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Fabio · Jun 13th, 2006, 09:58 PM

Hi

With the GP coming soon , i'll no longer have my built in Sat-Nav so i'd like to get some sort of sat- nav system, once you get used to having one its hard to drive cars without one

I've been looking at

Navman iCN 720
Garmin Streetpilot C340
TomTom Go 910

I'd even consider a system based on my mobile phone.

Which one would you recommend,whats important to me is that
it'll work in Ireland (Navteq are the best maps for ireland)
&
it'll will get me to Italy

Thanks

Fabio

Paul · Jun 14th, 2006, 06:56 AM

I've only got personal experience of the OEM, Navman 510 and TomTom Go 5 (I think) software on a Pocket PC.

Personally, the OEM was pants. The Navman 510 gives you good routes and has good routing options (more flexible when giving "weight" to major/minor roads, quickest/shortest etc), but is slow and clunky. The tomtom is faster to work out routes etc and has better options/easier to use (especially the postcode search, worth it's weight in the UK). Overall for me I'd go for some sort of TomTom.

Hat · Jun 14th, 2006, 07:15 AM

if you need ireland mapping then the tom-toms are non starters, they don't have any mapping of ireland currently other than major trunk roads.

Irlmin · Jun 14th, 2006, 07:23 AM

Ireland will be 100% covered in September , Some systems are already available with the updated mapping , Fabio talk to Owen about Garmin as KOL have a really good 'deal' for these for the Mini Club of Ireland which is about to be launched here in the next few Days .
Gerard

DaFlake · Jun 14th, 2006, 07:47 AM

What about Navigon? I have several co-workers that have this unit and love it.

AidenL · Jun 14th, 2006, 08:00 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Hat

if you need ireland mapping then the tom-toms are non starters, they don't have any mapping of ireland currently other than major trunk roads.

Yep, I think Tomtom use Teleatlas maps, Garmin use Navteq - I think its Navteq who have completed the Ireland mapping too, Teleatlas, used by Navman are still way behind.......

Fabio · Jun 14th, 2006, 09:42 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Irlmin

Ireland will be 100% covered in September , Some systems are already available with the updated mapping , Fabio talk to Owen about Garmin as KOL have a really good 'deal' for these for the Mini Club of Ireland which is about to be launched here in the next few Days .
Gerard

Thats great Ger, i'll give him a call in a few days to find out the details

Quote: Originally Posted by AidenL

Yep, I think Tomtom use Teleatlas maps, Garmin use Navteq - I think its Navteq who have completed the Ireland mapping too, Teleatlas, used by Navman are still way behind.......

yep, Navteq have the completed the Ireland Mapping and i'm veering towards Garmin also. Its appeals it me the most so far

Hodude · Jun 14th, 2006, 11:26 AM

i'm in the process of setting up satnav via mobile phone, just getting all the bits together. Got the phone, got the gps receiver, got the software - Tomtom Mobile 5.2

Just trying to find a decent cradle/phone holder

Roofas · Jun 14th, 2006, 10:46 PM

I've got the Blaupunkt Lucca - very stylish, very accurate but a bit slow. HTH.

minispec · Jun 14th, 2006, 11:25 PM

This may be completely useless since I'm in the states, but we have a Garmin 330C and it is fantastic. My wife, God bless her, is geographically challenged and scorned me repeatedly for purchasing the unit when we moved to Virginia. Two days after she got here she was singing the Garmin's praises as "the best electronic gadget you've ever purchased!". Even though I haven't had the opportunity to try the others, if the mapping of Europe is as complete as it is for the U.S. Garmin gets my recommendation. Just my .02.

Fabio · Jun 14th, 2006, 11:42 PM

are these devies much better than the Mini OEM NAV system???

Hat · Jun 15th, 2006, 06:58 AM

from what i've seen of the latest oem nav there's not much between them in terms of navigation. i'd say the touch screen & menu set up of the tomtom is far easier to navigate than the oem

Fabio · Jun 17th, 2006, 12:51 AM

does anybody know what size the tomtom910 is compared to the tomtom710 ???

Paul · Jun 17th, 2006, 06:40 AM

About 200 bigger.

Fabio · Jun 17th, 2006, 08:53 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Paul Mullett

About 200 bigger.

lol

zoooooom · Jun 17th, 2006, 09:13 AM

I am using the new Indigo from snooper and I think its FANTASTIC

Laury · Jun 29th, 2006, 07:58 PM

Im also in this predicatment as I'll be taking the motor through the Pyrenees in August, I've been edging towards the Tom Tom 710 but this particular model is not available at the moment or a Tom Tom 910 in Dover minus the tax

However I was sent a Garmin brochure today by my local Mini dealership as a couple of the range have been reduced, the C310 down from £299 to £199 and C320 from £349 to £299, so they are very tempting

I would like to hear other fellow GPS user's comments on this

.....

Fabio · Jun 29th, 2006, 10:39 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Laury

Im also in this predicatment as I'll be taking the motor through the Pyrenees in August, I've been edging towards the Tom Tom 710 but this particular model is not available at the moment or a Tom Tom 910 in Dover minus the tax

However I was sent a Garmin brochure today by my local Mini dealership as a couple of the range have been reduced, the C310 down from £299 to £199 and C320 from £349 to £299, so they are very tempting

I would like to hear other fellow GPS user's comments on this

.....

]]

i dont think i'll be getting the TomTom because it doesnt cover Ireland??

Hat · Jun 30th, 2006, 06:59 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Laury

Im also in this predicatment as I'll be taking the motor through the Pyrenees in August, I've been edging towards the Tom Tom 710 but this particular model is not available at the moment or a Tom Tom 910 in Dover minus the tax

However I was sent a Garmin brochure today by my local Mini dealership as a couple of the range have been reduced, the C310 down from £299 to £199 and C320 from £349 to £299, so they are very tempting

I would like to hear other fellow GPS user's comments on this

.....

have a look at the outgoing range of tomtoms - 300/700/900. they're practically giving them away at the moment & the new ones don't have that many new features, unless you want to use your sat nav as an mp3 player

these will also be getting the latest firmware update anytime soon so most of the new features will be available on them too. firmware updates are free & simply downloaded from the tomtom website to the unit

mg1232 · Jun 30th, 2006, 07:05 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Hat

have a look at the outgoing range of tomtoms - 300/700/900. they're practically giving them away at the moment & the new ones don't have that many new features, unless you want to use your sat nav as an mp3 player

these will also be getting the latest firmware update anytime soon so most of the new features will be available on them too. firmware updates are free & simply downloaded from the tomtom website to the unit

Once again Hat is spot on!

I was looking at purchasing one of the TomTom 510, 710, 910 series, but other than the slightly bigger screen and the ability to play MP3s there isn't a great deal of difference. I managed to get a TomTom Go 700 for under £300, but I think you'll have to be quick as they are really selling quickly. It works fantastically well and was over £200 cheaper than the retail price on the Go 910.

I didn't know about the firmware updates, so I'll be looking out for those!

Just need to think of where to install it now rather than on the windscreen!

Jun 13th, 2006, 09:58 PM	#1
Fabio F43i0 My Classifieds Join Date: Feb 2004 Local Time: 06:10 AM Posts: 3,835 Offline	Best GPS device for Mini (Navman, Garmin or Tom Tom) Hi With the GP coming soon , i'll no longer have my built in Sat-Nav so i'd like to get some sort of sat- nav system, once you get used to having one its hard to drive cars without one I've been looking at Navman iCN 720 Garmin Streetpilot C340 TomTom Go 910 I'd even consider a system based on my mobile phone. Which one would you recommend,whats important to me is that it'll work in Ireland (Navteq are the best maps for ireland) & it'll will get me to Italy Thanks Fabio bebo Last edited by Fabio : Jun 14th, 2006 at 12:30 AM.

Jun 14th, 2006, 07:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
Irlmin Peoples Republic Of Cork Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Cork Ireland Local Time: 06:10 AM Posts: 1,140 Offline	Ireland will be 100% covered in September , Some systems are already available with the updated mapping , Fabio talk to Owen about Garmin as KOL have a really good 'deal' for these for the Mini Club of Ireland which is about to be launched here in the next few Days . Gerard www.miniclub.ie

Jun 14th, 2006, 07:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
DaFlake I miss my MINI Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hanging on The Cape! Local Time: 01:10 AM Posts: 10,630 Offline	What about Navigon? I have several co-workers that have this unit and love it. Global Moderator

Jun 14th, 2006, 08:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
AidenL Nice TTs......... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: On The Coast........ Local Time: 06:10 AM Posts: 42,151 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Hat if you need ireland mapping then the tom-toms are non starters, they don't have any mapping of ireland currently other than major trunk roads. Yep, I think Tomtom use Teleatlas maps, Garmin use Navteq - I think its Navteq who have completed the Ireland mapping too, Teleatlas, used by Navman are still way behind....... *Global Moderator*

Jun 14th, 2006, 09:42 AM	#7 (permalink)
Fabio F43i0 My Classifieds Join Date: Feb 2004 Local Time: 06:10 AM Posts: 3,835 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Irlmin Ireland will be 100% covered in September , Some systems are already available with the updated mapping , Fabio talk to Owen about Garmin as KOL have a really good 'deal' for these for the Mini Club of Ireland which is about to be launched here in the next few Days . Gerard Thats great Ger, i'll give him a call in a few days to find out the details Quote: Originally Posted by AidenL Yep, I think Tomtom use Teleatlas maps, Garmin use Navteq - I think its Navteq who have completed the Ireland mapping too, Teleatlas, used by Navman are still way behind....... yep, Navteq have the completed the Ireland Mapping and i'm veering towards Garmin also. Its appeals it me the most so far bebo

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Jun 14th, 2006, 06:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 06:10 AM Posts: 40,709 Offline	I've only got personal experience of the OEM, Navman 510 and TomTom Go 5 (I think) software on a Pocket PC. Personally, the OEM was pants. The Navman 510 gives you good routes and has good routing options (more flexible when giving "weight" to major/minor roads, quickest/shortest etc), but is slow and clunky. The tomtom is faster to work out routes etc and has better options/easier to use (especially the postcode search, worth it's weight in the UK). Overall for me I'd go for some sort of TomTom.

Jun 14th, 2006, 07:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
Hat cook pass babtridge My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2002 Local Time: 06:10 AM Posts: 15,866 Offline	if you need ireland mapping then the tom-toms are non starters, they don't have any mapping of ireland currently other than major trunk roads.

Jun 14th, 2006, 11:26 AM	#8 (permalink)
Hodude this is my world... Join Date: May 2006 Location: NE Local Time: 06:10 AM Posts: 70 Offline	i'm in the process of setting up satnav via mobile phone, just getting all the bits together. Got the phone, got the gps receiver, got the software - Tomtom Mobile 5.2 Just trying to find a decent cradle/phone holder

Jun 14th, 2006, 10:46 PM	#9 (permalink)
Roofas iz dis a yoot house?!! My Classifieds Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Luton (pron: Loo'un) Local Time: 06:10 AM Posts: 711 Offline	I've got the Blaupunkt Lucca - very stylish, very accurate but a bit slow. HTH. Lies need defending all the time. The truth defends itself.

Jun 14th, 2006, 11:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
minispec MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2006 Local Time: 01:10 AM Posts: 15 Offline	This may be completely useless since I'm in the states, but we have a Garmin 330C and it is fantastic. My wife, God bless her, is geographically challenged and scorned me repeatedly for purchasing the unit when we moved to Virginia. Two days after she got here she was singing the Garmin's praises as "the best electronic gadget you've ever purchased!". Even though I haven't had the opportunity to try the others, if the mapping of Europe is as complete as it is for the U.S. Garmin gets my recommendation. Just my .02.

Jun 14th, 2006, 11:42 PM	#11 (permalink)
Fabio F43i0 My Classifieds Join Date: Feb 2004 Local Time: 06:10 AM Posts: 3,835 Offline	are these devies much better than the Mini OEM NAV system??? bebo

Jun 15th, 2006, 06:58 AM	#12 (permalink)
Hat cook pass babtridge My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2002 Local Time: 06:10 AM Posts: 15,866 Offline	from what i've seen of the latest oem nav there's not much between them in terms of navigation. i'd say the touch screen & menu set up of the tomtom is far easier to navigate than the oem

Jun 17th, 2006, 12:51 AM	#13 (permalink)
Fabio F43i0 My Classifieds Join Date: Feb 2004 Local Time: 06:10 AM Posts: 3,835 Offline	does anybody know what size the tomtom910 is compared to the tomtom710 ??? bebo

Jun 17th, 2006, 06:40 AM	#14 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 06:10 AM Posts: 40,709 Offline	About 200 bigger.

Jun 17th, 2006, 08:53 AM	#15 (permalink)
Fabio F43i0 My Classifieds Join Date: Feb 2004 Local Time: 06:10 AM Posts: 3,835 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Paul Mullett About 200 bigger. lol bebo

Jun 17th, 2006, 09:13 AM	#16 (permalink)
zoooooom MINI2 Master My Classifieds Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Aberdeen,Scotland Local Time: 06:10 AM Posts: 2,467 Offline	I am using the new Indigo from snooper and I think its FANTASTIC

Jun 29th, 2006, 07:58 PM	#17 (permalink)
Laury ~~MINI2 Surfer~~ Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Greenwich Peninsula Local Time: 06:10 AM Posts: 1,233 Offline	Im also in this predicatment as I'll be taking the motor through the Pyrenees in August, I've been edging towards the Tom Tom 710 but this particular model is not available at the moment or a Tom Tom 910 in Dover minus the tax However I was sent a Garmin brochure today by my local Mini dealership as a couple of the range have been reduced, the C310 down from £299 to £199 and C320 from £349 to £299, so they are very tempting I would like to hear other fellow GPS user's comments on this ..... ~Gallery~

Jun 29th, 2006, 10:39 PM	#18 (permalink)
Fabio F43i0 My Classifieds Join Date: Feb 2004 Local Time: 06:10 AM Posts: 3,835 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Laury Im also in this predicatment as I'll be taking the motor through the Pyrenees in August, I've been edging towards the Tom Tom 710 but this particular model is not available at the moment or a Tom Tom 910 in Dover minus the tax However I was sent a Garmin brochure today by my local Mini dealership as a couple of the range have been reduced, the C310 down from £299 to £199 and C320 from £349 to £299, so they are very tempting I would like to hear other fellow GPS user's comments on this ..... ]] i dont think i'll be getting the TomTom because it doesnt cover Ireland?? bebo

Jun 30th, 2006, 06:59 AM	#19 (permalink)
Hat cook pass babtridge My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2002 Local Time: 06:10 AM Posts: 15,866 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Laury Im also in this predicatment as I'll be taking the motor through the Pyrenees in August, I've been edging towards the Tom Tom 710 but this particular model is not available at the moment or a Tom Tom 910 in Dover minus the tax However I was sent a Garmin brochure today by my local Mini dealership as a couple of the range have been reduced, the C310 down from £299 to £199 and C320 from £349 to £299, so they are very tempting I would like to hear other fellow GPS user's comments on this ..... have a look at the outgoing range of tomtoms - 300/700/900. they're practically giving them away at the moment & the new ones don't have that many new features, unless you want to use your sat nav as an mp3 player these will also be getting the latest firmware update anytime soon so most of the new features will be available on them too. firmware updates are free & simply downloaded from the tomtom website to the unit

Jun 30th, 2006, 07:05 AM	#20 (permalink)
mg1232 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Midlands Local Time: 06:10 AM Posts: 112 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Hat have a look at the outgoing range of tomtoms - 300/700/900. they're practically giving them away at the moment & the new ones don't have that many new features, unless you want to use your sat nav as an mp3 player these will also be getting the latest firmware update anytime soon so most of the new features will be available on them too. firmware updates are free & simply downloaded from the tomtom website to the unit Once again Hat is spot on! I was looking at purchasing one of the TomTom 510, 710, 910 series, but other than the slightly bigger screen and the ability to play MP3s there isn't a great deal of difference. I managed to get a TomTom Go 700 for under £300, but I think you'll have to be quick as they are really selling quickly. It works fantastically well and was over £200 cheaper than the retail price on the Go 910. I didn't know about the firmware updates, so I'll be looking out for those! Just need to think of where to install it now rather than on the windscreen!

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