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(Message started by: jonnycab on Nov 4^th, 2007, 1:38am)

Title: Sat Nav.....which one?
Post by jonnycab on Nov 4^th, 2007, 1:38am

40th birthday looming & my wife asks me what I want ?

"I don't know"....."Sat Nav maybe ?"

Couldn't think of anything else, so a Sat Nav it's gonna be....not that I ever get lost....but it would be good to play about with & might actually come in handy every now & then :)

Was looking at the Navman, but then changed my mind...maybe the Tom Tom,....hmm, but then the Garmin looks okay....can't make up my mind :-/

Now I'm confused ???

It's gotta be a budget model for under £150.....so any advice on the best to buy ? :)

Title: Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
Post by peteHull on Nov 4^th, 2007, 8:22am

Hi Jc
I just got a Mio 550 Digi Walker PDA with Miomap v3 included for £300. Brilliant piece of kit, easy to use and fit in the car etc.
Also, because it is a P.D.A it can be used for other things too including surfing the net etc.
I have a Navman and have had many experiences of it taking you to the wrong places, up silly roads and telling you to turn into one way streets the wrong way etc, couldn't find half the places in Bristol and often led us up the garden path, which isn't such a problem until you have the caravan on the back. >:(

This thing now works without fault up to now although it maybe earydays yet we'll see but in the meantime it is being very usefull on a daily basis, even if it's only to pass time playing the games on it..... :D

hth
Pete

Title: Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
Post by v4-max aka Cheekyboy1 on Nov 4^th, 2007, 8:45am

i have a navman f20, i think the missus paid £130 for it 18mths ago, works well, easy to use, and has fixed camera alerts. saved me from points on strange roads many a time. overall very good for the money.

Title: Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
Post by Scorpio_Mike on Nov 4^th, 2007, 9:08am

Can't confirm this but have been told that sat-navs which show speed camera locations are actually illegal in France - heard about a guy who not only had his confiscated but was also fined heavily >:(

There is also talk of devices giving advance warning of speed cameras being made illegal in UK too :o :o :o

Title: Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
Post by PeteB on Nov 4^th, 2007, 10:33am

I have tomtom mobile on my trusty nokia managed to "find" a copy online then all i needed was a gps unit for £35.00 and jobs a good un :)

Pete

Title: Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
Post by scorpio_man on Nov 4^th, 2007, 11:34am

hi there

i use tomtom v6 on my pda. used it all over UK, Florida and now New England without an issue.

very easy to use and has a clear display of important information (you can change what's displayed).

have you seen this (http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/tomtom.htm)?

hth

Title: Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
Post by - Mike - on Nov 4^th, 2007, 1:34pm

Currently considering the Road Angel 7000....Sat Nav with built in Speed Detector average cost £199, though there is the Road Angel 6000 which is the same unit but has a slightly slower CPU now selling around £150 mark or less.

=6000= (http://www.roadangel.co.uk/products/navigator6000/index.html)

=7000= (http://www.roadangel.co.uk/products/navigator7000/index.html)

this enables the dashboard to be tidied up saving having multiple gadgets on display and to set up!

Title: Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
Post by bizzay1 on Nov 4^th, 2007, 9:52pm

I have the tom tom one nd it is a very nice unit, as I normaly only use it for traveling to away footie matches it's a godsend really, wifee uses it (and needs too!!) just in the local area

Title: Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
Post by Highlander on Nov 5^th, 2007, 7:09pm

I dunno if i'd get into a taxi that had satnav!! ;)

Title: Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
Post by a900one on Nov 5^th, 2007, 8:28pm

Two, one tony, I use a pda with tomtom, can be good, but some times wont find the post code.

Title: Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
Post by Snoopy on Nov 6^th, 2007, 7:44am

Just to add to the debate I use a garmin seems to work well enough but does have a strange liking for minor roads. But I overcome that by only using it when I get near to the destination say with 15 miles of the place you want to get to . But has speed camera and POI 's which can me downloaded and appears to be user friendly ( It must be if I can use it ) standard kit in USA Hire cars so i understand .
I do think you need to go in somewhere and see the benifits and downfallss of teh various systems . Some make downloading the Camera locations a littel complicated others do it easily .

GOOD LUCK BTW Happy 40th

Title: Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
Post by jonnycab on Nov 6^th, 2007, 11:23am

Cheers for all the advice guys ;)

Looks to be a bit hit & miss as to which one to go for as they all seem to have thier good & bad points :)

Maybe a blindfold, a pin & an Argos catalogue may be the best way to decide ;)..... ;D

Title: Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
Post by peteHull on Nov 6^th, 2007, 12:19pm

on 11/06/07 at 11:23:46, jonnycab wrote:

Maybe a blindfold, a pin & an Argos catalogue may be the best way to decide ;)..... ;D

Don't do that JC you'll end up with a new Sofa.... }{ }{

Title: Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
Post by jonnycab on Nov 6^th, 2007, 1:20pm

}{ }{ ........ Nahhh, It'd never fit on the dashboard }{ }{

I'm sure the wife wouldn't mind though ;D

Title: Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
Post by v4-max aka Cheekyboy1 on Nov 9^th, 2007, 3:44pm

go to halfords, get them to show you all there range, and get them to demo it. then when you have decided which one you want, thank them kindly and go and buy it cheaper else where. ;)

Title: Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
Post by Snoopy on Nov 9^th, 2007, 4:07pm

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Title: Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
Post by Ultima2300 on Nov 9^th, 2007, 5:34pm

Practical Classics did a run down on Sat Nav this month, a great read and some advice ;)

Geoff

Title: Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
Post by jonnycab on Dec 7^th, 2007, 4:44am

Cheers for all the advice again guys ;)

Bought the new Navman S30 a couple of days ago....why?....'cos it was cheap (£129.00) & cosmetically, it looked really good ;).....a bit shallow I know, but I really couldn't decide on which was the best budget model to buy, because they all seem to do the same. So it was a case of which looks the best ;)

I've not regretted it though....it's a cracking little unit & does everything that is of expected of it & does everything that I expected it to do :)

It picks up a signal no problem through the heated screen & is pin-point accurate to the door number 8)

Plus, unlike the new TomTom V3, it has an SD card slot, so no problem sticking Euro maps in it :)

And it's only 20mm thick, so goes in my inside jacket pocket nicely :)

To sum it up....it suits my needs & it's just what I wanted, so I'm more than pleased with this Navman :)

Title: Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
Post by peteHull on Dec 7^th, 2007, 6:41am

Glad you're sorted JC, you won't be gettin lost then?

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pete

Title: Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
Post by jonnycab on Dec 7^th, 2007, 3:47pm

Not anymore ;)..... ;D

Title: Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
Post by dan_the_man on Dec 7^th, 2007, 4:14pm

hi, does it have the full postcode search ?

Title: Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
Post by jonnycab on Dec 7^th, 2007, 5:59pm

on 12/07/07 at 16:14:44, dan_the_man wrote:

hi, does it have the full postcode search ?

Yes, eight digits :)

Title: Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
Post by dan_the_man on Dec 7^th, 2007, 6:01pm

wow jc then I'ts a good un . I am waiting for the jan sales till I get my sat nav prize. this could be a hot favourite . cheers.

Title: Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
Post by - Mike - on Jan 8^th, 2008, 6:49pm

Since originally posting I've changed my mind on which Sat Nav I choose and have now decided on this one : (LINK) = SNOOPER= (http://shop.instant-shop.com/Snooperdirect/product1040186.html)

Has anyone any experience of this unit or in fact Snooper ???

Title: Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
Post by taliban aka Cheekyboy2 on Jan 8^th, 2008, 9:32pm

snooper have been around for years, never used one though....

Title: Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
Post by - Mike - on Jan 8^th, 2008, 11:28pm

Well I have tried in the past their solo camera detectors and wasn't impressed. So much so I returned them in favour of the Road Angel which is VERY good. I'm just hoping that things have improved since then. :-/

Title: Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
Post by taliban aka Cheekyboy2 on Jan 9^th, 2008, 11:10pm

there was a funny article in one of todays free london papers;
a guy in port talbot followed his chav nav directions to the letter, straight into a flooded tunnel. he reportedly blamed the 'useless piece of technology' for the mishap that landed his new audi in nearly 5 foot of water that he had to swim out of. a witness pointed out that if he'd been watching where he was going instead of the chav nav he would've seen the flood.
the photo was funny, however, im glad he's off the road, someone that blatantly stupid shouldnt be allowed behind the wheel, its a shame that dvla cant make him retest.