Maxima's are sold all over the world, but when I called Nissan and Navteq about a remedy for me moving overseas, they informed me that there is nothing that I can purchase from them due to a software difference in overseas models.

Just trying to figure out if anyone on this forum has devised a way to get around that. Really don't want to get in my car every day for 3 years and not have the usage of my navigation system.

Thanx in advance.

 

Please Let me know when you figure it out.. I'm moving to England....

 

I'm headed to the UK also, but I still haven't found a way around this. I'll probably end up trading the Maxima in for an Audi A5, I absolutely will not drive this car for 3 years with no NAV or SAT radio function.

 

Holy Crap...I've driven around the PacNW which is 10 times the size as UK without nav.
I would get a thing called a "road map" before dumping the Max.

 

That would be perfect for you and I, as we obviously are familiar with maps. I have collected maps since 1948 and have thousands of them. I have also spent thousands of hours examining my maps over the last 65 years.

But many folks these days are surprisingly inept with road maps, because they have seldom (or never) been required to use them. Most folks that have been relying on electronic navigation packages for most of their driving years would not be inclined to adjust back to road maps.

As info, those moving to England who choose to try a road map when they arrive on the Queen's shore should consider Ordnance Survey's Motoring Atlas (Great Britain at 3 miles to 1 inch). I have spent hundreds of hours buried in that particular publication.

 

any aftermarket $200 GPS will be better than your factory gps.

unfortunately I think you are jut going t have to get over this one.

 

tape a Google phone to the screen and use that instead

 

Europe has a lot more advanced Standalone GPS than the Nissan with speed traps warning, camera warnings, traffic, etc.. Probably better to invest in one of those than try to do an update in your car and possibly having to do something when you bring it back as well..

 

How much do they charge to transport a vehicle to the uk? And anything need to be done to make it drivable there?

 

Smartphone apps, and connect to monitor somehow. Apple rca adapter, or Intraphex smart integration device (sid) Although they have bad customer service. I wrote and never got a response and I picked a local rep from their website and they never heard of the product. There might be other options out there...

 

buy a new car.

 

Aside from the basic "get over it remarks," from a few other members, this is an option that I didn't think of. I will have to try this out here (US) after I buy the Apple RCA adapter.

For those of you who were suggesting that I read a map while driving, that's not a viable option for me.

I purchased the vehicle with the intent to use the navigation in-car, and on screen.

For the other poster who asked how much its costing me to ship my car overseas, that would be $0. I am active duty Air Force, government sends me somewhere, they pay for it (up to 1 vehicle). You do have to make some minor modifications to your car to make it street legal though (rear fog lamps, re-adjustment of headlamps, etc).

 

What about the fact that your car is left-hand steering? I presume it's right-hand for them in the UK.

 

Mine being on the left is irrelevant, but yes, their vehicles are all right hand steering.