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From: Andy Bonwick on 23 Dec 2009 10:45 On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:18:06 +0000, Switters <me(a)privacy.net> wrote: >Andy Bonwick wrote: >> Garmin are there for those of us that like a challenge. It's easy to >> beat the eta on a Tomtom but you've really got to work for your >> victory when you're racing a Garmin. >> >> I know Champ also treats a satnav as an opponent that you *have* to >> beat when you're driving but surely we're not the only ones? > >Well I do to, much to the chagrin of my mrs, but as you say, with the >Garmin you really do have to get a move on. On unclassified roads >though, it's impossible[1]. > >[1] Glove meets floor. Nothing's impossible. I hate the Garmin because it lies so much but it does make the drive more entertaining.
From: platypus on 23 Dec 2009 11:11 Andy Bonwick wrote: > On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:18:06 +0000, Switters <me(a)privacy.net> wrote: > >> Andy Bonwick wrote: >>> Garmin are there for those of us that like a challenge. It's easy to >>> beat the eta on a Tomtom but you've really got to work for your >>> victory when you're racing a Garmin. >>> >>> I know Champ also treats a satnav as an opponent that you *have* to >>> beat when you're driving but surely we're not the only ones? >> >> Well I do to, much to the chagrin of my mrs, but as you say, with the >> Garmin you really do have to get a move on. On unclassified roads >> though, it's impossible[1]. >> >> [1] Glove meets floor. > > Nothing's impossible. > > I hate the Garmin because it lies so much but it does make the drive > more entertaining. What were we using back in January?
From: Champ on 23 Dec 2009 11:21 On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:39:57 +0000, boots <boots(a)despammed.com> wrote: >>>I know Champ also treats a satnav as an opponent that you *have* to >>>beat when you're driving but surely we're not the only ones? >> >>You know those signs you get on Motorways : "30 miles, 28 minutes to >>x"? Burnt considers them to be tantamount to entrapment. >Fair point, I pretty much always check the time and make an effort to >beat it - doesn't everyone? Exactly! Surely no court could convict? -- Champ We declare that the splendour of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: Champ on 22 Dec 2009 17:08 On Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:41:03 -0600, "Simian" <Simian(a)in_valid.semi-evolved.org> wrote: >Champ wrote: > >> [1] A 7" portable DVD player [2] that clips to the back of the seat >> headrest. Should mitigate the 'are we there yet' issues of long car >> journeys. > >Heh, I'm meant to be fitting a head rest DVD player (as in, it replaces >the whole headrest) to A's car tomorrow. I guess that is car-specific, yes? >I was going to buy a clip on one, but I couldn't find one that had >definitely passed the German safety tests... German safety tests for what? Crashing? Surely it's going to attempt to travel forwards, away from the little darling. <aside: FFS, don't mention safety tests to F> -- Champ We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: SteveH on 22 Dec 2009 17:17
sweller <sweller(a)mztech.fsnet.co.uk> wrote: > I'm looking at buying a car Sat Nav but I've never really shown any > interest in them in the past so have little idea about them. > > I've used a Garmin Nuvo earlier this year, which seemed to do the job ok. > > At least I didn't end up in somebody else's front garden, round the back > of some allotments or going the wrong way up a one way busy road in > Rotterdam - which has been my experience following bike sat navs. > > I'm after one that: > > covers UK and Europe, > has speed cameras, > can find petrol stations and cash machines, > can do motorway or non-motorway, > can avoid toll roads, > free speed camera updates > has one of those metal dashboard discs to allow the sucker to stick to, > IYSWIM. > > around �200 > > ...and doesn't require me to speak in an adenoidal voice to work it > > I'd prefer if I could just walk into a shop in Brighton and buy it (esp. > if it's in a sale). > > What say the clever people who know about these things? Haven't checked the features list, but Navigons would appear to do all of the above. -- SteveH |