Best GPS for the car?

DavidU (Dave) · #1 13-09-2009, 06:01 PM

Does anyone have a little knowledge regarding the new type in car GPS map units? I had a look at a few but I thought I would ask here.
thanx

mozzie (Peter) · #2 13-09-2009, 06:58 PM

hi david i have a tom-tom wide screen had it for around 3 years had no probs the wider screen gives you bigger keys to touch that helps with people with large fingers something to consider all in all a great unit there probably more advanced know but im more then happy and wont upgrade
mozzie

marki · #3 13-09-2009, 07:16 PM

Hi David

I have a Tom Tom oneXL. It's been very good for me in the past two years. Delivers you right to the doorstep (driveway) of your destination.

Mark

xstream (John) · #4 13-09-2009, 07:27 PM

David, I have the new Garmin Nuvii 1390 widescreen and it's excellent.

leon · #5 13-09-2009, 07:39 PM

Depends on how much stuff you want to do, but if it is just to find your way around and land on the spot a Nav Man would certainly do the job.

I have one and it serves me well.

Leon

mac (Matt) · #6 13-09-2009, 07:56 PM

The new Navman's look really great, with bluetooth handsfree telephony built in, and traffic and weather warnings. It tells you if there's an accident ahead and asks whether you want to take an alternative route.

Kevnool (Kev) · #7 13-09-2009, 08:27 PM

Tomtom 730 has bluetooth hands free kit, FM transmitter to play the voices and mp3 through your car stereo and other features same as Matt.
Cost me 470 bucks at the good guys.

Me personally there all the same.

Cheers Kev.

matt · #8 13-09-2009, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marki

Hi David

I have a Tom Tom oneXL. It's been very good for me in the past two years. Delivers you right to the doorstep (driveway) of your destination.

Mark

Me too. It's a cracking unit. I'll be sad the day it packs it in.

turbo_pascale (Rob) · #9 13-09-2009, 08:58 PM

I've had a NavMan S90i for a nearly 2 years, and it worked well, and prior to that the Navman Pin300 (ie basically a pocketpc with integrated GPS). I always liked their software better than the alternatives, but things change quickly and I never really compared more recently. Lots of people swear by the TomTom's, not that many fanatics for the NavMans.

One thing to think about, is that the NavMan units have the SUNA traffic updates (depending on where you live this might be useful), as it will route you around accidents and other traffic hazzards). My new unit has support for it. I'm not sure if the TomTom's have got this yet, but if not, can't be far away.

I just got a new car (old one got written off when someone hit me), and I'm putting in a new in-dash unit on Thursday (Pioneer AVIC-F10BT).

Basically, got over the tangle of wires, and the basic stereo in the car was OK, but not very feature packed. If that's what you mean by in-car (vs portable units), let me know and I'll post my thoughts after I get it installed. Saying that, it's not a cheap option compared to the portable units.

Turbo

DavidU (Dave) · #10 13-09-2009, 09:04 PM

Good inpho.Thanx fellas !

lacad01 (Adam) · #11 13-09-2009, 09:35 PM

Have had a Navman My50 for about a week. It isn't bad on features but the USB/power port is in a really stupid/awkward position, right near the mounting point making it nigh on impossible to mount the unit without damaging the cable. Had I taken more notice of this design "feature" wouldn't have bought it

TrevorW · #12 13-09-2009, 09:42 PM

The missus shes always telling me where to go

Starkler (Geoff) · #13 14-09-2009, 01:08 AM

Just so you know, you dont HAVE TO spend $400+ to get 95% of the basic functionality of the big name units.

I paid $139 at Aldi for a Tevion PWM3501 and it works just as good as anything else to get you from A to B.

OneOfOne (Trevor) · #14 14-09-2009, 07:54 AM

I have had the TomTom OneXL for a couple of years now and I use it every time I have to head off to a school for a public viewing...I would be lost without it, especially when coming home.

However, it is not perfect and has let me down a couple of times when I have entered a street number and suburb for locations on roads that go through many suburbs, eg. Maroondah Highway. I entered the address for Blackburn Nissan, in Blackburn...and if I had followed it blindly, it would have taken me to the correct number, but in Coldstream! (MANY kilometres out of my way for those who don't live in Melbourne). I now always check any locations on roads like this. Minor suburban streets have never been a problem.