md1jrw wrote:

The point of my original post was my total amazement that BMW would
have such a totally crap system in a brand new £45K car. The car
itself is great and enormous fun to drive, which simply serves to
highlight how out of place the satnav system is.

Which is why some cars are now coming with docks for Garmin / TomTom. My
Garmin updates are £60, most OE updates are over £100. Maps go out of date,
POIs go out of date. I'd recommend to anyone who drives a lot to get a
non-integrated nav.

I notice that Kenwood have licensed Garmin's software for their new head
units, let's hope the car manufacturers can do deals with Garmin / TomTom
and improve their systems too.