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Title: First Sat Nav ..... what do I go for?
Post by: Mike Barrio on 29/01/2015 at 09:52

I'm not much of a one for gadgets, but I'm considering the idea of getting my first sat nav for the car :z3

I would just like something simple that I can feed in the destination to when I set off, that will know where I am and that will tell me audibly where to turn off etc along the way until I get there .... I've never used one, so I guess that's how they work :z4

What would you suggest?

Cheers
Mike

Title: Re: First Sat Nav ..... what do I go for?
Post by: Jeff Donovan on 29/01/2015 at 11:36

The 1st sat nav I had was the Tomtom one, pretty much idiot proof & the updates for it were free.  :z16

Title: Re: First Sat Nav ..... what do I go for?
Post by: Colin Sunley on 29/01/2015 at 12:57

Most smart phones have one, Samsung  galaxy have a pretty good one. But having said that we gave a tom tom in the car with Billy connely voice £80 I think it was from curries

Title: Re: First Sat Nav ..... what do I go for?
Post by: Jim Eddie on 29/01/2015 at 13:44

Quote from: Mike Barrio on 29/01/2015 at 09:52

I'm not much of a one for gadgets, but I'm considering the idea of getting my first sat nav for the car :z3

I would just like something simple that I can feed in the destination to when I set off, that will know where I am and that will tell me audibly where to turn off etc along the way until I get there .... I've never used one, so I guess that's how they work :z4

What would you suggest?

Cheers
Mike

A Map  :z4

 :z18

Jim

Title: Re: First Sat Nav ..... what do I go for?
Post by: Mike Barrio on 29/01/2015 at 14:13

Yes, I've always found my way over the last 40 odd years Jim ..... not sure why I've suddenly had this brainwave :z4

Cheers
Mike

Title: Re: First Sat Nav ..... what do I go for?
Post by: Jim Eddie on 29/01/2015 at 15:11

Quote from: Mike Barrio on 29/01/2015 at 14:13

Yes, I've always found my way over the last 40 odd years Jim ..... not sure why I've suddenly had this brainwave :z4

Cheers
Mike

Mid life crisis Mike ?  :z4

At least its not a sports car  :wink

 :z18

Jim

Title: Re: First Sat Nav ..... what do I go for?
Post by: Mike Barrio on 29/01/2015 at 15:21

Yes, probably Jim :oops

I've already battled with the MG Midget, the campervan fishing wagon and the caravan fishing wagon ..... without pressing the button yet :z4  :z4  :z4

Cheers
Mike

Title: Re: First Sat Nav ..... what do I go for?
Post by: Marc Fauvet on 29/01/2015 at 16:08

Quote from: Taffy1 on 29/01/2015 at 11:36

The 1st sat nav I had was the Tomtom one, pretty much idiot proof & the updates for it were free.  :z16

spot on. mine's 5 or 6 years old and going strong.  :z16

Title: Re: First Sat Nav ..... what do I go for?
Post by: Jeff Donovan on 29/01/2015 at 18:53

Halfords have got some sort of a deal going on this at the moment if you are interested Mike.
http://www.halfords.com/sat-nav-audio/sat-nav/car-sat-nav/tomtom-xl-uk-roi-western-europe-classic-4-3-sat-nav-with-free-lifetime-maps

Title: Re: First Sat Nav ..... what do I go for?
Post by: Derek McLaren on 29/01/2015 at 19:08

another vote for tom tom just bought the start 50 from ideal world with traffic receiver included it works braw, gave my old tom tom xl to the nephew and it still works fine :z18
maps for life on the new one,thats how i changed :z4

Title: Re: First Sat Nav ..... what do I go for?
Post by: Steven Sinclair on 30/01/2015 at 01:12

What kind of phone are you using Mike?

So long as it's not an old Nokia 3210 or the like, then I would suggest just downloading "waze" onto it. I have used this app globally and has been perfect and free!

I just don't see the point in spending extra cash on a GPS when most modern day phones are as good if not better.

 :z18

Steven.

Title: Re: First Sat Nav ..... what do I go for?
Post by: Euan Innes on 30/01/2015 at 06:01

Mike,
Tom Tom for sure but also check out Garmin. We just got one for travelling Europe when we get a hire car and it is pretty good. The mount and cabling is pretty good too. This is for work travel. If I go to Europe on holiday I would hire a car with satnav already in it but the accountants think we can save money by hiring a corsa with no nav system. The extra fuel used when it is being thrashed mecilessly soon removes the difference. :z4

 :z1

Title: Re: First Sat Nav ..... what do I go for?
Post by: Mike Barrio on 30/01/2015 at 07:55

Still using my old Samsung Steven, I've dropped it, lost it, it's been in the lake a few times and been in the Don ........ and it's still going strong :cool:

No desire for a smart phone I'm afraid, a phone is a phone, although texts can be handy :z4  :z4  :z4

Cheers
Mike

Title: Re: First Sat Nav ..... what do I go for?
Post by: gunner100 on 30/01/2015 at 22:27

Mike,

Any sat nav will do what you outlined in your opening post so the model is not too important.

I have been using a sat nav for around ten years, an obscure German manufacturer called Medion.
When I came to replace my first model five years ago because it only had UK/Ireland maps and I wanted European maps I found that it was cheaper to buy a new upgraded model than update the maps. Many sat nav manufacturers now provide life time map upgrades.  This would be a major factor for me when purchasing a new sat nav as would be European maps.

Cheers,

Lyall

Title: Re: First Sat Nav ..... what do I go for?
Post by: Robert MacDonald-Lewis on 31/01/2015 at 20:40

You can get Tom Tom app for the iPhone.

We used to have a Tom Tom, it was great easy to used and rarely sent us wrong. It fell foul of an accident and I picked up a cheap Garmin as a replacement. Thing was a bloody nightmare, its route planning was bizarre at best and its sense of direction was disastrous.

Title: Re: First Sat Nav ..... what do I go for?
Post by: Mike Barrio on 31/01/2015 at 21:39

Great stuff thanks everybody ..... If I decide to go for one it'll be the Tom Tom :z16

Cheers
Mike

Title: Re: First Sat Nav ..... what do I go for?
Post by: Marc Fauvet on 01/02/2015 at 10:23

Mike, don't know if you've seen this vid ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAdYtnQK3-I
it's a Garmin/TomTom phone app  comparison which is cool in itself and shows why the TomTom is a better choice but, it also shows how the TomTom works in real time.

the satnav version (non phone app) works pretty much exactly the same.  :z3

i couldn't imagine traveling or searching for unknown places in big cities without it.
imagine traveling through Wales: by the time you made out one of those 46 letter words on the road sign you're 3 miles down the road already...  :z4
marc

Title: Re: First Sat Nav ..... what do I go for?
Post by: gunner100 on 01/02/2015 at 20:42

Marc,

Only 46 letters - you're not really trying.
This the one to get you going.

 llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch


Lyall

Title: Re: First Sat Nav ..... what do I go for?
Post by: Marc Fauvet on 02/02/2015 at 10:59

Quote from: gunner100 on 01/02/2015 at 20:42

Only 46 letters - you're not really trying.

i was trying to not be too offensive...  :z4 :z4 :z4