Sat Nav

engineer21

Hi All im looking for a Sat Nav for my car anyone give any tips etc?? or recommed one?

Think id prefer one with europe maps as plan that in future but all advice welcome

Cheers

[Deleted User]

sorry but i've got to say you would be far better off with a proper map book, every sat nav i've ever seen was rubbish

Paradigm

ilikethesimpsons wrote: »

sorry but i've got to say you would be far better off with a proper map book, every sat nav i've ever seen was rubbish

Try a proper one then!

I use my TomTom every day to do my job &, alongside paper maps, it does the job but then I use common sense & the MK1 human eyeball... works a treat!

goldspanners

ilikethesimpsons wrote: »

sorry but i've got to say you would be far better off with a proper map book, every sat nav i've ever seen was rubbish

maybe you weren't using them properly then. ive only used a tom tom once and own an old garmin which i use when im stuck and it never fails, i even got the maps for florida and took it there and used it fine. having said that my mate had bought a fancy top of the range tom tom and really struggled with it when he was in florida ( he is a bit of a techie mong though).
out of the older tom tom ive used and my old garmin i prefer my garmin, its very basic but does the job every time.

rictus123

stick to a good one, a tomtom or garmin

Exemplar

Ebuyer do some very, very cheap generic ones that can have either tomtom or garmin added. Chesk out the reviews on the ebuyer site for advice on how to do this....

pitkin2020

stick with the well known brands as mentioned like tom tom and garmin. THe cheaper ones are ok and they do the job but you will find many of them have no map updates so will become outdated very quickly, its worth paying a little more for something that will last a lot longer, its a false economy.
I'd also recommend getting one with bluetooth if you can so you can use it with your phone

engineer21

ok guys cheers so a tom tom with europe mapping would be pretty good you reckon??

missile

I have tom tom 740 go with european maps and it is great. On occasion it may be difficult to get a satellite signal, so always have a map as a back up.

pompeyrich

engineer21 wrote: »

ok guys cheers so a tom tom with europe mapping would be pretty good you reckon??

I have an older Garmin and it is pretty impressive, TTS is a good feature, it stands for text to speech and means the unit says "turn right on London Road", rather than just "turn right". I bought it as "refurbished" it came with the latest maps and a years warranty and was about £100 as opposed to £175 "new".

Paradigm

engineer21 wrote: »

ok guys cheers so a tom tom with europe mapping would be pretty good you reckon??

Yep, or a Garmin. Depends on which you can find at a good price.

Just don't treat them as if they are God, they do make mistakes.