Can I Change My Satnav?

[deelcee]

having a 2001 ls430 is proving very difficult to upgrade my satnav disc!

would it be possible to upgrade the system from a later model?

[cruisermark]

hi

I don't there was any change in the actual sat nav (maybe minor software upgrades) between the 430 range so the answer is no - you can buy the latest disc which may improve it i.e more update maps.

[Foulsbane]

The latest disc is 2009 and will cost you £150

I decided against a change.

[steve2006]

Crazy price just for a disc especially when it is already 5 years out of date, I bought a stand alone unit for £99.00 which includes lifetime upgrades.

[Maduggo]

My Ls430 satnag is the original disc, i do use it on occasion. I won't be paying £100+ to update it to the toyota/lexus "latest" disc when it is over 5yrs old as steve says.

If we are going somewhere like holiday destinations etc, I use my tomtom truck satnag, lifetime updates, cameras, full europe coverage, USA navcore swapable with the europe navcore via pc. £250

The biggest issue i find with the lexus nav is that it is cumbersome to use, it really needs full postcode search, i don't know of any business, homeowner that now does not give postcode as a way of directions to them.

It needs to be more visually pleasing as well, dull and boring to look at, i want bells and whistles, fanfares when you get to the destination, not some stuffy nosed sqeaky arsed virgin saying i'm at the destination.

Come on Lexus, catch up.

[PEPE]

I agree with Chris. The sat/nav in my Mk4 puts me off completely and I don't even dream of using it. It would be nice if Lexus made a few CDs with current features as a courtesy to enthusiasts like us who take the trouble to maintain and keep the early cars on the road. But the, that would be really dreaming . . .

Pepe

[Malc]

I don''t know about the Lexus satnav BUT get so frustrated when I'm told on my g/fs satnav that I've reached the destination and I know quite clearly that I HAVEN'T !! ( rare but it does happen )

Malc

[bilmac]

I don''t know about the Lexus satnav BUT get so frustrated when I'm told on my g/fs satnav that I've reached the destination and I know quite clearly that I HAVEN'T !! ( rare but it does happen )

Malc

Maybe its a age thing, but I don't understand that.

[thewelshman]

The sat nav in my 2002 ls430 is a total waste of space. I leave home in the S Wales valley heading inland and over a mountain but the piece of junk shows me in the middle of the Bristol channel, I reset it and minutes later shows me miles away from my current position. Thank god I've got a good sense of direction

[9690phil]

Get the a-z cant go wrong

[Bluesman]

The sat nav in my 2002 ls430 is a total waste of space. I leave home in the S Wales valley heading inland and over a mountain but the piece of junk shows me in the middle of the Bristol channel, I reset it and minutes later shows me miles away from my current position. Thank god I've got a good sense of direction

If your Sat Nav is anything like the Mk 4 LS 400 when you go into setting the Satnav up you need to change the country to Wales. Mike

[9690phil]

You can get a 2012 disc of the web for £24.99 dont know if any good?