serega_z Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Well im torn between buying one with audi satnav or buying one without. Would i be able to put aftermarket sat nav and connect it to bose system ? Or its not going to be compatible or just easier to buy one with audi sat nav in already? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules_s3 Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 S3's with SATNAV are few & far between although you can have it fitted retrospectively. I have an S3 but decided to buy a portable SATNAV unit (Navman 520)instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h5djr Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 At least with a portable unit you can keep it when you sell the car and the portable units, especially if you go down the PDA route are a lot more flexible and useful. It's a bit like a mobile phone - do you nomally have a factory fitted phone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serega_z Posted October 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 And another question for you guys, can i put the RNS-E navigation unit (the one that comes in new shape models) into 2001 s3 model if it didnt have any sat/nav setup in the first place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogal1972 Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 I'd go for the car in the better condition with the lower miles and generally looks to be in a nicer state. After all, you can add a portable sat nav unit afterwards. Car over toys any day in my opinion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeNobody Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 I have the SatNav+ in my S3. I wasn't particularly looking for one with it, but the car did meet my other requirements. Anyway, I'd have to say, having recently done a long journey in a mate's car with TomTom on his PDA, go for an aftermarket setup. The OEM SatNav is ok, but you get some nice features with TomTom and the like that the OEM one just doesn't do (e.g. postcode lookup, points of interest, etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReverend Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Nice choice to have there fella. Without doubt I'd go for the best car overall and forget the sat nav system that comes with the car. The reason for this is because of the way technology becomes obsolete. If the car is a 2001 model then the sat nav technology was agreed upon during the development stages of the car. It won't be able to give you some of the rendering & tools that you get with the portable systems. One of the other comments on here is bang too. When you're done with the car or just out of it you have the option of taking it with you. I'd always go with the portable system. Also, they're much cheaper now at under £300. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larsmate Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Don't let the OEM Nav+ determine your choice of S3 - that would be silly. I've retro fitted an OEM Nav+ into my 2001 S3 (with Bose) and it took around 4 hours. It's no big deal. What the people with portable Navs don't mention is that the OEM unit displays all the route instructions in the DIS which includes street name, distance to next turn, direction of next turn ETA etc.. The OEM unit also has places of interest - parking, ferries, hospitals, Audi dealers, sports grounds.... and a dozen other things. This info is on the map CD and nothing to do with the unit. The OEM looks great, doesn't look like an after thought stuck to your dash. And you can watch p o r n on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeNobody Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Oh yeah, I forgot to say that it is pretty cool to be able to watch TV in the car, but I'd still probably go for an aftermarket unit in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeDesmo Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 [ QUOTE ] And you can watch p o r n on it. [/ QUOTE ] Right that's it, I'm getting one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallachie Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 [ QUOTE ] I've retro fitted an OEM Nav+ into my 2001 S3 (with Bose) [/ QUOTE ] I hope you don't mind me asking, but how much did that cost you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizze Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 You can fit the newer RNS-E Nav+ into an S3, send Craigyb a PM and ask him. I have had the old Nav+, Navman iCN510, TomTom 300 and DVD RNS-E and the best one by far is the RNS-E. Multiple route choices on start up is a godsend, keeping it all looking stock is worth the money alone and the MP3 card reader for music is excellent too. Buy the car without, and preferably a symphony as it makes the upgrade a lot easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serega_z Posted October 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Thanks a bunch guys, thats all i wanted to hear and hopefully will be joining S3 club soon..if i can ever sell my old car that is..the market is a damp squid at the mo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larsmate Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 [ QUOTE ] I hope you don't mind me asking, but how much did that cost you? [/ QUOTE ] Brand new unit with TMC off Ebay was $950AUD, double DIN radio cage and GPS antenna from VAG parts 100 pounds UK, and plug and play wiring 70 Euros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallachie Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 [ QUOTE ] hopefully will be joining S3 club soon..if i can ever sell my old car that is..the market is a damp squid at the mo [/ QUOTE ] If you're after an S3 in the near future, let me know as I'll be selling mine very soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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