help me pick sat nav plz

katie1

hi all,

I have never had a sat nav am looking to buy one ,i need a simple one as im not into techie stuff . Could you help me decide which is the best out of the following :

Navman F15 £89.00 with charger case etc.....
Tom Tom "one claissic" £89.00 or " we one classic " £99.00
Garmin "nuvi200w" £99.00
Naman s30 £89.00

which is the best out of this lot idiot proof that will NOT send me up the wrong roads :rotfl: i am no good at direction at all so need to trust it .

oh and do i just plug it in and go sorry rubbish at this kinda thing ????

fwor

I've owned a TomTom and a Garmin, and tried out someone elses Navman. They were all pretty good, but I liked the Navman user interface the least.

TomTom seemed better for advanced features like Itinerary route planning, but the mapping wasn't as accurate.

Overall I prefer the Garmin Nuvi, because it's easiest to do simple routes on it.

Yes, they are all plug and go, but if you read the user manual you'll get to understand some of the features like POIs which you may not otherwise know about.

BTW, if you have a car with an athermic screen (mainly French cars, IIRC) then you may need a separate aerial, but sensitivity of the receivers has been much improved in the last couple of years.

Ian73

I use a TomTom myself & so far its been great,easy to use & set up
Have a look here http://www.satnav-discounts.co.uk/tomtom-go/tomtom-go-gb-series.htm for prices

totalsolutions

Garmin here, very nice nice touches, good web site, POIs, even Xmas themes for unit - special festive icons- easy and the best. Seen TT and Navman but sticking to Nuvi. Better mapping software.

molerat

I used to sell sat-navs and used a lot of different brands. My personal choice is Tomtom but in the shop we agreed Tomtom and Garmin joint first with Navman close runner up. Anything else is much more complex to use. I was using a Nuvi in Edinburgh and it was very slow to change direction at a complex junction and caused a load of problems :mad:

katie1

Thankyou for all your reply's think im going to go for Garmin nuvi 200w

Good2go_2

have a look at Halfords website, ive just been looking and see they have some good deals on some refurb sat navs, they may be off intrest ??

sexysam

http://www.whsmith.co.uk/CatalogAndSearch/ProductDetails-Navigo%20Sat%20Nav-33533551.html

Go for this one . Only £50 one of the best. Can easily put Tom Tom on it. Very easy and reliable

sandford6016

The Garmin Nuvi 205W has won alot of awards from magazines such as which? and what? I think it's very good compared to the Tom Tom's I've seen.

Jaffa.

Go for the Garmin, thats like your fail-safe option.

Quinny_2

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