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From: sweller on 22 Dec 2009 15:19 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? -- Simon
From: Ace on 22 Dec 2009 15:27 On 22 Dec 2009 20:19:47 GMT, "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. >What say the clever people who know about these things? Not well up on latest models, but the TomTom One XL I've used for the last couple of years is excellent. Never got me lost. Not used it so much for navigation at home since getting the built-in one on the R36, which has an even bigger display and is faster, but still use it for 'real' speed readings and Camera warnings. It's currently got the whole of the USA in its internal memory, as I've been using it over there a fair bit recently. Much better than the Hertz Everlost ones we can pay extra for in the rental cars we use.
From: petrolcan on 22 Dec 2009 15:46 In article <xn0gj7muvtfto4002(a)news.individual.net>, sweller says... > > 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? I have a Garmin Nuvi 660 FM (Full Europe maps) looking for a home. https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=31946#nuvi660 Missing the suction cup for the window which is available on ebay for a few quid and the traffic reception seems iffy at times but other than that works perfectly. Updated the speed cameras recently (UK). £95 inc postage.
From: Simian on 22 Dec 2009 16:41 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 was going to buy a clip on one, but I couldn't find one that had definitely passed the German safety tests...
From: Switters on 23 Dec 2009 10:18
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. |