GPS Navigators...Which One??

Genlll · 07-12-2006, 21:10

I am looking at buying a gps navigator, the ones that have street maps and tell you where to go.
I think I have narrowed it down to two models, Tomtom and Garmin, both top of the range and new release models.

Does anyone have experience using either of these brands and what do you think of them.

Would like to know which would be the better buy to help me make up my mind which one to get.

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THE FLYING SCOTSMAN · 07-12-2006, 21:14

CANT MIND WHAT ONE IS IN MY WORK CAR BUT THEY ARE VERY HANDY MEENS YOU CAN EAT AND DRINK WHILE DRIVING CAUSE YOU DONT HAVE TO LOOK AT A MAP BOOK. ONLY PROBLEM IT COMES WITH A WOMANS VOICE SO YOU GOT A WOMEN TELLING YOU WHAT TO DO ALL DAY. HAHAHA JUST MIND YOU HAVE TO KEEP UP DATING THE SOFTWARE ON THEM .

Redneck Woman · 07-12-2006, 21:18

I've never tried them, so don't know how good they are. I was watching Top Gear earlier this year & the one they used led them down no thru rds & told them to turn left/right etc... at the culdesac. It was fun watching them try to work out how to get to the site while this thing wouldn't shut up, it kept telling them to turn around & go back to the culdesac.

Carrots · 07-12-2006, 21:19

Garmin would be my suggestion. Not that i can say I've used the others. But they're a good reliable brand etc. Simple to use and so forth. I've had the CS360 or somethign arrather in the past, easy to use pretty well spot on with all its features etc. Now got a Garmin Nuvi310. Has bluetooth and such too! Its nice and compact and again easy to use.

Just don't leave the suction pad mount on your window for too long out in the sun. As a mate can attest - they stick on!!!

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Genlll · 07-12-2006, 22:55

Thanks for the help so far, more comments will be appreciated.

When I get back to Perth will go to the shops and see if I can see them working.

Carrots · 08-12-2006, 04:48

Have a look on ebay mate also once you figure out which you want, you can often save a few hundred bucks on one on there. Plenty of reputable places use it as another means of a store front so to speak.

Dog Soldier · 08-12-2006, 07:19

just won the top of the range navman will hopefully get it in the next couple of days so will let you know how it goes.
Bought a $195 magazine and won the navman,mp3 player and a mobile phone pretty happy about that

Jay · 08-12-2006, 07:30

Thats an expensive magazine..

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Dog Soldier · 08-12-2006, 08:32

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Originally Posted by Jay

Thats an expensive magazine..

.............. ok here a few decimal points to make up for the last one

Mechanised Swaggie · 08-12-2006, 10:09

A road map does the job for me ay

lone_wolf_2800 · 08-12-2006, 13:12

i have never ownd one and personly i wouldnt waist my time with them coz they are useless for thoes who do have one how many time has i sent u in a circle or taken u a diferent rout or taken u up unsealed roeds when it says they are seald i know ill be sticking to my maps may take a little longer to memorise a rout but i aint going out of my way to get there

4LNAngel · 08-12-2006, 13:23

I had a GPS while I was over in Brissy earlier in the year! What a pain in the ar*e they are! I did a bette rjob finding my way around than what the damn machine did. I saw a lot of dead end roads while I was there!

I found it really slow and unclear giving directions too! Half the time you were sailing past the the street that you needed and it was only just telling you to turn!

I'll stick to my own sense of direction I think... And if that fails, a road map sounds good!!!

Rousy · 11-12-2006, 20:03

Well jo come and talk to me and we ca talk to coombsay and see wat gps or sat nav u would like i have the catalogues on me or in me ute at all times.

Jay · 11-12-2006, 20:17

Have been thinking about getting one, not to sure yet, might just stick to the maps for now!

OLLY BOLLY · 11-12-2006, 20:28

DON'T BOTHER, the last one we tried to follow gave us the scenic tour of bunbury 3 TIMES!!!, before radioing GEN111, and getting proper directions.

also on the way to deni, a road shown as a sealed road on the GPS, turned out to be a little used DROVING TRACK,

yeah stick with ya UBD!!!

PaulT · 25-06-2009, 19:16

There's only one brand when it comes to GPS ..... Garmin

City Livin, Country Luvin · 25-06-2009, 19:23

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Originally Posted by Genlll

I am looking at buying a gps navigator, the ones that have street maps and tell you where to go.
I think I have narrowed it down to two models, Tomtom and Garmin, both top of the range and new release models.

Does anyone have experience using either of these brands and what do you think of them.

Would like to know which would be the better buy to help me make up my mind which one to get.

I've never used a Garmin, but i've had two TOMTOM's.. the first one was the orginal tomtom 1.. now i've got one of the newer ones and they are great.. you can download celebrity voice on em too...
very easy to use.. i'd def get one..

When i went up to QLD last i wanted to meet up with my cuz in townsville, never been there before so had no idea where i was going.. punch in the addy and i pulled up in her driveway.. not bad i say....

b-ute-y mate · 26-06-2009, 17:20

Hi I was given a mid range tom tom it is great use it as my speedo instead of the one in the dash go for the tom tom

Dazza_XL · 28-06-2009, 12:49

Navman S30 here.
Certainly is not fool-proof. Sometimes tries to send me the wrong way down one way streets, and asks me to turn right when I can only turn left. But it's quick enough to recalculate & get me back on track.
Also warns when the route contains unsealed roads. Only thing it's missing, doesn't say street names. Just "Turn Right". But the newer Navmans have this feature built in.

SHREK86 · 28-06-2009, 23:27

i got the navman s30 dont bother with this model it gets confused in country towns and every time i drive through elmore it spins and thinks im doin circlework and every road is the wrong turn off

07-12-2006, 21:10	#1
Genlll Status: Beaut Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mundijong Posts: 425 Rep Power: 5	GPS Navigators...Which One?? I am looking at buying a gps navigator, the ones that have street maps and tell you where to go. I think I have narrowed it down to two models, Tomtom and Garmin, both top of the range and new release models. Does anyone have experience using either of these brands and what do you think of them. Would like to know which would be the better buy to help me make up my mind which one to get.

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THE FLYING SCOTSMAN Status: 2006 Champion Street Ute Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: GOSNELLS Posts: 1,563 Rep Power: 12	Re: GPS Navigators...Which One?? CANT MIND WHAT ONE IS IN MY WORK CAR BUT THEY ARE VERY HANDY MEENS YOU CAN EAT AND DRINK WHILE DRIVING CAUSE YOU DONT HAVE TO LOOK AT A MAP BOOK. ONLY PROBLEM IT COMES WITH A WOMANS VOICE SO YOU GOT A WOMEN TELLING YOU WHAT TO DO ALL DAY. HAHAHA JUST MIND YOU HAVE TO KEEP UP DATING THE SOFTWARE ON THEM . __________________ COUNTRY OR CONCRETE WE ARE ALL HERE TO HAVE FUN JESTERS UTE CLUB

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Redneck Woman Status: June 2006 Best Chicks Ute! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Northam Posts: 1,190 Rep Power: 11	Re: GPS Navigators...Which One?? I've never tried them, so don't know how good they are. I was watching Top Gear earlier this year & the one they used led them down no thru rds & told them to turn left/right etc... at the culdesac. It was fun watching them try to work out how to get to the site while this thing wouldn't shut up, it kept telling them to turn around & go back to the culdesac. __________________ Country to the Core Jester's Ute Club *Country or Concrete we are all here to have fun!*

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Carrots Status: Try Me! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: SA Posts: 1,093 Rep Power: 10	Re: GPS Navigators...Which One?? Garmin would be my suggestion. Not that i can say I've used the others. But they're a good reliable brand etc. Simple to use and so forth. I've had the CS360 or somethign arrather in the past, easy to use pretty well spot on with all its features etc. Now got a Garmin Nuvi310. Has bluetooth and such too! Its nice and compact and again easy to use. Just don't leave the suction pad mount on your window for too long out in the sun. As a mate can attest - they stick on!!! __________________ *"Road Hammer"*

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Genlll Status: Beaut Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mundijong Posts: 425 Rep Power: 5	Re: GPS Navigators...Which One?? Thanks for the help so far, more comments will be appreciated. When I get back to Perth will go to the shops and see if I can see them working.

08-12-2006, 04:48	#6
Carrots Status: Try Me! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: SA Posts: 1,093 Rep Power: 10	Re: GPS Navigators...Which One?? Have a look on ebay mate also once you figure out which you want, you can often save a few hundred bucks on one on there. Plenty of reputable places use it as another means of a store front so to speak. __________________ *"Road Hammer"*

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Dog Soldier Status: Feral Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Perth Posts: 100 Rep Power: 4	Re: GPS Navigators...Which One?? just won the top of the range navman will hopefully get it in the next couple of days so will let you know how it goes. Bought a $195 magazine and won the navman,mp3 player and a mobile phone pretty happy about that __________________ Life is like a dogsled team.If you aint the lead dog,the scenery never changes The lead dog gets the best view.The rest of the dogs view is butt ugly,of course the lead dog is also the first to fal into the ravine

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Jay Status: 2006 Champion 4x4 Ute! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Maffra, Vic Posts: 3,711 Rep Power: 10	Re: GPS Navigators...Which One?? Thats an expensive magazine.. __________________ I said NO to alcohol, but it didn't listen!

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Mechanised Swaggie Status: Beaut Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Echuca Posts: 398 Rep Power: 4	Re: GPS Navigators...Which One?? A road map does the job for me ay __________________ -Just give me a MACK and a decent load and turn me loose on the Darwin Road.. -I'll be better off by far... 1995 XG Falcon Longreach Outback BNS Rig 1997 HZ(T)J75 Cruiser Bush Rig

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lone_wolf_2800 Status: Beaut Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: perth at the moment Posts: 366 Rep Power: 5	Re: GPS Navigators...Which One?? i have never ownd one and personly i wouldnt waist my time with them coz they are useless for thoes who do have one how many time has i sent u in a circle or taken u a diferent rout or taken u up unsealed roeds when it says they are seald i know ill be sticking to my maps may take a little longer to memorise a rout but i aint going out of my way to get there

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4LNAngel Status: Beaut Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tom Price - WA Posts: 361 Rep Power: 5	Re: GPS Navigators...Which One?? I had a GPS while I was over in Brissy earlier in the year! What a pain in the ar*e they are! I did a bette rjob finding my way around than what the damn machine did. I saw a lot of dead end roads while I was there! I found it really slow and unclear giving directions too! Half the time you were sailing past the the street that you needed and it was only just telling you to turn! I'll stick to my own sense of direction I think... And if that fails, a road map sounds good!!!

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Rousy Status: COWBOY UP Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Where Ever You Find Me Ute Me Swag n Me Dog Posts: 1,422 Rep Power: 6	Re: GPS Navigators...Which One?? Well jo come and talk to me and we ca talk to coombsay and see wat gps or sat nav u would like i have the catalogues on me or in me ute at all times. __________________ *"ITS REALLY KINDA SIMPLE KEEP YA MIND IN THE MIDDLE WHILE YA BUCK SPINS ROUND N ROUND "* *"SPLIT FINGER WRAP AND MY ROPE PULLED WAY TOO TIGHT"*

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Jay Status: 2006 Champion 4x4 Ute! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Maffra, Vic Posts: 3,711 Rep Power: 10	Re: GPS Navigators...Which One?? Have been thinking about getting one, not to sure yet, might just stick to the maps for now! __________________ I said NO to alcohol, but it didn't listen!

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OLLY BOLLY Status: February 2006 Best Feral Ute! Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,379 Rep Power: 0	Re: GPS Navigators...Which One?? DON'T BOTHER, the last one we tried to follow gave us the scenic tour of bunbury 3 TIMES!!!, before radioing GEN111, and getting proper directions. also on the way to deni, a road shown as a sealed road on the GPS, turned out to be a little used DROVING TRACK, yeah stick with ya UBD!!!

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PaulT Status: Newbie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Re: GPS Navigators...Which One?? There's only one brand when it comes to GPS ..... Garmin

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b-ute-y mate Status: Feral Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: koo wee rup Posts: 147 Rep Power: 2	Re: GPS Navigators...Which One?? Hi I was given a mid range tom tom it is great use it as my speedo instead of the one in the dash go for the tom tom __________________ causimaussie

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Dazza_XL Status: Admin/Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Queensland. Posts: 1,873 Rep Power: 10	Re: GPS Navigators...Which One?? Navman S30 here. Certainly is not fool-proof. Sometimes tries to send me the wrong way down one way streets, and asks me to turn right when I can only turn left. But it's quick enough to recalculate & get me back on track. Also warns when the route contains unsealed roads. Only thing it's missing, doesn't say street names. Just "Turn Right". But the newer Navmans have this feature built in. __________________ Read the Site Rules lately? Last edited by Dazza_XL; 28-06-2009 at 12:51..

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SHREK86 Status: Newbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: clayton Posts: 32 Rep Power: 0	Re: GPS Navigators...Which One?? i got the navman s30 dont bother with this model it gets confused in country towns and every time i drive through elmore it spins and thinks im doin circlework and every road is the wrong turn off __________________ blame it all on my roots i showed up in boots and ruined your black tie affair