[chrisheltra]

Originally Posted by 04ctd

Mike, FWIW, I went cheap and got a AVIC-d3 Navi unit for my truck.

it's so crap-tac-ular, that the navigation can't get me from church to home.
usually, we run the AVIC Navi & a Garmin on the windshield...it's THAT bad.

in others word, i should have spent another $100 on a better unit, than spending the extra $100 on the Garmin.

so, being cheap on this buy, may not work out. i would step up to one of the units someone personally recommends, esp if they can let you put your mitts on it & check it out.

i love the back up camera & all other stuff is ok, but the Navi portion is FRUSTATING on my bottom of the line unit. but, it's a few years old, so the newer ones may be better.

i got all mine from crutchfield, and they replaced the camera free when it died (year warranty?) (of course, i got a clearance head unit)

YMMV, but do your homework.

Id personally never buy nor trust an in dash nav. Id much rather buy a garmin that I can use in my car or carry on foot. Cant take your radio out of your dash and carry it with you. I dont expect my radio to be a GPS and I dont expect my GPS to be a radio.