steve m
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| posted on 30/11/07 at 06:37 PM |
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GPS sat nav
I have just been informed, by the 7yr old, that i am to get a sat nav for xmas from my wife,
as she is a non driver! i would like to know that i get the best for me, and not her!
we really only need it for holidays with caravan and the odd occasion i venture out of sussex
so in the price range upto £200 what is the best deal/ best one to go for
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worX
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| posted on 30/11/07 at 06:42 PM |
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I know people comment on all the different Navman types, but I've just recently bought a TomTom One Europe XL for £170 (ish, can't
remember exact amount) and that includes delivery.
The Europe bit is obvious, and the XL bit means it's a widescreen. I think it's really good, it's very very simple to use, and
it's nice and loud, so you can hear the directions clearly.
I am very happy with it all in all!
Steve
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 30/11/07 at 06:42 PM |
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Can only speak for one, I have a navman, had trouble free two years from it and been all over Europe with it.
I'm sure others are just as good.
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graememk
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| posted on 30/11/07 at 06:53 PM |
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i like the tom tom myself but there again its the only one i've ever used.
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afj
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| posted on 30/11/07 at 07:11 PM |
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tom tom for me its a go 700 a bit old now but still good
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Litemoth
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| posted on 30/11/07 at 07:19 PM |
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Tom Tom One UK & Eire Christmas Cracker Edition for £127 here:
L
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[Edited on 30/11/07 by Litemoth]
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Danozeman
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| posted on 30/11/07 at 07:21 PM |
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Tom tom for me too. Mines on a pda so its more useable for other things. Plus all the downloads and upgrades for it are free.
I had a bluemedia navteq one before which was good but not the best. It had its last straw when it tried to send me through a pedestrian town centre.
I got tomtom shortly after and it is soooo much better. Theres some good deals about at the min for them.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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afj
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| posted on 30/11/07 at 07:23 PM |
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ive still got a tom tom 2 on a hp palm thing still works fine but i never use it
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martyn_16v
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| posted on 30/11/07 at 08:18 PM |
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I've got Tom Tom Navigator on my pda, really easy to use, although my maps are now getting noticeably out of date. Every now and then I find
myself on a new bypass somewhere, with the tomtom insisting i'm in the middle of a field and going a bit mentalist.
I've bought SWMBO a tomtom one XL for xmas to stop her nicking mine all the time. If she can use it anyone can 
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Moorron
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| posted on 30/11/07 at 08:48 PM |
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im another for a psa with tom tom loaded. Look at the MIO 168 pda, its old now so might have a newer version out but its got an inbuild arial on the
back so doesnt need any extra plug ins or wires on your dash which is the ONLY drawback to a pda GPS.
Good news is if you dont like tom tom then you can just upgrade to another type for alot less than replacing the lot. Also got vids and music on mine
so its like a mobile gizmo too.
I have used it in the locost to check speed and the battery lasts 4 hours so can be taken for a long walk! lol
i think www.globalpositioningsystems is where i got it from over 2 years ogo. google them and have a look at their deals.
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Moorron
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| posted on 30/11/07 at 08:56 PM |
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wow just found the older mio168 for just over £100
http://www.pentagongps.co.uk/mitac-mio-168-pocket-pc-pda-with-intergrated-gps-antenna-i195.html?kw=mio%20168&fl=147436&gclid=CNPgspO6hZACFQlPM
AodTU5epw
Get this then buy tom tom 6. well in the £200 budget.
i was playing old gameboy games on mine a year ago with some shareware emulator thingy. not while i was driving tho! 
Sorry about my spelling, im an engineer and only work in numbers.
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DorsetStrider
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| posted on 30/11/07 at 09:00 PM |
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Garmin Nuvi 200 in halfords this weekend for £129.99 (I think)
Who the f**K tightened this up!
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balidey
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| posted on 30/11/07 at 09:19 PM |
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I've tried out quite a few.
I really didn't like the Garmin ones, the noise of it just grated me.
I liked both the Navman and Tom Tom, but if i had to buy one with my own money i think i would get the Tom Tom.
But the best one of all? The oem stuff they put in Porsches, now you could tell the women given me directions fancied me. That was one of the
longest lasting impressions of having a porsche for the weekend, the posh bird talking to me.
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Alan B
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| posted on 30/11/07 at 09:20 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by DorsetStrider
Garmin Nuvi 200 in halfords this weekend for £129.99 (I think)
Just bought my second one of these (wife commendeered the first) for 165 dollars (about 82 quid)....love it great bit of kit..
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bjw970s
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| posted on 30/11/07 at 09:26 PM |
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Been using TomTom for about 7 years and more importantly the wife has one too - says that having looked at them all it was the most lady friendly.....
As someone else once said 'LOCOST my Ar**
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RazMan
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| posted on 30/11/07 at 10:56 PM |
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Been using Navman for years now - faultless and accurate
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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joneh
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| posted on 30/11/07 at 11:02 PM |
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u2u sent!
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stuart_g
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| posted on 30/11/07 at 11:12 PM |
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I've had Navman for the past couple of years. Look at the new Navman S70 £166.88 at dixons including bluetooth handsfree and european maps,
bargain
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Peteff
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| posted on 30/11/07 at 11:28 PM |
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That Mitac Mio looks good at the price. My friend has one and I've used his without problems.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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tom windmill
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| posted on 30/11/07 at 11:33 PM |
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As a Halfords employee i am going to recommend either Garmin or TomTom.
The best sellers tend to be the :
TomTom one UK
 
tt1
TomTom one UK XL ( the wide screen version of the TomTom one)
 
tt1xl
Garmin Nuvi 200
 
garmin 200
garmin Nuvi 200 wide screen
 
Description
All prices and further details can be found at
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/categorydisplay_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_categoryId_84370_langId_-1_top_Y_topCategoryId_84370
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If it makes any difference at all i would have a TomTom one XL  They Rarely go wrong, Affordable, Fast and accurate
Cheers Tom
[Edited on 30/11/07 by tom windmill]
[Edited on 30/11/07 by tom windmill]
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D Beddows
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| posted on 1/12/07 at 01:45 AM |
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Very old tech I know but the Garmin i3 I got from ebay a few months ago for £60 is one of my best ever ebay bargains It does the job admirably if
you just need to get from A to B and have enough common sense to ignore its occasional 'interesting' route suggestions and just let it
recalculate a more sensible route as you drive
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martyn_16v
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| posted on 1/12/07 at 10:02 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by D Beddows
have enough common sense to ignore its occasional 'interesting' route suggestions
perhaps not for my mrs then
Hello honeybun
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RazMan
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| posted on 1/12/07 at 10:30 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by D Beddows
enough common sense to ignore its occasional 'interesting' route suggestions
Earlier this year swmbo got a ticket for going through a no entry sign which was in a bus lane!!
Her only defence to the copper was "but my satnav told me to go there"
Awww bless
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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