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Sat Nav Advice

Post by Raven » Fri Dec 07, 2007 6:34 pm

Any experts?

Am looking for a Sat Nav thingy, looking for one about 150.00 and no idea what to look for :) Want traffic updates and thats about it, any advice please?

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Post by davroduk » Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:13 pm

I have the Navman N40 which is a great Sat Nav, but the Traffic Updates come Via a seperate Module which is a bit cumbersome.
Got the Sat Nav from John Lewis online for £140 which is a bit of a bargain cos in Argos it was £240, and the Traffic module off Ebay for £30.
I think you cant beat TomTom for all in one Sat Nav but you would pay a lot more for the features I have seperatly with Navman.
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Post by Bench » Sat Dec 08, 2007 10:10 am

TomTom 1. Piss easy to use and never gone wrong with the bugger yet.
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Post by Bruce Rioja » Sat Dec 08, 2007 10:36 am

Bench wrote:TomTom 1. Piss easy to use and never gone wrong with the bugger yet.
Wait until you throw it a curve ball by going under a tunnel. :mrgreen:
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Post by kilomiketango » Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:04 am

Bruce Rioja wrote:
Bench wrote:TomTom 1. Piss easy to use and never gone wrong with the bugger yet.
Wait until you throw it a curve ball by going under a tunnel. :mrgreen:
And an even more curved one by going through it
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Post by Batman » Wed Dec 12, 2007 7:31 am

wait til the crimbo sales and pick up one of those Garmin things.
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Re: Sat Nav Advice

Post by WhiteArmy » Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:32 am

Raven wrote:Any experts?

Am looking for a Sat Nav thingy, looking for one about 150.00 and no idea what to look for :) Want traffic updates and thats about it, any advice please?

Cheers
There's one in LIDL next monday, dunno how good or bad it is cos have no idea about these things, don't have one cos i know Halliwell pretty well already :)
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Post by Bruce Rioja » Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:43 am

Just ordered a TomTom One jobbie off of ebay for £112.
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Post by superjohnmcginlay » Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:53 am

Bruce Rioja wrote:Just ordered a TomTom One jobbie off of ebay for £112.
Hundred and twelve fooking quid for a glorified map? You can a get a decent map book for a tenner you know.
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Post by Bruce Rioja » Wed Dec 12, 2007 11:14 am

superjohnmcginlay wrote:
Bruce Rioja wrote:Just ordered a TomTom One jobbie off of ebay for £112.
Hundred and twelve fooking quid for a glorified map? You can a get a decent map book for a tenner you know.
Yes, but a map doesn't talk to you in tones redolent of Audrey Hepburn. :wink:

Also, I've manged to wing it on expenses. :P
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Post by superjohnmcginlay » Wed Dec 12, 2007 11:19 am

Bruce Rioja wrote:
superjohnmcginlay wrote:
Bruce Rioja wrote:Just ordered a TomTom One jobbie off of ebay for £112.
Hundred and twelve fooking quid for a glorified map? You can a get a decent map book for a tenner you know.
Yes, but a map doesn't talk to you in tones redolent of Audrey Hepburn. :wink:

Also, I've manged to wing it on expenses. :P
Thats a good thing. Feckin talking map indeed. Is it not like "I know where Im fooking going, shut the fook up!"??
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Post by Raven » Wed Dec 12, 2007 2:39 pm

Used mine for the first time and if you are like me, does not really like driving, get panicky in traffic or get lost easily, cannot read in the dark etc then they are well worth it.

In the past I have even driven for an hour been stuck in traffic for 10 minutes and turned round and gone home :)
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Post by Athers » Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:17 pm

I've driven with a borrowed one a couple of times and I kept being distracted by the Mario Kart style map. When used in conjunction with brain they're very handy.

Downside being if you park somewhere other than a secure car park you end up carrying your Sat Nav and the front of your Stereo around with you.
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Post by Batman » Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:09 pm

make sure you wipe the sucker mark off the window, or you'll find your glovebox a target
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Post by enfieldwhite » Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:23 am

Batman wrote:make sure you wipe the sucker mark off the window, or you'll find your glovebox a target
Is that a threat? :wink:
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Post by Bruce Rioja » Thu Dec 13, 2007 5:11 pm

Batman wrote:make sure you wipe the sucker mark off the window, or you'll find your glovebox a target
Aye, I've heared o' that. Also, never put your exact address in the pre-sets. A family were out at Alton Towers and whilst there had there car nicked off of the car park. The theiving articles then tapped 'home' into the sat nav and nipped round and burgled them, safe in the knowledge that the family were stuck in Staffordshire.
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