Factory NAV updates not available?

[dkhender]

Anyone have an idea how to find out about updates to Ford Factory Navigation Systems? You use to be able to buy updates from Navteq, but now they have a message stating: "Map updates for your Ford, Lincoln and Mercury Navigation System Dear valued Ford, Lincoln and Mercury consumers. Please be advised that NAVTEQ is temporarily not selling any Ford-branded map update products at this time. For more information on the availability of Ford-branded map update products, please contact your local Ford, Lincoln or Mercury Dealer." When I asked the dealer, they gave me a phone number to NAVTEQ, which in turn told me to contact a Ford dealer. Any idea?

[hndacr]

You can go do the dealer and take a chance of paying way more then the $149 MSRP from Navteq. Or, hang on for a little bit until the minor scuffle is settled between the two and Navteq will start selling the map update again. A bit of inside information.