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Phil - Nottingham · Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 1252 Location: Nottingham

I am thinking of buying one of these - portable as it will have to be used in all our classics.

I want nothing too expensive say £90-£150 max as I am sure it will be out of date in a couple of years. I know charging may be a problem with my 3 positive earth cars but I can convert them if need be.

I can read maps well but these days with traffic especially in strange towns with signage only designed for locals who know the place sometyhing more is needed. I have heard all the stories about users blindly following country lanes into farm/lakes etc but some road maps leave a lot to be desired too

Any recomendations/experiences to share?
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Uncle Alec · Joined: 14 Jan 2008 Posts: 734 Location: Manchester

You will be fine with the +ve earth, but remember it will send you in the exactly opposite direction until you convert to -ve.

47p2 · Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 2010 Location: Glasgow

I bought one recently, the Pogo Drive which has a built in data base for speed cameras. I'm still getting my head round the sat-nav side of it but it's a good bit of kit. Another feature of this system is you can upload onto your computer the journey you have done.
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Phil - Nottingham · Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 1252 Location: Nottingham

Intertsing site - thanks - dealer has a Nottingham STD number too so cannot be far away
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Penman · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4880 Location: Swindon, Wilts.

Riley Blue · Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 1751 Location: Derbyshire

Whichever SatNav you go for, the best speed camera database by far is to be found here:
http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/modules.php?name=Cameras&referer=SideBar

Nic Jarman · Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 7:28 pm Post subject:

Garman do some nice sat-navs for bicycles so would suit the 6v vehicles and they are barely faster than bicycles.
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Uncle Alec · Joined: 14 Jan 2008 Posts: 734 Location: Manchester

You must have to pedal like buggery to get enough volts out of the Miller dynamo.

Richard H · Joined: 03 Apr 2009 Posts: 2154 Location: Lincolnshire, UK

I've had good experience of TomToms.
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roverdriver · Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 10:44 am Post subject:

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Jim.Walker · Joined: 27 Dec 2008 Posts: 1229 Location: Chesterfield

I live in a cul-de-sac which backs onto the main road. Consequently I often have to make 3 right turns out of my drive to pass my house on the main road. My AA sat nav, set on nearest, cannot even do that without a half mile detour through the adjacent housing estate.

As a result, having been led all over the place locally on roads I know well, I only use it further afield and cross my fingers that I am not wasting fuel on stupid detours.

Jim.
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Roger-hatchy · Joined: 07 Dec 2007 Posts: 2135 Location: Tiptree, Essex

Was given one by my nephew, as he said usefull if you break down to let others know were you are

First time I tried one was to see whats what
Used it to navigate home from my Nephews house.
Put 15 miles on my regular route.

Second time was out in the sticks in Suffolk, single track roads, even had grass growing down the middle, had to deliver some tapes,not sure were I was.
Late at night, pitch black hissing down so I used it to navigate home, or somewhere I knew.
Came to a roundabout, didn't recognise it, hadn't come to it from that direction before

Told, Turn left, started down the road thought 'This looks familiar'.
I was only five miles from home at the roundabout, but the magic of the sat nav was sending me 10 miles to Colchester, to come home via another 9 miles from Colchester.

OK only 14 miles this time so it must be an improvment.

Used a boring antiquated method last June, look in a map, one of them paper things with lines in.
Cross country from Colchester to Blackpool, a senic route, 240+ miles
Funny thing there were no detours.

They have there uses, give a reference to the AA if you break down and not sure were you are.

Keith D · Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 12:41 pm Post subject:

I generally use a map to find the main town I want. I then turn the GPS on as I pass into the town limits to find the actual address. Seems to work pretty good. I certainly don't need to use them to travel on the open road or on freeways!

Keith