Is it just me that doesn't WANT built in sat nav?

[OwenK]

Looking at the photos from the Boxster review yesterday and coming to the photo with the satnav shown prompted me to write about this.

Don't get me wrong - I understand it's still one of the must-have options for gadget value, and I understand I can just not use it even if it's fitted. But is it just me that hates them? I want the big nice screen because it makes controlling music a bit more pleasant and feels suitably flash, but the nav always lets it down and I'd rather that function wasn't there at all. They are always clunky rubbish that feels 5-10 years behind the times and pales in comparison to what my smartphone can do. I've yet to have a car with Apple CarPlay or the android version so I've not experienced those, are they any good?

[OwenK]

techguyone said:

The secret there (provided you've got a route running) is to wait. Google will ask you - and it's pretty good, it'll ask you if you want to detour if it's found a better route. You just need to wait for it to say, don't pre-empt it.

I've had google maps suggest a re-route when I've been stuck behind a slow moving car on a country mode for a few minutes! I can dive off at the next turning with glee and resume driving at the speed I deem appropriate

[Venturist]

In a radical change of viewpoint, I just did a 3500 mile round trip across Europe in a 66 plate Jaguar, went as far as Croatia. For backup I took an old reliable Tomtom and of course had google maps on my phone, but ended up not needing to use them for navigation at any point, the built in nav did an absolutely flawless job and was a piece of cake to use despite navigating through ten countries. Couldn't have asked for more.