[LUG] Satnavs

[George Parker <georgeparker20@xxxxxxxxx>]

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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