New sat nav.

[smudgley]

I've had a new sat nav & it's brilliant & so much better than my old one. It has lots of features but the one thing which is great is speed alert, it monitors your speed & tells you when you go over the limit, isn't that clever. :cool:
It states the limit in the area & what you are doing e.g..... if you were going 35 in a 40 zone, it says
35 / 40 - and when you go over 40 it tells you.

It also tells you when you are approaching a speed camera.

I think the speed alert is a great safety aspect because it makes you think when it alerts you.

It also has a help feature & when you click help it can locate you to allsorts of things, options like the nearest hospital, madical centre, chemist, etc.

It's fab!

[Fran]

I wouldn't be with out my Sat Nav, my Tomtom does all those things you describe above Smudgley, It amazes me how clever it is :lol:

[smudgley]

My old TomTom didn't do the speed alert or speed cameras or have the help facility. I love this one & I've let John have my old one. :-D

[yola]

I'm going to be in the market for a satnav soon as my Lexus had an inbuilt one but I opted not to go for one with the Audi. Fran, Smudgely - which ones do you have and how much did they cost?

[Kazz]

I have not got a satnav I think I would go crazy being told what to do by a computer. Rather have interesting mysery tours...:)

Glad you are enjoying yours Smudgley

[Fran]

My old TomTom didn't do the speed alert or speed cameras or have the help facility. I love this one & I've let John have my old one. :-D


The one we have does have the speed alert and the speed cameras and we have had it a good while now.


Yola, we have the TomTom Go 710, although I guess this may have been replaced by a more up to date model now as we have had it a while.

Here's a link to it..

http://www.amazon.co.uk/TomTom-710-Europe-Navigation-Unit/dp/B000FDT1MA

[Fran]

It tells you what speed you are travelling at and what the speed limit of the road is, if you go over the speed limit it flashes at you in red :oops: It alerts you with a beeping that a speed camera is coming up. You can download all the recent road changes/speed camera etc... onto it from the Tomtom website. I love it actually, don't know how I ever managed without it really :roll:

[yola]

Many thanks Fran! It does look quite highly-specced - very interesting! :D

[Jac]

I haven't got one but my new car does.:D Quite looking forward to it.

[borderdawn]

They drive me nuts!! BEEP BEEP, turn here turn there AARRRGGHHHH!!! My boss has just had another flippin one Snooper syrius or something, sounds like the airport departure lounge!!

[Fran]

I've just downloaded Victor Meldrew onto ours today to give hubby an 'unbelievable' shock next time he uses it :-D

[smudgley]

I'm going to be in the market for a satnav soon as my Lexus had an inbuilt one but I opted not to go for one with the Audi. Fran, Smudgely - which ones do you have and how much did they cost?

Well I would definitely have a Tom Tom Yola. I had a hand held PC with GPS origionally but it wasn't as good as the Tom Tom, then after 12 months it died so I had a refund & got a Tom Tom.
I got one this week which is another Tom Tom but an updated version (only got another because this was issued to me because of H & S & all the driving we do at work) -:roll: they are anything from about £130 to £300 which is much less than they were a few years ago.

[Kim]

I love my Sat Nav, it is onlya cheap 2nd hand one, but does thjob! As I have to do a lot of night driving to patients houses to dness knows where, it has been invaluable. Like the sound of the one you have Smudgley. Will have to start saving!

[smudgley]

Kim, that's the same as me, driving to clients houses & it helps me get from one place to another so easily.....

[Kay]

Think I will have to consider getting one to get me to all the cat shows. I have to depend on the AA rout planner maps which aren't always correct.

[smudgley]

Think I will have to consider getting one to get me to all the cat shows. I have to depend on the AA rout planner maps which aren't always correct.

You treat yourself Kay. :cool: I'm not one for gadgets, I don't know what half the things are these days (ipods & the likes) but a sat nav, is worth its weight in gold in my opinion, especially if you travel a lot. I often have to find houses for people that I've never been to before, & there's no stress or hassle about finding your way there..... the prices have come down loads too.

ETA Kay - did you edit your post slightly or have I gone mad?

[Kay]

They do sound good so I will get Christmas out the way and get one.

I haven't edited the post but perhaps I should as I have spelt route withou an e.