Sat Nav

   Chaps, can you recommend a decent sat nav for around Â£100?  I am needing one for her indoors as she goes all over the place for her job.  It has to be small windscreen friendly - we're talking MR2 size here.

I am working on the theory that personal recommendation is better than advertising hype, and for some strange reason I figured you guys would know about such things.

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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 Topic: Sat Nav Posted: 09 Dec 09 at 10:44am
	Chaps, can you recommend a decent sat nav for around Â£100? I am needing one for her indoors as she goes all over the place for her job. It has to be small windscreen friendly - we're talking MR2 size here. I am working on the theory that personal recommendation is better than advertising hype, and for some strange reason I figured you guys would know about such things.
	the same, but different...

Hengest Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 05 Jun 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 77	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hengest Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Dec 09 at 10:53am
	Go for a tomtom, I've had one for about 4 years with no problem, Just bought my wife a tomtom one for circa £100, but since buying it have seen some widescreen ones on offer around the same price. She "manages" to use it, which means it will be simple for most everyone else. hth

n12fun Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 15 Nov 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 48	Post Options Post Reply Quote n12fun Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Dec 09 at 11:40am
	go with tom tom, dont go for a tom tom one xl its awful but the standard tom tom one, the new model with iq routes is fantastic i have used garmin before and proved a bit more trickey to operate and didnt always provide great routes

laser4000 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 02 Aug 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 589	Post Options Post Reply Quote laser4000 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Dec 09 at 12:05pm
	tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom

womble12345 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 14 Apr 09 Online Status: Offline Posts: 99	Post Options Post Reply Quote womble12345 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Dec 09 at 12:10pm
	I reckon TomTom is the Nokia of the sat nav world, ie easy to use. I have a garmin nuvi though as I could get a europe wide one for the same price as a uk only tom tom. The Garmin is easy to use as well but not quite as easy as the tomtom.

foaminatthedeck Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Far too distracted from work Joined: 18 May 06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 318	Post Options Post Reply Quote foaminatthedeck Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Dec 09 at 2:04pm
	I was given a Garmin Nuvi about two years ago and so far havn't had any propblems. Its intuative to use (I have never had to use the instructions). I much perfered it to the Tom Tom I browed. Mark
	Lark 2170

AlexM Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 10 Jan 06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 857	Post Options Post Reply Quote AlexM Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Dec 09 at 2:08pm
	I got tom tom classic 1 xl 4.3 inch screen. Excellent to use and very clear. Deffo get the bigger screen ones(4.3 not the 3.8 i think those are the measurements) , i think it makes a lot of difference.

jeffers Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 29 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3048	Post Options Post Reply Quote jeffers Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Dec 09 at 2:14pm
	I borrowed my dads Garmin Nuvi a while back and was pretty impressed with it. Never used a Tom Tom but as you can see those who do highly recommend them. The only thing I will re-inforce is get a wide screen model (the 4.3) as the other screens are just too small and are useless!
	Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74

Merlinboy Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 03 Jul 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3169	Post Options Post Reply Quote Merlinboy Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Dec 09 at 4:43pm
	My old cheap Navman satnav is fantastic, i have owned it for 3 years now and use it everyday. its super easy to use, small and with the upgrade its a blue tooth hands free for the blackberry (work won't supply us with hands free)

Steve411 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 09 Sep 08 Location: Cheddar, Somerset, England Online Status: Offline Posts: 705	Post Options Post Reply Quote Steve411 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Dec 09 at 4:57pm
	I have used both Garmin and TomTom. I think the latter is easier to use and I've used it all over Europe with no problems (hasn't taken me down any dead-ends etc.).
	Steve B RS300 411 RS300 page