Premium Bluetooth option

[tryingavw]

For about $500 you can get a top line tomtom et al and it comes with bluetooth. IMO why pay 5K for the VW satnav and bluetooth.

richdave ive got a tom tom i use interstate in hire cars but imho the built in is fantastic and with the large screen, integrated functionality there is no comparison.

ok the bluetooth is pathetic but kinda works - conceded.

with rns510 nav info comes up on the mfd as well and give you separate info such as total distance left to travel , direction of travel and next turning point.

ive also zoomed down to 25m scale and driving fast the satnav keeps the map updated. this satnav has much faster updating than the bmw system i've used which costs more.

another neat feature is on the rns you press Map twice and it goes to split screen - the second screen can be configured to show a compass or route turning list.

other stuff: wagon you also get a reversing camera with guidance lines, 30GB hard drive & SD mem slot you can copy and save music to the HDD.

yes expensive but at least you do get value for your spend.

[rotelman]

I recently had the Bluetooth option fitted to my R36. I have the upgraded standard unit with color/touchscreen. The "ONLY" thing it does is ANSWER/END call and volume adjust. Paid $780 for it. Whilst l am very disappointed given the price it is handy to have. Just would have thought it would have paired with phone and come up with contacts and announced who was calling.

I wouldn't pay $2K for this option to do all this though!!

Well Ive had the car now for a nearly 7 days. THe Bluetooth Car kit installed by VW is excellent! The sound quality is very good and the phone automatically connect without any problem. Can only answer and hang up and change volume but I just bought a cradle/charger for my E51 Nokia and mounted it ( $60 bucks). Works well