Yeah, I made my custom phone mount right beside the navigation screen and mostly use Google or Waze. My Sirius traffic doesn't cost me a penny, so it's a nice option to have. I live in an area that is in a development boom, even the highways around me got extended by 50 km.

 

This is what I use and it works well.

 

I use mine maybe once or twice a year, rest of the time its all phone navi

 

I couldn't stand to have one of those suction cup monstrosities attached to my windshield or protruding from the dash like a tumor to hold my phone.

 

Yeah, I absolutely hate having some extra mount thing suction cupped to the windshield or stuck in the CD hole. $20 all in, more than happy with my DIY solution.

 

I like that steering wheel. And I'm jealous of the cup holders you AT guys get

 

Hahaha, thx, fun little DIY project, and yes, they're actually functional.

 

I felt that way too after trying a few options but I’d rather have it in my line of sight and not worry about glancing down and taking my eyes off the road. Looks good though.

 

I used these magnet mount that clips on to the A/C vent. Works well and looks relatively stealth and clean. One down side is it does block airflow a bit when you turn on the AC. Not really a big deal though.

 

Although I prefer the nav in my phone, the number 1 problem with using the phone is that the GPS signal is weak when you are in the middle of a crowded city (like Chicago). Too often, when I get close to my destination (one that I'm not familiar with), like a few blocks or turns away, the GPS will lose signal and I'm navigating blind.

 

I would think any gps system would have poor reception in such environments (very tall buildings). In the old days.... we used........ PAPER maps and drew route sheets.

I personally use a garmin driveluxe 50 for road trips - this permits custom routes to be designed on the pc then uploaded to the gps. No issue in areas of no cell reception.

 

Perhaps, but I have numerous instances where Google Maps and Waze were unable to find locations that the Infinity Nav got spot on