Marco Polo?

[websfear]

Nissan is showing a new advertisements where two people are playing Marco Polo with the Bluetooth phone system and GPS.

So is Nissan throwing in a Garmen GPS system with a Rogue, or was it a cross advertisement with Garmen???

[mistergib]

Nissan is showing a new advertisements where two people are playing Marco Polo with the Bluetooth phone system and GPS.

So is Nissan throwing in a Garmen GPS system with a Rogue, or was it a cross advertisement with Garmen???

...seen it...my take is that they are now offering the Garmin as anoption when you buy one....

[rjchoops]

Saw it last night, too. Was wondering if it's an option?

[websfear]

The Garmin 750 is now in the Nissan Rogue interior Options List

http://www.nissanusa.com/rogue...me.P2

[kerrton]

That is soooo weak. If they couldn't offer a good nav system that is integrated into the dash, then they shouldn't have offered anything at all. This is basically a do-it-yourself item that you buy and suction cup or glue to your dash, plug in to your 12V power port, and then do your best to hide the wires - unless Nissan actually is offering to mount this professionally and running it to power directly from the panel? Even if they do offer this, it still looks so cheap to have it stuck to the top of your dash like that. Why would I buy this as an expensive Nissan option, when I go to my local electronics store and buy it for much cheaper? Oh well, not that big of a deal I guess.

[the26game]

does anyone have pics of what the gps will look like in the rogue? so the gps nissan is offering is not mounted in the dash?

[homergreg]

Courtesy of the Nissan site:

I prefer this style to the integrated myself, but why not get the same thing or better at Circuit City for less? So for those in the market for a "factory" Nav equipped vehicle, this probably is not what they are looking for.

[trokita]

I have this in my new SL AWD. It's just an intergrated pod with an adaptor to place the Nuvi on. When you get to where your going or are done with the nav you can just put it away and cover the pod. I would have liked an integrated system but I'm sure that would have upped the price. I think I will still get a different head unit with a dvd player. I will save a few bux by not having to buy a nav unit.

[Roguemeister]

what do you cover the pod with? can you provide a photo? I am leary of having the disk permanently mounted on the dash like that, but if the cover works I might consider it.

[Ryepow]

I got a Nuvi for my birthday and laughed when I saw the commercial. Obviously I know where they got the idea for what to get me. I mounted mine with the suction cup to the windshield and thought it was to far away for using. The best place to put it on the Rogue is the exact same spot shown in the picture. I don't want anything stuck, or drilled into my dash so I went out and bought a Garmin friction mount at Best Buy. It's basically a heavy pad with a mount attached to it. You can do a search for it to see a picture if my description doesn't make sense. Anyway, it's not the most attractive thing, but it does work amazingly well. I thought one sharp turn, hitting the brakes, or stepping on the gas, the thing would slide off the dash but it doesn't. Trust me I tried. What I really like about it is I can put it wherever I want on my dash without damaging the dash itself. It fits good on both the left side and right side of the steering wheel and also is great to put on the passenger side if someone is riding with you. Also, the nuvi easily detaches from the mount so you can bring it with you. The thought of a empty mount on my dash or windshield made me nervous that it may entice a thief to try and break in. This is another reason I like the friction mount because it can easily be placed inside the center console or the enormous glove box we have once you get to your destination.

I thought a traditional in dash gps system would be better, but the nuvi is great alternative which now I am thinking is perhaps even better to own instead. It has a lot of advantages because it is portable. It has a setting to change from a driving gps to a pedestrian gps which is kind of cool if you a parking in a city you are not familiar with and will be walking around. It has a built in mp3 player, you can hook it up to your computer and get updates easily. Perhaps in the future they could build a docking station into the dash one day we can have the best of both worlds. It would look like a traditional gps but with the push of a button it pops out and its now portable.