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cdn_downunder Member Since: 25 Oct 2010 Location: Sydney Posts: 37 |
I'll be back in Sydney next week and will give it a go. 11MY SE SD4 in Lago Grey just arrived with a free Garmin thrown in! This could be the start of a beautiful relationship (I'm an eternal optimist, and former FL1 owner)! |
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2nd Feb 2011 11:17 pm |
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jaksbak@freel2 Member Since: 26 Dec 2010 Location: Fraser Coast Posts: 225 |
CDN - have you been able to test your Garmin out in the bush yet? I'm interested to see how it goes. Only yesterday, I decided to go for a drive (not yet in the FL2!) and had my Nokia with maps & navigation just in case. We headed off the highway, into a small town and then through bush and state pine forests toward a main coastal road.
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16th Feb 2011 9:36 am |
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egipp Member Since: 29 May 2009 Location: East Gippsland Posts: 230 |
Hello jaksbak, I've used the Garmin 1490 in the bush; it will usually show you on a track, sometimes naming the track or, on other occasions showing 'Driving on unpaved road' On a couple of occasions it has shown us driving through a green 'blob' but shows the direction you're going -'E', 'NW', 'S' etc. - but then picks up a more prominent track as it approaches. On one such occasion I selected the 'Home' icon and, a bit to my surprise, it gave a route on bush tracks of varying importance back to a highway and then onto home. Of course, like all computers, they're only as good as the data installed. Garmin use 'Whereis' maps which are, I think, part of Telstra. The final option is that, by touching your car icon, you will get a precise location which can then be easily plotted on any road atlas that has the standard grid. Having said all that, I must add that my travels with the Garmin have only been in the Victorian and southern NSW bush - I can't answer yet for the real outback! As a point of interest, I have just read a road test of the 2011 model - very complimentary incidentally - but it made a specific point of saying that the factory fitted GPS on the HSE model did not perform as well as the dealer installed Garmin on the SE.
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18th Feb 2011 1:04 am |
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djwhyte Member Since: 24 Aug 2010 Location: Brisbane Posts: 336 |
Hey cdn,
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18th Feb 2011 6:02 am |
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EYorkshire Member Since: 18 Nov 2010 Location: (!) Posts: 4392 |
Hey chaps
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18th Feb 2011 9:24 am |
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chicken george Member Since: 05 Dec 2007 Location: N. Yorks Posts: 13289 |
See me Mr East, I will give you a special vaners rate (If my Aussies /UK trade partnership ever gets off the ground ) In the mean time can I interest you in some finest chicken products? At work At home "I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race |
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18th Feb 2011 11:00 am |
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jaksbak@freel2 Member Since: 26 Dec 2010 Location: Fraser Coast Posts: 225 |
Thanks Egipp. That really helps. I also saw that mention of the factory fit V's aftermarket. If the Navman unit was a bit ordinary, I might hav called the dealer and suggested he discount the price of the vehicle by their "cost" to source and fit the Navman and I could buy another aftermarket unit that suits. I found a "tech blog" that provided reviews for The Navman 1490T and whilst the majority were really good, others weren't so happy with Whereis Mapping. Consequently, I looked up the forest I drove thru the other day via Whereis (on my PC) and it also pretty much showed nothing! It seems the everyday operation is excellent but I'd prefer a GPS mapping system that saved me spending squillions on maps for the bush - where we need to take Freelanders on weekends and holidays! |
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18th Feb 2011 11:30 am |
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EYorkshire Member Since: 18 Nov 2010 Location: (!) Posts: 4392 |
Not until I see you becoming an "Official Sponsor" and a clickon chicken link at the top of this forum. Plus I don't think I want to know what your "Special vaner rate" is, probably not beneficial to my health. |
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18th Feb 2011 1:15 pm |
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chicken george Member Since: 05 Dec 2007 Location: N. Yorks Posts: 13289 |
when i am the only supplier in the country I will be able to adjust my prices according to mood, also please send me your sat-nav so I can tweak its route finding to make sure your vaning routes come nowhere near me At work
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18th Feb 2011 4:05 pm |
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cdn_downunder Member Since: 25 Oct 2010 Location: Sydney Posts: 37 |
Hey everyone, sorry we've just come back from a long weekend road trip - loving this car!
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21st Feb 2011 8:21 am |
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Piggus Member Since: 23 May 2009 Location: Harrogate Posts: 18 |
Hi,
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19th Mar 2011 10:15 am |
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chicken george Member Since: 05 Dec 2007 Location: N. Yorks Posts: 13289 |
just unhook the glove box lid hangers then the whole box lifts off its hinges, At work
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19th Mar 2011 11:36 am |
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Piggus Member Since: 23 May 2009 Location: Harrogate Posts: 18 |
How do you unhook the glove box hangers? I dont want to snap anything? |
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20th Mar 2011 8:43 am |
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djwhyte Member Since: 24 Aug 2010 Location: Brisbane Posts: 336 |
On the left, it is actually made in such a way that it presses in. On the right, I found I just had to contort the side of the glovebox to pull the lug beyond where it catches (if that makes sense). You also need to unhook the gas piston too, but it all comes apart and goes back together easy.
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20th Mar 2011 11:18 am |
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