Sat Nav

   I can recomend a TomTom One its easy to use, gets you to the destination and does the job.  As with any sat nav you still need to use your common sense when driving, its not a magic gadget that means you can't go wrong or get lost...

Author	Message Share Topic Printable Version Delicious Digg Facebook Furl Google MySpace Newsvine reddit StumbleUpon Translate Twitter Windows Live Yahoo Bookmarks Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic
zzzz Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 03 Mar 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 19	Post Options Post Reply Quote zzzz Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Sat Nav Posted: 09 Dec 09 at 6:14pm
	I can recomend a TomTom One its easy to use, gets you to the destination and does the job. As with any sat nav you still need to use your common sense when driving, its not a magic gadget that means you can't go wrong or get lost...

Contender 541 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 05 Dec 05 Location: Burton on Trent Online Status: Offline Posts: 1402	Post Options Post Reply Quote Contender 541 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Dec 09 at 8:16am
	I travel a lot in my job (Spian, Portugal, Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands so far this year) and have looked at buying a prat nav, but I have always just hired one with the car - so I can honestly say I have used a good number of those on the market. They are all similar in constructon and method of use (I agree with James that finding how to change language can be fun). My recommendation would be to have a play with a number of them and then just buy what 'feels' right.
	When you find a big kettle of crazy it's probably best not to stir it - Pointy Haired Boss Crew on 505 8780

ifoxwell Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 05 Jan 06 Location: Hoo Online Status: Offline Posts: 669	Post Options Post Reply Quote ifoxwell Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Dec 09 at 8:21am
	Ive had both Garmin and TomTom over the years and my own observations are that... The Garmin is better if your planning a holiday. Easier to plan routes and save them via the PC but for daily, getting from A to B stuff the TomTom is quicker and easier to work with. Horses for courses I guess... but I have a TomTom again at the moment! Ian

winging it Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 22 Mar 07 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3958	Post Options Post Reply Quote winging it Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Dec 09 at 10:13am
	James, she loves her car more than I love my boats....the drama of the weekend was her completing a full 360 spin on a wet A1 sliproad - much more concerned about the car than she was for herself (fortunately both relatively unscathed) so a new car just isn't going to happen any time soon.... The sat nav is mostly to get her to meetings in the UK, but I'm guessing it would find its way into the super Sub for the occasional boat trip to Europe. Since she's also an ergonomist and therefore puts the needs of the end user first, I'm guessing a trip to Hellfords is on the cards, though I'm definitely mindful of the strength of feeling in favour of Tom Tom. Thanks guys
	the same, but different...

tmoore Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 01 Nov 07 Location: Wales Online Status: Offline Posts: 880	Post Options Post Reply Quote tmoore Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Dec 09 at 11:06am
	i really didn't like the tomtom i borrowed. I have a garmin nuvi and its simple to use (even my mum finds it ok!!!!!). Always gets you there and the times are usually slightly overestimated so you always get there on time even with traffic. They are also very cheap, i saw one new for £60 the other day.
	Landlocked in Africa RS300 - 410 Firefly F517 - Nutshell Micro Magic RC yacht - Eclipse

chrisg Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 23 Mar 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 893	Post Options Post Reply Quote chrisg Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Dec 09 at 12:09pm
	I downloaded Nav n Go iGO8 for my mobile which works very well. Have used various different makes of sat nav unit and tom tom is easily the best. Much better than the built in Alfa sat nav that wont allow you to enter postcodes!

kevg Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 13 Dec 05 Location: Wrexham Online Status: Offline Posts: 120	Post Options Post Reply Quote kevg Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Dec 09 at 2:30pm
	Just bought a Tom Tom from Comet and got 5% off using the code MVC5. This code gives 5% of everything. Kevin

Xpletive Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 28 Jan 06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 320	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xpletive Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 13 Dec 09 at 2:35pm
	This one's good for shortcuts........

Xpletive Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 28 Jan 06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 320	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xpletive Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 13 Dec 09 at 2:38pm
	....or, depending how brave you are, you could get her this one:-