rb5037 Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 If you're thinking of buying sat nav for the car then before you buy look at these. Made by a company called Tomtom and the one i got is called "Tomtom go". Take it out the box, mount it on the dash/windsrceen and away you go. No wires apart from the power lead so it's a plug and play. Have a look HERE for more info. Very easy to use, so if you're not a computer boff then don't worry and for £420 it's ALOT cheaper than the rest i've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 A better idea is to get a hand held computer (iPaq) or similar, and put the TomTom GPS software on it, they also supply the GPS receiver seperately so you have hand held sat nav and you can also synchronise it with Outlook etc to get your email/contacts/address book. A very neat little gadget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old rooster Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 Can you set in on "Pigeon Find" mode while driving ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marco you missed another one Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 Old rooster, Yes you can, the problem is how do I fit the 5 feet RADAR antenna on my car...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 Why would you want satellite navigation fitted on a vehicle being driven in the UK ? No trying to wind anybody up, its a genuine question. We have road maps, street maps, well signposted roads, a motorway/'A' road system and lots of friendly locals to ask, if you get lost within a mile or two of your destination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deako Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 rb, Handy bit of kit...this is the one I've got: http://www.navman.com/land/products/icn510/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdubya Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 got a nice lowrance 330 for my boat and got a bargain navigation system for my motor! £1.99 with £12 of petrol and its the 2005 edition gets me anywhere!! cheers Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 Why would you want satellite navigation fitted on a vehicle being driven in the UK ?No trying to wind anybody up, its a genuine question. We have road maps, street maps, well signposted roads, a motorway/A road system and lots of friendly locals to ask, if you get lost within a mile or two of your destination. Why indeed. I used to drive 25,000 miles a year never saw the need for it. You might as well get a bloody chauffer Anyway RB didnt your Beamer come with it as standard it did in my Dads Daewoo You would be better of with a soiled nappy alarm mate FM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old rooster Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 You might as well get a bloody chauffer Anyway RB didnt your Beamer come with it as standard it did in my Dads Daewoo You would be better of with a soiled nappy alarm mate FM. Does anything come as standard in a Beemer , I'm surprised you don't have to buy the wheels separately. Biggest rip off in the world of motoring and they certainly ain't the most reliable vehicles on the planet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdubya Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 Does anything come as standard in a Beemer? er no thats why you have the variation in models ie se = special equipment you pick everything from the colour of the car to the type of steering wheel, alloy s etc etc cheers keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookie Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 You need if you are: a) Lazy rubbish at reading maps c) Both the above and on the way to find somewhere at night in a dodgy part of a strange town where you don't want to stop and ask for directions. We also used it the other day to plot the quickest route to the local from work... Quite handy. Myself, I'd be going down the iPaq route and using it to plot WiFi hotspot data as I wandered through towns, but then I am a bit of a geek like that. Wookie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deako Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 Well I like mine...so there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb5037 Posted February 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 Right! Where do i start? Browning. Reason i got this one over the ipaq is because the ipaq's need gps leads and recivers plus the power leads and it's a pain to move it all from one car to an other. This is something i'll be doing. You can get the bluetooth gps recivers but they need charging or mains too. With "Tomtom go" you only needs a power lead if the battery is low. ................................................................................ ........................ Old roster Now you're just being silly ................................................................................ ......................... Cranfield Roadmaps, streetmaps, signsposts and the old lady at the zebra crossing are all great when you're near to home. But when you're out your area and don't know where you are and need to get somewhere it can be a pain in the bum (choose my words ) not knowing how to get somewhere and having to keep stopping to have another look in the map book, or ask the old lady :*) Ok, on motorways it's not hard to get off at the right junction, it's when you get off and still got miles and miles to go and don't know the area, local towns or villages. Not convinced are you Cranfield ................................................................................ ........................... Deako Fellow scoob owners always know best ................................................................................ ............................ kdubya got a nice lowrance 330 for my boat and got a bargain navigation system for my motor! £1.99 with £12 of petrol and its the 2005 edition gets me anywhere!! Got one of those too, just in case a satellite fall out the sky . Till that happens, i'll be in "the car in front" :D ................................................................................ ............................ Fisherman Mike See my reply to Cranfields post. Poxy Bmw, charge tooooo much for sat nav, got the car 2nd hand anyway and it was hard to find a car with the full spec i wanted :( Baby nappy alarm!!!! now there's an idea ................................................................................ ............................. Oldrooster. Does anything come as standard in a Beemer , I'm surprised you don't have to buy the wheels separately Well, now you say it, the wheels on the car did come as an extra Ba$tard theiving **** ................................................................................ .............................. Wookie Lazy? Mmmmmmmm.....Yep, but bloody handy though:D and saves time. ................................................................................ ................................ Anyway, got to go as i need to look in the map book to plan my route for tomorrow. Takes me most of the evening Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProteuS Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 i have to say sat nav is appealing for me as i have no sense of direction at all, i can get lost in my home city. i love driving, and normally dont mind getting lost, i just drive on untill i find somewhere i vagueley recognise, but when running low on fuel can be a bit hairy. sat nav for me would probably be a good thing, and i have considered it, i might get it when i change car shortly. i'm a rally driver at heart, and need the navigator:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb5037 Posted February 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 when running low on fuel can be a bit hairy. 2 buttons later and it will guide you to the closest petrol station, cash point, resturant, b+b, post office and more Get one, you know you want one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProteuS Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 Get one, you know you want one yes i really do want one, i thought about getting one of those tom tom ones as they looked quite good, but also like the pioneer tft dvd sat nav head unit, but way too pricey. now i fancy changing my car for maybe a swb landcruiser, so i'm going to be running low on funds i'm only a poor student.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdubya Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 2 buttons later and it will guide you to the closest petrol station, cash point, resturant, b+b, post office and more two buttons? if I run out nice man from the AA brings me a gallon or two and for £450 he will do that for about five+ years cheers keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul in North Lincs. Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 Cant beat my copied version of Route finder for the Pc. Cost me 12pence for a disk. Tells you the routes, how long it takes to get there, even how much peterol you will use!!!!!! Paul in North Lincs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squintshot Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 I agree with Cranfield. How many other things in life are being taken over by computers, how many of our younger members (myself included) can do mental arithmatic, how many of us now rely on our spell checkers and grammer checkers??? If you can't find your way around should you really be driving??? Before you go look at the map plan your journey memorise your route then get in the car and drive, job done your at your destination. I find a map far more accurate I've used route planners and I'll admit there handy for finding a particular street or house in an unfamilier town or city but thats as good as they get. Where I live in Aberdeenshire whenever I go south of Glasgow they try and send me down the A1 instead of the M6 which is by far the quicker route. My brother and sister in law came up from Gloustershire and they came up a right funny way thanks to a route planner, on their return journey I told them the best way to go and they cut more than an hour off their time. It doesn't seem to matter how you set the profiles they are nearly always wrong. Please keep on mind I used to cover in excees of 90,000 miles a year in a car around Scotland and England Theres my tuppence worth Squint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProteuS Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 how many of our younger members (myself included) can do mental arithmatic, to be honest though with calculators, just learning lists of numbers is a pointless waste of brainpower as is just learning maps and maps, to be honest my time could be better spent doing other things. understanding why things work is more important than just learning reams of facts. i cover about 15k a year and know where i need to go and that suffices for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurch Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 I've got TTG and I declare it Quite Good. I didn't want to have it on my PDA, I much prefer the standalone version and it's landscapr format. Why bother? Signposting in Blighty is hit and miss, autoroute or whatever can be misleading and I don't want to be ******* about juggling a map whilst I'm driving. If you don't want one that's cool but I don't see the point in running anyone down because they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Country_est Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 (edited) Got one for the Ipaq. Missuss has an Ipaq as well (both work for IT Compaines) so 1 GPS jacket for the Ipaq does both. With the inclusion of Live feeds for travel information and automatic detours, time spend in trafic jams can be graetly reduced. Finding streets in towns, houses in Housing estates ect. Find out where the F(**& you are after the road is closed for acciednts. When and how often, round here at least once a month a major M/way closed for several hours at the moment. Also will double as GPS for on the boat, as backup as just gives position, but can get winchart planner to give full mapping using C-Maps. Edited February 25, 2005 by Country_est Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 Got one for the Ipaq. Missuss has an Ipaq as well (both work for IT Compaines) so 1 GPS jacket for the Ipaq does both. With the inclusion of Live feeds for travel information and automatic detours, time spend in trafic jams can be graetly reduced. Finding streets in towns, houses in Housing estates ect. Find out where the F(**& you are after the road is closed for acciednts. When and how often, round here at least once a month a major M/way closed for several hours at the moment. Also will double as GPS for on the boat, as backup as just gives position, but can get winchart planner to give full mapping using C-Maps. Christ... why bother going out why dont you both just stay in bed ? FM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookie Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 Dammit! Remember what it says on _every_ GPS box... "This is intended as a navigation aid, not the sole means of navigation". I really hope that people are still learning how to read maps because, even when I go out on my mountain bike with the GPS, I take a map with me. Blame my country upbringing and the scouts for making me learn, then blame the council for giving me a job where knowing how to read a map quickly and accurately is essential! Bloody youngsters... Wookie (feeling every one of his 30 years today) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 When I was a Boy Racer it was "go faster stripes", tigers tails, nodding dogs and horns that operated from the exhaust system and made a wolf whistle noise.............................now its Sat Nav..................nothing really changes. I believe the current expression is "Auto Tarts". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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