sat nav`s

[varzia]

hello wwhich is more reliable a Tom Tom or Sat nav thanks

[sara3]

a TomTom IS a satnav

[Toureman]

It's like asking which is more reliable a Ford or a car?

[Richard1966]

A car is defiantly much more reliable than a ford

[BertiWooster]

varzia

I guess what you are asking is if a tom tom sat nav , is the one to go for .

I'm at the moment contemplating purchasing a sat nav .

As with many purchases i make, I always first read the reports of the '' which '' magazine - or ''which'' on line .

They do reports and provide independent unbias advice on almost every thing under the sun .

You can get free access to their reports at the bigger public libaries .

[coltheiceman]

Ibought a Nav Man F20 just over a year ago for my new job, its basic, got no europe maps, just britain. and its the best bit of kit i own. They don't make the f20 now, it was replaced by the s30 i think, poeple in the same job swear by the NavMan

[Jugglering]

I bought a Garmin sat nav a couple of years ago - much cheaper than TomTom and the nuvi had a lovely big screen that I could see properly... as well as being really easy to use. The only trouble with all of the satnavs is that you have to buy new maps on a regular basis as more housing estates/roads/etc etc get built so you need to take those costs into account when choosing one. When I was first looking at Satnavs, I really liked the look and build quality of the Sony but it was exceedingly difficult to use compared to the Garmin.

Last weekend a mate and I were travelling through mid wales and we got totally misdirected down little narrow lanes by her TomTom... it told us we had arrived at our destination when we were in the middle of nowhere ! I ended up buying a (paper) road atlas from a petrol station and regretted leaving my Garmin at home on the dining table !

[Toureman]

Completely agree with Jugglering.

The Tom Tom is a triumph of advertising over technology !

The Garmin Nuvi is much better.

[madman06]

tomtom and navman use the same set up on maps