[christm]

Hi

I'm looking for a sat nav system for my Audi A3. It must have European road maps as I drive in Europe quite a lot. I'm a bit stuck as to what system is best - any advice would be most appreciated.

Thanks

Martin

[Ultra seal]

If you are looking for a mobile system there are quite a lot to choose from. I use TomTom 6 on my PDA. I own a motorhome and travel all winter normally staying in Spain for the sun. TomTom has got me there every time, it has never got me lost or into trouble. Like all systems Tom Tom is about 2 years behind on their maps so sometimes you will find that the newish road that you are traveling on will not show up on the screen. Just keep going until you are back on a road that it knows. If you have gone wrong then it will recalculate and get you to where you want to be. You just have to have faith in the system.

[Sussex Patrol]

I don't think you can beat the tom-tom I have the go 500 which I think has been replave with the 510,It has european mapping and you can use it with your phone for handsfree.

[Mike Gray]

Personally, I have a cheap Garmin i3, and I've never had any trouble with it, never used a Tom Tom so can't comment, but other friends with Garmin units seem happy with them. Certainly, this year's map disc has European maps with it.

[Ultra seal]

Tom Tom

I too have tomtom on my phone, although it does not work as well as my IPAQ. keeps locking up. But it is very useful to find my car again when I park up in a strange town. I just make my parking position as a favorite and navigate back to it when I want to leave. I no longer have to try to remember which turns I took to get back to the car, makes shopping and site seeing a lot less stressful!

[Matt Crooke]

Hi

Ive had the opportunity to use a couple of sat navs, i own a Navman ICN330. Blinding little thing, although it dosent have any pc connectivity or bluetooth, and i think its been discontinued now anyway. I think one of the best ones ive used is the Tom Tom Go or One (i cant remember which it was!). Very clear to understand, excellent internal speaker clear screen and packed with loads of features. I would go for the tom tom for sure.

[yogiblair]

Originally Posted by christm

Hi

I'm looking for a sat nav system for my Audi A3. It must have European road maps as I drive in Europe quite a lot. I'm a bit stuck as to what system is best - any advice would be most appreciated.

Thanks

Martin

Go for the RAC satnav thay are brill Yogi

[tenpinn]

what Sat Nav best?

Hi all, wonder if anyone can help me. I have been given the task to find a decent Sat Nav with traffic reports and the ability to divert around traffic for my MD, anyone got any advice or experiance of any?

Thanks

[Rayle]

http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/

Check this site for many answers

[Mike Gray]

I've merged these two threads as they're on the same topic

[Toyota Hilux]

Tomtom

Originally Posted by christm

Hi

I'm looking for a sat nav system for my Audi A3. It must have European road maps as I drive in Europe quite a lot. I'm a bit stuck as to what system is best - any advice would be most appreciated.

Thanks

Martin

I've had Navmans and they're OK but for price and what it does Tomtom one europe is brilliant.

Apparently Navman only cover 40% of Southern Ireland which is NBG and they have no definate plans to extend it :mad:

The tomtom one is cheap, neat and effective

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...143273-3735069


Update: I've just come back from a trip to the West of Ireland. TomTom One was superb at finding the ferry terminal, both sides, guiding us out of Dublin and across the country. It was even coming up with the names of part villages that only some locals knew. I'm very pleased with it.