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splang said:I think it can boot resale later on in the cars life. I know I insisted on Comand on my new old car!
Andyt said:Hi
I am looking at the cost of a comand unit and wonder if the cost justifys pretty much a Sat Nav. After all I already have a radio & CD player.
Any views to convince me or otherwise.
Andyt
DieselE said:There was an article in Autocar not so long ago that reported that second hand Mercedes and BMWs fetched about £1,500 more with Sat-Nav built in. If that is correct then as long as you install it properly you should get your investment back at sale time.
BTB 500 said:I stand corrected!
glojo said:As a technical gadget then it can be argued it doesn't contain all the bells and whistles of the latest navigational systems.
I have read on this forum about someone having a COMAND stolen, but by crikey there have been far, far more ICE systems stolen.jaymanek said:I would say thats a load of rubbish. It makes the car easier to sell but would only add a few hundred at most. remember that comands are more prone to getting stolen too.
I recommend TomTom all the way.
Totally agreejaymanek said:Overall i like comand and would have it if i were keeping the car, but would not buy it with the hope of ever getting back what i spent on it.
Frankly, no.Andyt said:I am looking at the cost of a comand unit and wonder if the cost justifys pretty much a Sat Nav.
jaymanek said:Glojo, my comments are generally for cars worth up to say 15K. Of course the newer and more expensive cars will do better to have comand - the cost is relatively small to the value of the car.
and If we are talking about a car that has a high spec in otheer ways then of course the absence of comand would have a negative impact on the cars value, but its just not true to say that spending £1500 on command will be an investment returned when selling in general.
dowtherz said:I recently purchased a new SLK200 without COMMAND. Prior to this I drove an SLK280 for the weekend with it. The Sat Nav function is very comprehensive and the real bonus is a great TMC (Traffic Update) service which routes you around the jams. I've been quoted £1,000 for a retro-fit COMMAND, which I may well do once I've built up some funds this year. This sight of a £30K+ car with a £200 TomTom unit on the dash board doesn't look right to me (may be I'm a snob!). Ultimately it depends how much you would use the Sat Nav function.
I hope this helps, Dowtherz
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