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[LUG] Satnavs
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- Subject: [LUG] Satnavs
- From: George Parker <georgeparker20@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2014 10:18:56 +0100
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My 10 year old plus Navman satnav has not been supported for a while now
but it is adequate for the car only and still works well here and in
France and Spain but it is showing it's age. Also we have a caravan
which we drag around France and Spain every year for 6 weeks so I looked
at satnavs which take into account the size of vehicle and what you're
towing.
£300 plus seems to be the going rate for stuff like Garmin, Snooper, Tom
Tom etc. with the fancy software, but I was very put off by the number
of reviews which said that they were crap at the main objective, taking
you on routes that are suitable for big vehicles. (My caravan has 3
minor repairs so far.) This took me into the world of HGV's (similar
requirements) and into ebay where there are a lot of 7" display satnavs
aimed at HGV drivers ranging from £50 to £100, mostly for the same or
similar units. The price range is probably to do with the support
provided and stuff like memory size.
I am very tempted to have a punt at one of these cheaper units. Has
anyone any experience here?
George
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