drksky wrote:
> On Jun 25, 7:42 am, jim beam <spamvor...@bad.example.net> wrote:
>> drksky wrote:
>>> On Jun 24, 10:10 am, "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <e...@nastydesigns.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> In article <1182689418.188593.260...@k79g2000hse.googlegroups .com>,
>>>> drksky1...@hotmail.com wrote:
>>>>> I have an 07 Civic with the built-in nav system that has an annoying
>>>>> "feature". When I go on long trips for vacations, I like to take back
>>>>> roads, state highways and such, and I used to do this with just a
>>>>> pocket atlas at hand. I'm planning a trip and if I put in a
>>>>> destination anywhere over 60 or so miles away, I don't get the option
>>>>> to minimize freeways. Is there any way around this? I'd like to put
>>>>> in my final destination, about 900 miles away and minimize freeways,
>>>>> but the thing just won't let me do it. Any ideas?
>>>> Yeah.
>>>> You spent $2000 for that system, which is built in and which you cannot
>>>> take from car to car. You also cannot choose what features you want.
>>>> You could spend $500 for a nice portable system that does all you want
>>>> and much more, and which goes from car to car.
>>>> Spend the $500, and get a Garmin system that does what you want.
>>> Thanks for the smart-ass remark that nobody needed.
>> you may not like the tone, but the content is absolutely correct!
>>
>>> What do you do?
>>> Troll usenet forums looking for someone to berate?
>>> Schmuck
>
> No, the tone was condecending and insulting as was the content. I got
> the nav system not only for that, but for the other sound system
> options that it came with and to add resale to the car. I asked a
> simple question and was responded to with "spend another $500",
> instead of either suggestions on how to alleviate the problem or that
> there was no solution.

really? what part of "You also cannot choose what features you want."
was unclear?

>
> In short, a usenet troll that likes to be insulting and start
> arguments.

my, you have a thin skin for someone that's happy to go from zero to
schmuck in less than 2 seconds. get over it.