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[TheBoy]

It takes about 20/25 mins to load the maps, and erase the maps that are already loaded.

So, still far better off with a Tom Tom.

Not used a gay Insignia satnav, but would conclude that my ancient NCDC outperforms the TomTom by a country mile. Hence, my last TomTom is just off the Aston Expressway 

[TheBoy]

The only frustating thing about it so far is the Sat Nav.

Whilst it has enough memory to hold the whole of Europe, each map for each country comes on a separate CD, and overwrites the memory each time you load, so you can only have one country on at a time (unless you have the DVD800 system).

Mines the CD500.

Why is that an issue though...? Ime having every European address listed just means it takes longer to find the address you want.

It takes about 20/25 mins to load the maps, and erase the maps that are already loaded.

Gives you something productive to do on the ferry.

[Auto Addict]

It takes about 20/25 mins to load the maps, and erase the maps that are already loaded.

So, still far better off with a Tom Tom.

Not used a gay Insignia satnav, but would conclude that my ancient NCDC outperforms the TomTom by a country mile. Hence, my last TomTom is just off the Aston Expressway 

I'm quite impressed with the Insignia Sat Nav, does what it says on the tin, maps are expensive though.

[TheBoy]

It takes about 20/25 mins to load the maps, and erase the maps that are already loaded.

So, still far better off with a Tom Tom.

Not used a gay Insignia satnav, but would conclude that my ancient NCDC outperforms the TomTom by a country mile. Hence, my last TomTom is just off the Aston Expressway 

I'm quite impressed with the Insignia Sat Nav, does what it says on the tin, maps are expensive though.

Can't imagine more expensive than other maps?

[Auto Addict]

It takes about 20/25 mins to load the maps, and erase the maps that are already loaded.

So, still far better off with a Tom Tom.

Not used a gay Insignia satnav, but would conclude that my ancient NCDC outperforms the TomTom by a country mile. Hence, my last TomTom is just off the Aston Expressway 

I'm quite impressed with the Insignia Sat Nav, does what it says on the tin, maps are expensive though.

Can't imagine more expensive than other maps?

£99 per map, for the CD500.

£179 for the whole of Europe on the DVD800.

[feeutfo]

It takes about 20/25 mins to load the maps, and erase the maps that are already loaded.

So, still far better off with a Tom Tom.

Not used a gay Insignia satnav, but would conclude that my ancient NCDC outperforms the TomTom by a country mile. Hence, my last TomTom is just off the Aston Expressway 

you need to upgrade that steam powered gayphone of yours

[Kevin Wood]

It takes about 20/25 mins to load the maps, and erase the maps that are already loaded.

So, still far better off with a Tom Tom.

Not used a gay Insignia satnav, but would conclude that my ancient NCDC outperforms the TomTom by a country mile. Hence, my last TomTom is just off the Aston Expressway 

you need to upgrade that steam powered gayphone of yours

Does it come with an anger management App? Only it's a bit shiny to defenestrate onto the expressway..

[TheBoy]

It takes about 20/25 mins to load the maps, and erase the maps that are already loaded.

So, still far better off with a Tom Tom.

Not used a gay Insignia satnav, but would conclude that my ancient NCDC outperforms the TomTom by a country mile. Hence, my last TomTom is just off the Aston Expressway 

you need to upgrade that steam powered gayphone of yours

Not really. IOS 6.1 has fixed the 'chopiness/stutter'.  And it runs a satnav app as well as the later models.

[TheBoy]

It takes about 20/25 mins to load the maps, and erase the maps that are already loaded.

So, still far better off with a Tom Tom.

Not used a gay Insignia satnav, but would conclude that my ancient NCDC outperforms the TomTom by a country mile. Hence, my last TomTom is just off the Aston Expressway 

you need to upgrade that steam powered gayphone of yours

Does it come with an anger management App? Only it's a bit shiny to defenestrate onto the expressway..

I don't need an app to make me angry. 95% of fellow road users are enough.

[feeutfo]

...because imo, tomtom on iphone works perfectly well.

how old was your tomtom btw?

[TheBoy]

...because imo, tomtom on iphone works perfectly well.

how old was your tomtom btw?

matters not, *any* portable device would have gone. Fortunately iPhone was in my bag in the boot.

It was my fault - for some reason I took the Rover (and hence needing a portable unit) rather than my Omega.


To be perfectly honest, the stoneage CARiN fitted to 1998/9 3.0l Elites massively outperforms *any* portable unit, if you have the patience to wait for it to calculate the initial route.

[feeutfo]

...because imo, tomtom on iphone works perfectly well.

how old was your tomtom btw?

matters not, *any* portable device would have gone. Fortunately iPhone was in my bag in the boot.

It was my fault - for some reason I took the Rover (and hence needing a portable unit) rather than my Omega.


To be perfectly honest, the stoneage CARiN fitted to 1998/9 3.0l Elites massively outperforms *any* portable unit, if you have the patience to wait for it to calculate the initial route.

...which means it takes forever to recalc..?

[tunnie]

In my opinion Vauxhall cannot make any decent double DIN head units, still using CD's for map data? On Insignia WTF!? 

The entire range of FL head units are total shite, I'd junk the NCDC if it could, but can't be bothered to rip out Bose. Only thing going for them is the factory fit look, TomTom just bash in a postcode. Job done.

[Auto Addict]

In my opinion Vauxhall cannot make any decent double DIN head units, still using CD's for map data? On Insignia WTF!? 

The entire range of FL head units are total shite, I'd junk the NCDC if it could, but can't be bothered to rip out Bose. Only thing going for them is the factory fit look, TomTom just bash in a postcode. Job done.

Same on the Insignia

[tunnie]

In my opinion Vauxhall cannot make any decent double DIN head units, still using CD's for map data? On Insignia WTF!? 

The entire range of FL head units are total shite, I'd junk the NCDC if it could, but can't be bothered to rip out Bose. Only thing going for them is the factory fit look, TomTom just bash in a postcode. Job done.

Same on the Insignia

Could have put whole of Europe maps in though, on a built in disc or solid state drive such as SD card.

You can spend about 100 quid on a TomTom and it comes with full Europe maps, don't see why you have to fart around with  loading CD's for map data.