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Is there a way to find a built in rental car with factory installed navigation rather than to have to get that external Garmin?
Must be a way to find a rental car with factory installed Nav option no?
Depending on the company, you may find cars with Onstar built in but there is no guarantee that they have service. What I usually do is check out the cars in my class and if there happens to be one with Onstar I activate it to see if the subscription is active. Other things to look for are cars with built in navigation screens, but I find this to be less common, also the larger SUVs usually have built in navigation. Finally Hertz usually has a navigation system in most of their cars but it is a PIA and is usually annoying to the passenger.
Just came back from the UK where I had a Hyundai sonata wagon (called a i40t over there) as a rental, it had navigation. Apparently over there most Standard vehicles have nav. Rented through Enterprise.
Very seldom other than on the top end luxury models.
Navigation systems do not bring a great deal of return when they are remarketed at the auction..
I agree. The only time I had one in my rental is when I rented a brand new 2016 Navigator. All other "lesser end" rentals I've driven didn't have a built-in GPS system.
I agree. The only time I had one in my rental is when I rented a brand new 2016 Navigator. All other "lesser end" rentals I've driven didn't have a built-in GPS system.
Now that the rental car agencies are NO LONGER owned by the auto manufacturers, there is a lot more thought put into the acquisition costs and the residual vehicles purchased by the agency.
In-dash navigation systems are almost a given in the $40k+ luxury market. A car without one is discounted. In the other segments, there is not a great deal of value placed on them in the used car market.
Or, if you have smart phone, you could just use that.
When I travel for business, I never get the optional GPS.
Most, if not all, rental cars these days allow you to link your phone to the car via Bluetooth. I simply link my phone, pull up Waze and get on my merry way.
My own personal car has factory GPS and I never use it anymore.
I have a portable Garmin with sand bag dash top mount that I keep in a bag. I program it prior to the trip with everywhere I plan to go so when I get into the rental I'm good to go.
I don't want to have to spend time learning how the Nav in a rental works and I prefer the large display of the Garman to my iPhone5 display.
Is there a way to find a built in rental car with factory installed navigation rather than to have to get that external Garmin?
Must be a way to find a rental car with factory installed Nav option no?
rental car companies avoid built in navi as they would not be able to charge for it
furthermore, rental cars are generally base trim levels of whatever particular model they are using, base and mid trim levels do not have navi
rental companies make most of their profits on the extras you are offered at the counter: extra insurance, pre-paid gas, model upgrades... and of course navi
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