2013 sat nav update. Worth the £149?

[anonymous-user]

OPC are offering the 2013 sat nav updates for £149 at the moment, supposedly instead of ~£500 for my 997.2 C2S. As well as updating to the latest maps it also enables full post code entry rather than just the first part.

Has anyone paid for this update? any other features get enabled as part of the update that are useful/destructive!

[Magic919]

There was a thread regarding this.

[SFO]

discussed recently here: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[anonymous-user]

Thanks. I will be booking mine in tomorrow

[pete a]

Are updates available for my 2007 gt3 with PCM 2 ?

[V8KSN]

pete a said:

Are updates available for my 2007 gt3 with PCM 2 ?

Rebuild the LSD?
Change the front ARB?
Swap the wheels for lighter OZ ones?
Rear toe locking plates to stop the geo moving?
Rear brake ducts to improve cooling?

[mrdemon]

or a 997.2 GT3 :-)

[pete a]

mrdemon said:

or a 997.2 GT3 :-)

Looked at that before, the 997.1 is all the car I need and I don't see the value in letting my immaculate and we'll cared for car go to change for the extras of the .2 at another 15-20k.

I'd rather put the money in a 968 club sport or Cayman R instead and keep the .1

[mollytherocker]

gtucker123 said:

OPC are offering the 2013 sat nav updates for £149 at the moment, supposedly instead of ~£500 for my 997.2 C2S. As well as updating to the latest maps it also enables full post code entry rather than just the first part.

Has anyone paid for this update? any other features get enabled as part of the update that are useful/destructive!

This is outrageous for a software update. I dont know how they justify it.

Its bad business too. If it was £50, they would sell it to every owner.

[Lancerlot]

pete a said:

Are updates available for my 2007 gt3 with PCM 2 ?

Applies to PCM 3 hard disc units only - not DVD.

[ClarkPB]

mollytherocker said:

This is outrageous for a software update. I dont know how they justify it.

Its bad business too. If it was £50, they would sell it to every owner.

A client of mine had his Aventador into Lamborghini to have a software update which all it did was open the valves up in the exhaust all the time when in sport mode. Literally a few mins with a lap top plugged in and £2k later!

[TryHarder]

ClarkPB said:

A client of mine had his Aventador into Lamborghini to have a software update which all it did was open the valves up in the exhaust all the time when in sport mode. Literally a few mins with a lap top plugged in and £2k later!

.....build a carbon tub screw a few bits on, pop in a nice big engine, get some fancy shaped bits of plastic and some wacky shaped bits and pieces from Audi, £320k later..... its what he bought into .... Where do I sign up !

[Technomad]

mollytherocker said:

This is outrageous for a software update. I dont know how they justify it.

Its bad business too. If it was £50, they would sell it to every owner.

Agreed - but it's better than the £500 they wanted to charge me when I bought the car. Had mine done last week and my immediate response was that it was a significant improvement - much snappier in response and integrated far better with my iPhone 5s and in-car iPod than before. 7-digit postcode entry and dropdown menu seemed to work well, basically making the PCM3 system usable rather than a historical curiosity.

That however was based on the 10 miles I had the car before it expired at the roadside (see OPC Glasgow thread for that one…).

Edited by Technomad on Wednesday 15th January 15:51