I've recently taken ownership of the 550i. I've been nothing but impressed by the power and performance of this car. ![[burnout]](/images/smilies/icon_smile_burnout.gif "Burnout [burnout]")
In considering options for my 550, I chose to spend the majority of my budget on performance rather than interior features.
I did opt for the Navigation system, however. Has anyone found this system to be limiting? My previous car [Nissan Maxima] had a navigation that could search by phone number, name of a location (restaurant, for example), etc. With my 550, I've only been able to search based on broad categories such as "Shopping/Home Improvement". This comes up with an extensive list of entries and doesn't necessarily populate with common businesses such as "Lowe's" or "Home Depot". Am I missing something? I've found that I have to bring the actual address to the car with me and key it in, rather than do a look-up through the navigation system.
The Maxima's navigation system had two modes: ...something along the lines of Simple Menus and User Defined menus. The Simple Menu removed much of the functionality for those who didn't want all the bells and whistles that the User Defined mode would offer (such as look up via phone number: Enter: 913-898-xxxx System Return: Starbuck's Coffee <address>).
Thoughts?
Thank you!
Regards,
Justin
Kansas City
In considering options for my 550, I chose to spend the majority of my budget on performance rather than interior features. I did opt for the Navigation system, however. Has anyone found this system to be limiting? My previous car [Nissan Maxima] had a navigation that could search by phone number, name of a location (restaurant, for example), etc. With my 550, I've only been able to search based on broad categories such as "Shopping/Home Improvement". This comes up with an extensive list of entries and doesn't necessarily populate with common businesses such as "Lowe's" or "Home Depot". Am I missing something? I've found that I have to bring the actual address to the car with me and key it in, rather than do a look-up through the navigation system.
The Maxima's navigation system had two modes: ...something along the lines of Simple Menus and User Defined menus. The Simple Menu removed much of the functionality for those who didn't want all the bells and whistles that the User Defined mode would offer (such as look up via phone number: Enter: 913-898-xxxx System Return: Starbuck's Coffee <address>).
Thoughts?
Thank you!
Regards,
Justin
Kansas City