Tom Tom advice
Tom Tom advice
My dad does a lot of driving, courier work in his retirement. Would like to get him a tom tom to replace his old navman
Has anyone looked into this recently. I suppose little over £100 , good traffic info plus post code searches are musts
Cheers
Jon B
Has anyone looked into this recently. I suppose little over £100 , good traffic info plus post code searches are musts
Cheers
Jon B
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Have a look at the Garmin systems, they seem to have the best mapping and traffic update system at the mo, we sell far more of them than the Tom Toms.
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The wife bought a Tom Tom for xmas for herself. I borrowed it the other day..and if it were mine...would be somewhere on Rt84 in NY
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Modern tomtoms - even the most basic, are just brilliant. Traffic info, mapping, etc. they are the best I've used - and I have used the Garmin in London. It's good, but not as intuitive in my view as the tomtom..
I think that it's the dutch sense of humour getting all the US stuff wrong!
I think that it's the dutch sense of humour getting all the US stuff wrong!
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I don't know who programs the thing...but it insisted I take a right at least 1/2 mile before I should have.Unfortunately for me,there was a road there... and try as I may...I kept taking turns and being rerouted till the thing finally said "YOU,sir are the most impatient bastard I have ever met"!
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Apart from when they turn you right - on a no right turn - and you get felt up by the feds for doing so - they're great!
Seriously, I've used a few and the TomTom's rock
Cheap as chips now, too.
Cheers, Hedge
Seriously, I've used a few and the TomTom's rock
Cheap as chips now, too.
Cheers, Hedge
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Cheers chaps - sounds like Tom Tom is the way to go
London is probably the best test for a nav system in the world - all those small, winding streets. Funnily enough, i used to be head of development for Nav systems for a major car manufacturer but that was way back in the late 90's/ early 00's. Things changed a lot post 2001 with the introduction of much more accurate data for the UK and better GPS.
But I am well out of touch nowadays
Are there major differences/ advantages with the £300 + Tom Tom vs the £100 models? http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... -tom%20tom
He is ONLY interested in UK coverage, up to date data, Post Code search and good traffic info
London is probably the best test for a nav system in the world - all those small, winding streets. Funnily enough, i used to be head of development for Nav systems for a major car manufacturer but that was way back in the late 90's/ early 00's. Things changed a lot post 2001 with the introduction of much more accurate data for the UK and better GPS.
But I am well out of touch nowadays
Are there major differences/ advantages with the £300 + Tom Tom vs the £100 models? http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... -tom%20tom
He is ONLY interested in UK coverage, up to date data, Post Code search and good traffic info
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[quote="jon b"]
Funnily enough, i used to be head of development for Nav systems for a major car manufacturer but that was way back in the late 90's/ early 00's. Things changed a lot post 2001 with the introduction of much more accurate data for the UK and better GPS.
But I am well out of touch nowadays
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And so are Volvo Satnav systems - Mine is a brand new £2k option and I'd rather use the £200 tomtom.
Please don't let's get into how sh1t the Volvo RTS system is...
Funnily enough, i used to be head of development for Nav systems for a major car manufacturer but that was way back in the late 90's/ early 00's. Things changed a lot post 2001 with the introduction of much more accurate data for the UK and better GPS.
But I am well out of touch nowadays
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And so are Volvo Satnav systems - Mine is a brand new £2k option and I'd rather use the £200 tomtom.
Please don't let's get into how sh1t the Volvo RTS system is...
Ariel Atom Owners Club founder, based in Central London
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[quote="jon b"]
He is ONLY interested in UK coverage, up to date data, Post Code search and good traffic info
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He only requires the basic one then
Could take your chances on FleBay? Might get lucky, but then they only cost about a soup in Halfrauds now anyway.
Cheers, Hedge
He is ONLY interested in UK coverage, up to date data, Post Code search and good traffic info
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He only requires the basic one then
Could take your chances on FleBay? Might get lucky, but then they only cost about a soup in Halfrauds now anyway.
Cheers, Hedge
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I just bought the 730 but would say 530 would fit the bill for you (same unit just UK not europe afaik). You could go for the 540 which has the traffic updates but I had no interest in that. These models have the better routing and lane guidance on them and few extra functions he probably wont use, compared to the cheaper ones.
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I have several TomToms I think they are great, one problem though is that you cannot register more than one on your account, so if I want to do an update on a TomTom I have to log in as the person that that particular one is registered to, so I have to keep track of which is whose.
Very irritating.
They are bloody good though, intuitive, fast and pretty accurate.
They get confused by Holborn viaduct, asking me to do a right turn which would involve a 50ft drop!
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Very irritating.
They are bloody good though, intuitive, fast and pretty accurate.
They get confused by Holborn viaduct, asking me to do a right turn which would involve a 50ft drop!
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I believe they've sorted that problem - but I have the same issue with two tom toms, too.
I just guess first and if I'm wrong I use the other login...
I just guess first and if I'm wrong I use the other login...
Ariel Atom Owners Club founder, based in Central London
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[quote="Trigger"]
I just bought the 730 but would say 530 would fit the bill for you (same unit just UK not europe afaik). You could go for the 540 which has the traffic updates but I had no interest in that. These models have the better routing and lane guidance on them and few extra functions he probably wont use, compared to the cheaper ones.
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Cheers Trig
Which one is the 530 and 540 on this list? - what prices?
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... -tom%20tom
I just bought the 730 but would say 530 would fit the bill for you (same unit just UK not europe afaik). You could go for the 540 which has the traffic updates but I had no interest in that. These models have the better routing and lane guidance on them and few extra functions he probably wont use, compared to the cheaper ones.
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Cheers Trig
Which one is the 530 and 540 on this list? - what prices?
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... -tom%20tom
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GO 530: £195 at Halfords -
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165685
Actually thats pretty good price - Amazon is way cheaper than Halfords for other models but the 530 is similar.
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165685
Actually thats pretty good price - Amazon is way cheaper than Halfords for other models but the 530 is similar.
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Hmmmmmm..... its not christmas
Anything for around £100 that would do?
cheers
Anything for around £100 that would do?
cheers
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