Can anyone reccomend a cheaper sat nav? Now the sales are on there looks to be some good deals about but the reviews put me off some of the cheaper tom tom ones. I've got 100 quid to spend and was told by a fella that fits in car electrics that tom tom are the best ones to get. I dont need anything fancy, just a reliable one thats easy to use to get me from A to B.

Thanks all. Black MY2013 SD4 GS Auto, Wood Company Armrest, Freel2 sticker.
Gone MY2010 Freelander 2 Manual TD4.e S, Alaska White.

Hi Stevie,

I have had a few Tom Tom Sat Nav`s over the years and have been extremely pleased with everyone, they`ve all been very reliable and they are very clear to follow with their excellent instrutions and good screen resolution.

The only reason i have had a few is that they have made them much thinner each time they bring out a revised version and also in Widescreen etc etc. I would definatly go for a "Tom Tom" and not any other make as in my opinion they are the best and also the market leaders in portable "Sat Nav" devices. Check out Amazon at the moment they have quite a few for sub £100, mine at the moment is the "Start 25" with the european maps, very pleased with it to and highly recommend.

Good luck in your search and post what you decide on.......... "Tom Tom there is no comprimise"

A bit more than your spend, I have one, builds in easily and works a treat

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/...yId_165685

Have a look in my gallery, there is a photo in there, can't link off my ipad

Another vote for the Tom Tom. I have had both the Tom Tom and the Garmin equivalent and much prefer the Tom Tom for ease of use, mapping and software quality. Both are the wide screen jobbies and both fit nicely into the cubby hole on my GS where the factory fit one goes on the posh Freelanders but I find that too far down from line of sight so I put it on top of the dashboard. I have a flat tacky mat fitting which it sits securely on top of the dashboard and does not need anything stuck on the screen.
Take it off and plug it into the pooter at home for free upgrades and if if breaks cheap enough to buy another one. Can even put em into walking mode and take them out on the hoof if prone to getting lost staggering home from pub

Robin

Vote from me for TomTom too. yes the map updates and speed cameras stuff costs extra but so far I've found them to have the best data and systems.

Tradewind 35 wrote:

Can even put em into walking mode and take them out on the hoof if prone to getting lost staggering home from pub

Robin

Always wondered, but in walking mode does it avoid the motorways? "In 100 yards take the slip road"

I've been reading reviews about tom tom and alot of people are saying they have trouble updating the maps. I've seen a few good deals with free map upgrades for life but then reviews of said tom tom say the map upgrade killed the tom tom! Other than that tom tom seem ok. Anyone had problems updating maps? Black MY2013 SD4 GS Auto, Wood Company Armrest, Freel2 sticker.
Gone MY2010 Freelander 2 Manual TD4.e S, Alaska White.

Personally no I haven't had a problem updating maps - and I'm on my third tomtom over quite a few years now.

Third here to, never an issue with any of them

Have had Tom Tom for years -very intuitive and easy to use. Spent a lot of money on a Garmin for the motorbike and it is rubbish - difficult to use, the routing can be random and it will take you off a dual carriageway and straight back on again.

Tom Tom on the iPhone works well.

I have had a Tom Tom GO 520 for well over 5 years and it is still going well.
Only problem I had was due to me being a computor ignoramus and putting upgades on to the SD card and not the internal memory. Did not realise the the updates ovewrite the old info.and eventualy it stopped working.

However my daughter who is better than me at these sort of things was able to get through to Tom Tom on the phone and after one and a half hours of diagnostic work it by their tech guy (who was totaly proffesional and polite at all times) it is now working fine complete with all the latest display updates.

Very simple to programme with post codes or map references/latitude and longtitude if no post codes available and does not insist in taking you off mways and on again at the same junction as the FL2 built in system does which is also 6 months out of date when you buy a new car and cost mega money to update.
Tom Tom map updates 4 times per year for approx £30.00 and speed cameras for £20.00 but watch out for offers.
Other daughter has a Garmin which is nowhere near as good.

Bill T. Life Honorary Member of Wallasey Motor Club.
Licenced MSA Radio Operator for 35+ years.
Rallying is the only sport.

Well I picked it up today from a high street store that sounds like Indian food (dont know if I can mention the store name on here) its a tom tom start 25 with western European maps, free map upgrades for life. Penny short of 100 quid. The only bad reviews it had was on the map updates over the net, usage wise the reviews are very good. will try it out at the weekend.

Thanks all for your input.  Black MY2013 SD4 GS Auto, Wood Company Armrest, Freel2 sticker.
Gone MY2010 Freelander 2 Manual TD4.e S, Alaska White.

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Never heard of those selling satnav's Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Cobra Communications Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

I've used and abused TomToms for years. From a 700 to a 900, 910, 920, 940 and then a 1005.

Each updated to get the latest (sad, I know!). On the whole, very happy, even if the update services can be a bit flaky sometimes.

I still use my 1005 all the time and completely ignore the very dated standard fit satnav.

Unfortunately, most development work at TomTom seems to have ground to a halt as their market seems to be in terminal decline against an overwhelming tide of GPS enabled smartphones.

I've found this link very useful:

http://www.satnav-discounts.co.uk/tomtom-g...htm#prices

If you can stretch to the TomTom 60 (£139.00, collected from Tescos with voucher and including lifetime map updates), it seems to be the best value for money.