58 -0400, "Graybeard" graced this newsgroup with:
.... However, I have a carpet on the dash, so attached
I can't imagine a Lexus with carpet on the dash. Yeesh.
In my 2003 Lexus ES300, the Garmin C-330 with windshield mounting bracket is mounted in the ashtray. I put a square wood stick .5" by .5" by 1.5" wrapped in a non-slip material on each side of the ashtray insert and stuck the windshield mount into it, fitting perfect, powered from the centre console outlet. The GPS has full movement up/down/sideways as necessary. This setup solved the problem for me and best of all keeps the unit out of sight and no marks on the windshield. When parking the car, just remove the ashtray insert with the GPS in it and store it into the centre console with the wire attached. This setup worked well for us during our recent 4,500 mile trip.
On Sat, 14 Apr 2007 11:39:13 -0400, "Ralph" graced this newsgroup with:
Interesting. I'm having a hard time picturing what you're describing though.
The Lexus SatNav is great, and the big screen helps. I use it on a
2006 IS250, and have had no problems with directions in the UK. The only minor niggle I have is that when I enter a new destination, half way through a journey, it comes up with an add/replace option. I wish it would always replace, and give you an alternative set of screens to add destinations instead. This is especially annoying when you shout 'home' to the voice recognition system to set the satnav to your home address, and then have to click on the replace button additionally.--------------------------
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