Which sat nav ?

[cat171]

Probs in the wrong place it was a toss up between here & technology.

I need to get one sorted out (I did search but would have been there all day reading)

I need one that is easy to use - I don't do complicated, I have no time for it.

It must actually have good directions, none of this directing me up a road that's not there rubbish

It must stay put on the screen, I can't be doing with it falling off !

I've been borrowing a garmin i3 (a cheap unit) but tbh it's rubbish.


Price wise - i'll say £200 or so. If it does speed cameras too, cool. If not no bother.

Thanks.

 

[MillerLight]

ive used 3 the tomtoms and they have never gor me lost, put me into a river, or not found my location or where i want to go.

think the TT1 is areod 120 ish now

 

[JoedotwasT5phy]

my bro has this one: http://www.bluespot.co.uk/stock/nav_11.asp

Easy as pie to use and guides you round traffic if there is a jam.

 

[Ali]

Pioneer sat nav FTW! would need another zero on your price tho!

 

[cat171]

my bro has this one: http://www.bluespot.co.uk/stock/nav_11.asp

Easy as pie to use and guides you round traffic if there is a jam.

No bad, the idea that the cradle fits to the air vents a bit hmm, as it must be hard to see the screen as it's so close ?
The widsreen bracket is £35 too

 

[Nick_P]

tomtom xl

 

[JoedotwasT5phy]

my bro has this one: http://www.bluespot.co.uk/stock/nav_11.asp

Easy as pie to use and guides you round traffic if there is a jam.

No bad, the idea that the cradle fits to the air vents a bit hmm, as it must be hard to see the screen as it's so close ?
The widsreen bracket is £35 too

Comes with it all:
What's in the box?

TravelPilot 300 portable navigation device

Suction-cup fixing arm

TMC antenna wire

USB cable

Mains charger

Cigarette lighter power cable

Backup map DVD (including owner's manual)

Quick-start instructions



Not that well know system but v. good feedback from personal experience and others.

 

[Floridadaz]

I have used a few and Tomtom has always been my fave- This is about the cheapest.

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/130674

 

[cat171]

T5PHY, Sorry my bad, didn't clock that bit.

 

[cat171]

I guess that i'd need an antenna thing to get them to work through the windscreen ? (it's heat reflective)

 

[JoedotwasT5phy]

No probelems - i had to read it a couple of times

antenna to get what to work Craig?

 

[MillerLight]

i needed a extra antenna for my roadangle. it was not needed for my tomtoms (172ff)

 

[cat171]

No probelems - i had to read it a couple of times

antenna to get what to work Craig?

The garmin one I borrow doesn't work through screen:dapprove: I had to get an aeriel thing for it, which sits under the cut out bit on the screen.

 

[JoedotwasT5phy]

Don't know about that i'm afraid - my bro's got the new punto which has some variety of heat reflective screen and it has no probs but i really could'n't say for sure.

 

[Floridadaz]

Mine works through the reflective screen no probs. Some do some don't- You might have to borrow one to check it out.

 

[cat171]

On the tomtom (i'm just looking now) some have a traffic receiver on them & some don't - is it worth getting ?

Also, the TT1 v3 is only £90, but there is a V4 one out now, cheapest on that is £130 without traffic receiver & £160 with it.

I guess that the v3 is a bit old now ?

 

[JoedotwasT5phy]

v3 is 2006 map IIRC - Traffic reciever depends on what your after. How much/what use will it get?

 

[cat171]

I won't use the thing that much, but it may come in handy when I do though.

- I think i'll go to a few shops now & see what's what, then probs buy online.

 

[JoedotwasT5phy]

Handy on long journeys - last thing you want is to sit in traffic after 4 hours of driving.

 

[MikeyK18]

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/...999_crumb_84370-80865_parentcategoryrn_124999

brill sat nav

sticks on my windscreen no probs and have never had any probs!

cheap as chips 2

 

[McBunny]

id never have another pioneer unit lol mine was awful

the new blaupunkt ones look great they use live footage of teh road your driving on to give you directions you can watch tv on them too and various other bits lol

http://lifestyle.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=15284

 

[cat171]

Got me a tomtom v4 traffic from the net

 

[Gavin.]

If you fancy a cheap tomtom try this:

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/131342

Read the comments on the product and you can find instructions on how to replace the s**t satnav software with Tomtom 6

I did it and i have done it for a few mates. Well worth it for the money

 

[cat171]

I got the Tomtom 1 on friday. I covered a fair few miles over the weekend, home to surrey, to home, to milton keynes, to trax, to home.

It's ace ! Never fell off the screen, it great with getting me there. Great stuff :approve: