Sorry, this is a really dull topic…

Anyone know much about Sat Nav systems?
Does the brand really make much difference?  I’d only really ever heard of TomTom, but looking today there’s loads about and they all range in price so much.

Cheers for your insights.

Bovine

Depends where you live, in the UK it seems that tomtom is the best one due to its maps, however in the states the garmin unit appears to have the lead again due to the quality of the mapping.

ive got a tomtom, never gone wrong with it

they charge for map updates and things but u can download them from forums if your desperate

i have it on my phone, if you have a compatible phone you can get it from some forums

Sucks For Blow is right, here in the states.. Garmin is the way to go… Tomtom seems to be the better choice in the UK.  It also depends on the model your going to buy.. cheap or expensive?

Grifterwc - 25 January 2008 01:49 AM

Sucks For Blow is right

Hehe, think you meant nicepp.

I got it on my phone too, its a nokia n95 which does the job, its got heaps of maps all over the world except for really shitty rural places but its a phone so wouldnt be as good as the proper ones.

Friends swear by N95 and also Tomtom…

i gots an N95 and Garmin… cant really fault either, but for speed and accuracy have to say Garmin all the way…

oh and one quick thing thats fucking awesome on the Garmin (was the deal sealer for me in Halfords) is the speed camera detector/alert ... dont think tomtom has this function?… it depicts all speed cams, stationary or mobile police fuckas that sit/travel… thats fucking priceless in my books… saved me so much £££ when travelling in london, so the unit has paid for itself

all i gotta do now is remember to pay the fuckin congestion charge

Garmin, I agree

I had a Garmin..

No problems with it. Try the US English for the language selection...They call roundabouts ‘traffic circles’…

DB

I have garmin with US English. We piss our pants when we hear it pronounce names of our streets

If your not willing to fork out the cash for a satnav you can always buy a second hand xda and download the software…

Works just as well…

B6

buy a map you lazy sod

Sat Navs are like letting your g/f or wife navigate! They get you there most of the time and they take the strangest routes! Where we are Sat Navs make you visit every farm within 10 miles of our house!

This looks like a bargain - £79 with full postcode searching. It’s had almost 200 reviews and the average is 5/5.

Cheers,
SD

Thanks chaps.

I shall go to Halfords tomorrow and upset some spotty faced lad by playing with all the models and then going home to buy online.

I agree with NaughtyTeddy, what’s wrong with an old fashioned A-Z?

I don’t need Sat Nav because I never go anywhere if I don’t know how to get there.