In-dash GPS doesn’t add much value

Factory-installed in-dash GPS systems increase the depreciation of cars, according to James Clark of Automotive Lease Guide. It’s not that they don’t add value; they just don’t add much.

"Clark’s example: A high-end 2007 Acura TSX sedan should be worth 55% after three years without navigation, 53% with. The $2,000 navigation option winds up adding no more than $600 to the value of the 3-year-old car, he says."

We’ve said it before, after-market GPS trumps factory-installed navigation units. The cost is lower, they are easier and cheaper to update, you can move them to another car, you have more options to choose from, etc.

From USA Today via AutoBlog.