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which sat nav?
« on: 14 December 2011, 11:17:55 »
gonna buy the other half a sat nav as part of her christmas as we are always having to borrow someones whenever we go somewhere, question is which one should i go for?
if i can get one for between 50-80quid that would be ideal. any recommendations?
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Re: which sat nav?
« Reply #1 on: 14 December 2011, 11:27:15 »
Some decent half price offers on the Tom Tom range at this time of the year. :)
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Re: which sat nav?
« Reply #2 on: 14 December 2011, 11:29:36 »
i use garmin but have to pay for a one time update, tom tom are prettygood now and no charge for updating, halfrauds have £20 off the tomtom XL Western Europe Classic Sat Nav £99.99
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_839817_langId_-1_categoryId_165685  ;)
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Re: which sat nav?
« Reply #3 on: 14 December 2011, 11:35:23 »
Basic tomtom  :)
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Re: which sat nav?
« Reply #4 on: 14 December 2011, 13:28:24 »
Garmin or TomTom no matter if there isn't satellite signal!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12668230
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Re: which sat nav?
« Reply #5 on: 14 December 2011, 13:51:19 »
Halfords are currently selling Garmins with lifetime map updates (upto 4 a year) I think the price start at about £129.00 though.


Oh yes and that is western europe maps aswell if going abroad.
« Last Edit: 14 December 2011, 14:03:14 by Mantahatch »
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Re: which sat nav?
« Reply #6 on: 14 December 2011, 14:01:37 »
Been happy enough with my tom tom, its pretty old now 520itunes edition or something, been dropped a million times, only now doesnt hold charge very well.
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Re: which sat nav?
« Reply #7 on: 14 December 2011, 14:06:05 »
I swear by NavMan to be honest, had nothing but trouble with 3 TomToms.
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Re: which sat nav?
« Reply #8 on: 14 December 2011, 15:13:49 »
Tom Tom XL.  ;)
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Re: which sat nav?
« Reply #9 on: 14 December 2011, 16:13:49 »
Screwfix are currently knocking an extra £30 off this one at the checkout, bringing it down to under £80 if you want a good basic model:

http://www.screwfix.com/p/garmin-n-vi-sat-nav-1240/43924

No lane pictures, no traffic awareness, just basic navigation but I find Garmin are OK.
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Re: which sat nav?
« Reply #10 on: 14 December 2011, 18:50:12 »
Of all the useless portable units, I'd go for Tom Tom every time for relability, usability, and performance.

Had an email flyer earlier, might have been Hellfrauds, £79 for UK & ROI
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Re: which sat nav?
« Reply #11 on: 14 December 2011, 19:06:11 »
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Re: which sat nav?
« Reply #12 on: 14 December 2011, 22:34:26 »
I think a decent map is about £6.99...... ::) ::) ::)
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Re: which sat nav?
« Reply #13 on: 14 December 2011, 22:53:58 »
If around £50 is your budget then you won't go far wrong with a MyGuide.
It's a no nonsense 'does what it says on the box' unit that I've borrowed off a mate a couple of times. Took me from Swansea to Newcastle and around the NE for a few days without a glitch. 
Well impressed.   
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MYGUIDE-MG3218WE-/130534151167?pt=UK_AudioTVElectronics_GPSSystems_GPSSystems&hash=item1e647113ff

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MyGuide-Sat-Nav-System-MG3218WE-/160696903483?pt=UK_AudioTVElectronics_GPSSystems_GPSSystems&hash=item256a48273b
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Re: which sat nav?
« Reply #14 on: 14 December 2011, 23:03:08 »
If you have a smartphone, see if there us nav software for it...?
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