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I am a big girly poof, I want to buy Sat Nav

27 replies

LittleBella · 21/09/2007 18:22

And I don't care, maps are so over, so don't tell me to buy one.

Please can someone recommend me a good system? Good points, bad points, what should I look out for?

Than ks

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scienceteacher · 21/09/2007 18:26

Love my sat nav. DH gave it to me for Christmas - a total luxury, but it has been very handy.

I have a Tom Tom Europe.

crokky · 21/09/2007 18:26

I got the TOM TOM ONE (I think!). It was the cheapest Tom Tom and just comes with UK maps. I don't know much about them, but it is a good brand and has been great. I'm sure someone more knowledgable will come along!

FrannyandZooey · 21/09/2007 18:27

don't do it

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LittleBella · 21/09/2007 18:27

Does it talk to you and tell you to go left in 3/4 mile?

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LadySanders · 21/09/2007 18:28

i have a tom tom, seemed pricey at the time, 200 quid ish i think, but its AMAZING... no more getting lost... really easy to use... highly recommended... you can pop in all your 'favourite' addresses for those people you only go to see once every 3 months who live somewhere obscure that you always forget how to get to....

biglips · 21/09/2007 18:29

weve got a Navman N60i.........its fab!!!!....we are looking for to buy a Traffic module to attach it so if any traffic delays..it will direct us to a different direction if we dont know the area at all

here

scienceteacher · 21/09/2007 18:29

Yes, it does give you spoken instructions. You can turn the volume down if you don't like it, though.

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LittleBella · 21/09/2007 18:29

Why not?

I was very sceptical and wondered why people just couldn't use maps.

But having missed a turning yet again today, I want one.

And also went in someone's car the other day and it was fab. Rural area in the middle of nowhere, we would have been lsot if relying on the map

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crokky · 21/09/2007 18:30

Mine talks, it tells you the next direction (eg "in 400 yards turn right") and then when you get close to the turning, it says again "turn right". It also has a picture on the screen showing you your next turning etc

Mine cost about £130 - but I do live in an area that is new to me and I don't know where anything is!! It was a good buy and my mum borrows it as she likes it as well.

scienceteacher · 21/09/2007 18:31

One of the things I like about the Sat Nav is that it tells you when you will arrive at your destination - it's not just a straight map replacement.

My 8 year old is one of those irritating children who ask every two minutes when we are going to arrive, and I can now just tell her 45 minutes and 32 seconds.

Wisteria · 21/09/2007 18:31

Don't buy anything apart from a TomTom if you want to get where you're going - they are all utter shite rubbish apart from those!

biglips · 21/09/2007 18:31

it is fab as you can relax abit whilst on a journey that you dont know where youre going instead of stopping/reading the a-z/driving....stopping/reading the a-z/driving...

sfxmum · 21/09/2007 18:31

I have an irrational hatred of such things since was driven to labour ward, by stupid cab driver took directions from the blinking thing

it is it biggest hospital 15min drive way ffs

dh tells me I swore

crokky · 21/09/2007 18:32

yes, it does remove stress, especially when travelling with DC

biglips · 21/09/2007 18:34

sfx - ahhhh well the taxis is different as they inserted the details on their sat nav for the longest journey to get money out of ya...you can adjust it to the quickest journey and the quick time etc

ScoobyDooooo · 21/09/2007 18:34

Dp had one it was the Tom Tom cost £299 at the time, someone broke into his van & stole it though

lynniep · 21/09/2007 18:38

I love love love mine. I have a garmin which cost about 100 quid and its the best gadget I've had for a long time. It has its downsides - because I have a basic one it doesnt give alternative routes, and sometimes it gets thoroughly confused for instance with new roads as its a bit out of date - but I keep a map in the car as backup. When I was trying to work my way through London it was a godsend. I recently moved to a new area and get lost exploring in the car - but with the GPS I can always get home. Thumbs up from me!!

NoNameToday · 21/09/2007 18:50

Travelled in someone's car a little while ago, they had a Sat Nav ...

Ozzy Osborne's voice said '' I'm telling you to fu**in' well turn right here'!

Decided to stick with a printout from AA Route Planner, far less stressful!

biglips · 21/09/2007 19:02

lynn - have u updated it? as its what we had to do with ours as it was 2 years of out of date till we updated it

Tortington · 21/09/2007 19:05

buy a god dm#amned map you frake

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LittleBella · 21/09/2007 19:05

LOL I quite liek the Ozzie idea

Do they ahve other celebs?

I'd quite like Samuel L Jackson "Did I tell you to turn mother-fuckin' right here or not, now I'm gone have to re-calculate, bitch..."

Hmm, perhaps not for when the kids are in the car?

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flowerybeanbag · 21/09/2007 19:19

I have TomTom OneXL and I luuuuuurrrrve it!

I have Dr Evil from Austin Powers on mine. When I go completely wrong he says

'Throw me a frickin bone here'

It's brilliant, no more trying to read AA routes while driving, or squinting at maps with one eye, other eye on road, other eye on DS.

Hurrah!

flowerybeanbag · 21/09/2007 19:19

(and yes that does add up to 3 eyes which I don't have which is why I need a TomTom )

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LittleBella · 21/09/2007 20:11

So Tom Tom is the one then?

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biglips · 21/09/2007 20:12

nah tom tom is crap....navman n60i best