update to nav system pre DVD by Lexus question

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Beezer - 27 Jan 2004 15:37 GMT

Does anyone know if Lexus will do the update to cars past the warranty
period for free? There should be 2 free upgrades. Does it need to be
the original owner?

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Lew Edinburg - 02 Feb 2004 16:52 GMT

|Does anyone know if Lexus will do the update to cars past the warranty
|period for free? There should be 2 free upgrades. Does it need to be
|the original owner?

Where did you hear that there should be 2 free upgrades? I asked Lexus
(via their web site) and was told that they do not give any free
updates.

FYI, the dealer where I bought the update wanted another $90 (beyond the
price of the updated DVD) to pop the DVD into the player.

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Greg Suzuki - 03 Feb 2004 06:25 GMT

Because it was an evolving technology, the '98 GS/LS with nav got
three free updates to the HD database within the 4yr/50,000 mile
warranty and the '99 got two. No more free updates starting with the
'00.

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Lew Edinburg - 03 Feb 2004 15:30 GMT

|Because it was an evolving technology, the '98 GS/LS with nav got
|three free updates to the HD database within the 4yr/50,000 mile
|warranty and the '99 got two. No more free updates starting with the
|'00.

Thanks. That is a reasonable explanation about the update policy.

I still don't understand why a dealer would want to charge $90 to pop a
DVD into the navigation unit.

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g - 03 Dec 2005 09:37 GMT

I've got an 04 LS430 and last spring I asked about an update and the dealer
did it for free siting a defect on the original DVD that Lexus is covering.
For those that have the 04 LS430, ask about it.
g

> Because it was an evolving technology, the '98 GS/LS with nav got
> three free updates to the HD database within the 4yr/50,000 mile
> warranty and the '99 got two. No more free updates starting with the
> '00.

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