Originally Posted by rush549
Maybe it works well for the uninitiated. I think it's horrible. Difficult to use. It won't reroute without the cd's in. I live in a town of 12,000 people. It doesn't even even have my steet on it. And it's a steet that runs clear across the city. I would say it's pretty outdated at best. I like the running compass though. I use a Delorme program on my laptop in my truck. Even it isn't perfect. But worlds better than the Crossfire unit. Also consider The Crossfire unit is a German, Becker unit. Which might explain why it doesn't seem to know the U.S. very well.
The NAV-system is actually very simple and easy to operate. In regards to the accuracy - the data provided on the CD is just old. I have similar problems with younger systems. Navtech and their competitors - both US companies - data base is used worldwide, but it is not always up-to-date. The database should be renewed on a yearly bases.
I have installed this unit in some of my oldtimers. It is unobstrusive and always got me where I wanted to go.
HjM