Hottly debated topic, tons of results on the search button BUT...

Right here, right now, which one?

Any recommendations, sale offers anywhere? With my recent experience of online buying I would like to go to a shop and hand the readies over and walk away with the bit in me hand.

I've managed without one for 40+ years but I want one now One that tells me how to get there, how fast, simple to use and not too dear

Thanks,
Steve

Try this sorry.........

I have a cheap n cheerful navan, never failed me yet, UK & Europe.

I have a Sony - don't like it that much, but it works.

Workmate has a Navman S10 (I think) which cost about half what the Sony cost and I am plenty impressed by that.

I do no t b ho. Pe yo sh lo on Am an re a fe re.

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Originally posted by Benzine
I do no t b ho. Pe yo sh lo on Am an re a fe re.

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Sorry, should have said "i dont know to be honest. perhaps you should look on amazon and read a few reviews"

obviously i only used the first bits of the words because it automatically makes sense, right?

sat nav is stupid, you're not behind enemy lines, your on the M4

^__^

TomTom One. Tis the mutts.

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Originally posted by Benzine

sat nav is stupid, you're not behind enemy lines, your on the M4

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I sometimes visits ten different addresses in one day. To have it programmed into a route really does make your day a bit easier.

You don't have to be behind enemy lines...

With speed cameras etc, you're behind enemy lines all right

Tom Tom for me (UK and Ireland for cheapness)

OK I take the majority view and will back up my own principals.

Done without one for 43 years so far so balls to it. Google map the journey and buy a new map. AA job is £1.99 with £10 worth of fuel.

Point taken, never been lost yet even driving across Belgium (its too small to get lost in tho!)

By the way, the M4 is MILES away from here..... we don't have any proper motorways in this neck of the woods.

I agree with the tomtom-one suggestion.

But...

If you look at THIS THREAD you'll find a link for a "Navigo" sat-nav for £50 inc delivery.

It uses "TurboDog" software, but within 5 mins you can have it running tomtom software. Basically a tomtom-one for 50 quid.

If you're not technically minded (or don't have the tomtom files) I could help out

It's worth having one just for the speed camera warnings.

BTW I have one, I've had it a few days now and it's a bargain and a half.

[Edited on 7/3/08 by UncleFista]

There again.....

TomTom one for me as well...i believe makro have the cracker edition on offer from xmas for about £80, and that includes a £10 voucher to spend on tomtom's website for voices/maps and shizzle.

I've just bought a Garmin 510 for £99.99 and it's great.

I have TomTom on my PDA previously and the Garmin [hardware] is miles better.

Stu

Friend had a Tom Tom, said it was unreliable (ie it broke, good for directions though).

We have Garmin Nuvi 250? at work and it's great.

ATB

Simon

Navman were the first, developing them for marine and aviation applications. They are simple to use and reliable, mine is great and I recommend it.
Barry

I've got a Tomtom One XL and I love it

Prepare the itinery on google map then import it into the Tomtom and off you go....

Nice

tom tom every time
been using it for 8 years never put me wrong yet,
tried others

now on tt6.5 on my pda and its top. speed cameras, points of interest, wifi spots. cant fault it.

£25 for a ipaq pda and the £15 for the software. and it not just a sat nav.

another vote here for the Navigo, mine arrived this orning and was running TomTom within half an hour including tons of POI's and loads of add on voices.

I've a Tom Tom, wouldn't buy another, the number of places it doesn't know, even the A1 alterations by M62!! Never use it now, mapquest, and excuse me mate where is..... is much more fun and you know where you are cos you're looking at signs not listening to some synthesised bint.

Pete.

I have a road angel 7000.

Used it today for what should have been a 30 mile round trip, ended up doubling that mileage. Its a pile of crap.
Only thing its useful for is speed cameras.



[Edited on 7/3/08 by Taylor R1]

Steve, I've managed 17 years of driving without a sat nav. Relied on a sense of direction and a map book.

But on Tuesday night I bought a Navman S90i for 200 notes from Curry's in the Metrocentre, paid there and then, got the thing in my hands to play with there and then, no delivery, no nonsense.

I've only used it in anger once so far, that was Blyth, to Harrogate, Harrogate to Leeds (both new addresses to me) and home in time for my little lads parents evening. It totally took the worry out of the trip, directing my door to door, giving me traffic updates and diverting me round problems.

Wouldn't use it round the doors, but on a run like that I can see the benefits outweighing the cons!

Mike

Thing is though if you knew it was a 30 mile round trip why did you follow directions that made it a 60 mile one!!

If you know the area you can always get there quicker but anything that means I don't have to balance various printouts from google maps and an a-z on my knee if I don't is fine by me . If the voice tells me to turn off down a dirt track when a road sign on a decent A road tells me I'm going where I want if I continue on the A road I just ignore the sat nav and let the thing recalculate the route....... I'm the muppet with my hands on the wheel after all!

Another vote for the tom tom one, never had a problem compared to my old Navman and even my sister can use it and she generally throws things and hits them till they work for her. Mates at work with quite some experience would all rate the newish range of Garmin units slightly above that of the tom tom however.

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Originally posted by coozer
Hottly debated topic, tons of results on the search button BUT...

Right here, right now, which one?

Any recommendations, sale offers anywhere? With my recent experience of online buying I would like to go to a shop and hand the readies over and walk away with the bit in me hand.

I've managed without one for 40+ years but I want one now One that tells me how to get there, how fast, simple to use and not too dear

Thanks,
Steve

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Navman all the way for me - and I am probably the most 'navigationally challenged' person on the planet!
My next upgrade will definitely have the live traffic module - very handy when you need it most.

[Edited on 8-3-08 by RazMan]

Reason why I followed it was the fact that I was in a city which was unfamiliar. Which was the reason behind using the sat nav. Although why I followed it is not the point.

The point being that when it comes to the crunch the road angel cannot be relied on to reliably & quickly get you from A to B

I had a bluemedia sat nav which was ok. But it sent me the wrong way too many times. So i sold it.

I got a PDA and downloaded tomtom 6 (legally of course). Brilliant piece of kit. My mate aquired me a pda, it cost me 30 quid for a gps reciever cradle and car charger. If i get fed up with tom tom ill get a different piece of software to try so your not limited to one thing.

Ipaq PDA's are cheap on ebay with sat nav stuff included.

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Originally posted by zilspeed
I sometimes visits ten different addresses in one day. To have it programmed into a route really does make your day a bit easier.

You don't have to be behind enemy lines...

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