which sat-nav

[cat171]

my dads got it in his mk2 172 (factory fitted)
he has the idea that if my mum had it (just a portable one etc) in her focus shed drive further & to more places (she hates maps)

i know about tom tom, what else is there out there?
we are looking at ones which plug into the cig lighter & are portable.
how much are they roughly ??

Im watching pulling power as well at the min, but there arent going into much detail !

 

[Daz]

TomTom GO is very good IMO.

 

[cat171]

its about £400 isnt it ?

 

[Daz]

About £370 for the TomTom Go 300.

 

[daveio]

ive got the navman icn 510 never had any probs with it well pleased small enough to fit in your pocket when your done as well

329.99 on amazon now

 

[jklondon]

just brought a mio 168 for £209 from tottenham crt road - put tomtom 5 on it ..very pleased

 

[cat171]

any cheaper than the £300 area ?

 

[Scott]

parents got a portable one from halfords, think its medion, for bout £250, very good for what they need from it.

 

[cat171]

does the tom tom just plug into the cigarete lighter & thats it ?
or do you need to run som wires somwhere ?

 

[cat171]

btt.

 

[Liam]

think the tomtom is an all in one unit, unless you need a seperate antenna for UV screen.

 

[EK05YTO]

i have a hp palmtop with tom tom on it. absolutly excellent and its small enough to carry in your pocket whilst doing anything.

 

[cat171]

I have heeard that some of them are not compatible with heated front screens, is this true ??
as her car has a heated front screen.

 

[marine boy]

I got a Medion handheld unit from Aldi for £230, a newer version than the one in Halfords and cheaper to boot. Works well enough, although ive yet to go on a long journey to really test it.

 

[FiDoDiDo]

Quote: Originally posted by Liam182 on 12 August 2005
think the tomtom is an all in one unit, unless you need a seperate antenna for UV screen.

You can buy an external aerial for it to put the aerial in a better place for signal.

 

[cat171]

bump it up.
What else is there out there ??
quite a few people on here seem to have plug in sat nav, what have you got ??

plus any decent websites would be much appreciated.
thanks.
Craig.

 

[BRUN]

Motor World do one for £300 that has speed cameras on it......its the same one Halfords do for £280 however their version doesnt have speed cameras on it

 

[John V6]

Have a look at this site for information :-

http://www.pocketgps.co.uk/sub-menu.php?idCat=9

 

[Gambler]

Garmin have a a new streetpilot i3 out at the moment for £200. Anybody know about them and whether they work with UV screen?



Thanks

 

[cat171]

shes not fussed about knowing where speed cames are tbh, just decent simple to use one will be brill, in fact the easier to use the better !

 

[Liam]

have a look at the new blackspot unit too, looks good for a mobile unit. http://www.blackspot.comwww.blackspot.com includes their camera database!

 

[cat171]

any other sites for them??

 

[Bailey]

Ive got a Tom Tom 300 and its the best one out of them all IMO.

 

[cat171]

i have been looking at a navman pin 570, cheapest i have found it £264.00 inc vat, reading various reviews they it seems good, plus it stouch screen too.
any one got any navman sat nav ??

 

[daveio]

Quote: Originally posted by cat171 on 02 September 2005


i have been looking at a navman pin 570, cheapest i have found it £264.00 inc vat, reading various reviews they it seems good, plus it stouch screen too.
any one got any navman sat nav ??

i got the icn 510 brought the european maps on cd off ebay the other day for a tenner just need to buy a bigger sd card now...would recommend the navman to anyone great bit of kit and fits nicely in the pocket unlike the tomtoms

 

[Breeze]

I borrowed my Dads Medion unit he got from Halfords when I went to Le Mans earlier this year. It took me right from my driveway in Bournemouth to Portsmouth port and then from Caen ferry-terminal to Le Mans with no probs. But, I needed to buy the extra aerial for it for my 182 tho as the heat-reflective windscreen blocked the GPS signal.

 

[daveio]

^^^^510 is touch as well 329 on amazon

 

[cat171]

will these be ok with a heated front screen ??
its for my mums focus.

 

[daveio]

no you will need the extra attena thingy if its got a heated screen,it worked on my 1.4 dynamique without it but my 182 needs it...if you get one give me a pm and i will burn the euro maps and send em to ya mate

 

[Liam]

may work in a focus try it, not as bad a UV screen.

 

[a716]

Special offer in Maplin at the moment:

http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?ModuleNo=48004&doy=3m9

The Streetpilot i3 looks just like the TomTom Go but is currently on a special offer at £199

 

[Gambler]

I had the email off maplin but it is £70 for the external antenna

 

[cat171]

thanks for the info, any more recommendations?
has any one used the navman 570 ??

 

[jeccross]

anyone know anything about Polstar:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Polstar-In-Car-Sat-Nav-GPS-Satellite-Navigation-Unit_W0QQitemZ5804460444QQcategoryZ75327QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemhttp://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Polstar-In-Car-Sat-Nav-GPS-Satellite-Navigation-Unit_W0QQitemZ5804460444QQcategoryZ75327QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

These look very cheap!

 

[cat171]

Quote: Originally posted by cat171 on 04 September 2005

thanks for the info, any more recommendations?
has any one used the navman 570 ??

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