SAT NAV - Tomtom or Garmin

[RRossi]

My local good guys had them for $499 still so I told them I would pay cash and that supercheap were doing it for $449 so they did me $435 which I thought was OK.

could have got it cheaper buddy!! lol

Price beat!

[Crusty]

could have got it cheaper buddy!! lol

Price beat!

I don't live in a metro area so it tends to be a little harder to push prices down, yes I could buy one online but then you've got postage to include :)

[Bradlym]

The main thing stopping me from going out and getting a GPS unit apart from available cash is that they use whereis mapping. There have been numerous times where i have used whereis maps on the internet for directions and have had to revert to the Melways to find my way. Whereis maps don't inspire me at all. Do all GPS's in Australia use Whereis maps?

Brad.

[Fnomna]

Is it the maps themselves you don't like or the route it picks? All of them use the same maps, but each can pick a slightly different route.
You also may have the option to choose faster vs distance and main roads vs back roads etc.
So maybe take note of a Whereis route from the internet - one you don't like. Then try the same points on a GPS unit and see if the route it picks is better.

If it's the maps you don't like, there may be some no-name brands out there that use Navteq maps - but even then I'm not sure they're just rebranded Whereis maps...

[VooDoo]

Tom Toms a good unit, my 910 has been great.

Cheers
VYT
:xmas:

i liked my 910 until i upgraded my mobile to a n95 and it doesnt work with the GPS.

Anyone know of a GPS with bluetooth, Hands free, TTS etc and definately works with the Nokia N95 ?

[Bravotwozero]

Anybody in Melbourne been sent down Eastink even though it isn't open yet?! :confused:

[andy15762003]

just today bought a Tomtom one V3 from JB HIFI for $333, $44 cheaper than pre-christmas best price. Really happy with my purchase. used alot of the info in this thread to help make a decision..

Thanks ls1.com.au
:yahoo:

Andy

[blackbettyhsv]

I got a tom tom 1 from santa, the son used it to go to melb then to phillip island said it worked great, I had a quick go today in town, but will test it out next week when we go to adelaide.
a mate has one on his harley we just spent 2 days over hotham stayed a beachworth onto healsville & home to traralgon worked a treat, but cost him $899 for the bike version, dont go much on the voices though

[Bradlym]

just today bought a Tomtom one V3 from JB HIFI for $333, $44 cheaper than pre-christmas best price. Really happy with my purchase. used alot of the info in this thread to help make a decision..

Thanks ls1.com.au
:yahoo:

Andy
Andy, have you tried out your TomTom One V3 as yet? How have you found it?

Brad

[andy15762003]

Andy, have you tried out your TomTom One V3 as yet? How have you found it?

Brad

yeah its really good, easy to use interface, the alternate route function is handy for finding a different way ( sometimes longer though) way of getting some where. The roadblock function works well too. As has been said battery life isnt the greatest but mostly gonna use it in the car pluged in. And for the price $333 gotta be happy

Andy

[Fabio's CV8]

i liked my 910 until i upgraded my mobile to a n95 and it doesnt work with the GPS.

Anyone know of a GPS with bluetooth, Hands free, TTS etc and definately works with the Nokia N95 ?

I have a N95 8GB and a TOMTOM GO 720 and they work a treat together.

[German Statesman]

Santa got me a Garmin 510 and after all the settings were fine tuned, it works a treat - it tried to send me through a TAFE colledge as a shortcut at one stage.

A tech-nerd at the communications place i go to said when you are ready to go home, hit home and it learns - esp if you know shortcuts that it doesn't.

[sean sherry]

I have a Garmin 2610 and have been told that they cannot be up graded to show school zones ,red light cameras etc. Have you found a way around this ? Please advise. Thanks Sean

[KeenGolfer]

I have a Garmin 2610 and have been told that they cannot be up graded to show school zones ,red light cameras etc. Have you found a way around this ? Please advise. Thanks Sean
I think that is correct. I have a Garmin 2610 and I tried putting POI on the memory card but the GPS wouldn't recognise them.

[Switching Camps]

Purchased NavMan S80 and took it back the very next day :

Very inaccurate "keyboard"
No pre-planning of route via PC software
Limited in it's POI support and "Gimmick Icons"


Exchanged it for TomTom GO720 :

Plenty of POI support
Can operate all functions of the TomTom via PC software
Can locate Satellites from within my home (couldn't on the NavMan)
Comes with USB cradle for sitting on your desk
Bluetooth works brilliantly with my Nokia E65 including contacts list (but not SMS)


Having said that, the NavMan picked up the Speed Camera around the corner from my home, whereas the TomTom didn't. So it would appear that their preloaded Camera files are not from the same source. I have since downloaded more accurate ones.

Note : the TomTom advertises the fact that it comes with free 2008 Maps....but these are not downloadable until June 2008.

I've also purchased the Car Mounts from "kioskcommunications" (one with power cord and one without). Both work extremely well.

[cosmo vyss]

Purchased NavMan S80 and took it back the very next day :

Very inaccurate "keyboard"
No pre-planning of route via PC software
Limited in it's POI support and "Gimmick Icons"


Exchanged it for TomTom GO720 :

Plenty of POI support
Can operate all functions of the TomTom via PC software
Can locate Satellites from within my home (couldn't on the NavMan)
Comes with USB cradle for sitting on your desk
Bluetooth works brilliantly with my Nokia E65 including contacts list (but not SMS)


Having said that, the NavMan picked up the Speed Camera around the corner from my home, whereas the TomTom didn't. So it would appear that their preloaded Camera files are not from the same source. I have since downloaded more accurate ones.

Note : the TomTom advertises the fact that it comes with free 2008 Maps....but these are not downloadable until June 2008.

I've also purchased the Car Mounts from "kioskcommunications" (one with power cord and one without). Both work extremely well.

I am picking up a NavMan S90i on thursday. It also has a 2 mega pixel camera in it. I got it for a song and it was to good a deal to pass up. I hope mine works alright and I am not rushing back to swap it over for something else.

JB

[Switching Camps]

Hope you're happy with it JB.

[Mondayitus]

I used older nav mans and they kept breaking at the back where you mount them, got a TomTom One XL, cheaper - feels stronger, more features... Only issue I have is I went to upgrade maps to v7 maps and they charge like wounded bulls for them but, I bit the bullet and brought them only to find it has taken 2 weeks fro mthem to proccess my order and there is no calling them about it.

So if anyone here has the latest v705 maps for TomTom One XL, I am more then happy to buy a copy off you. PM me

[micksv8]

I got the garmin nuvi 660 and it rocks, very easy to use as well, since buying it four of my mates have bought one as well. none have a bad word to say about it

[Wonky]

I used older nav mans and they kept breaking at the back where you mount them, got a TomTom One XL, cheaper - feels stronger, more features... Only issue I have is I went to upgrade maps to v7 maps and they charge like wounded bulls for them but, I bit the bullet and brought them only to find it has taken 2 weeks fro mthem to proccess my order and there is no calling them about it.

So if anyone here has the latest v705 maps for TomTom One XL, I am more then happy to buy a copy off you. PM me

Have a hunt around the net - one of the reasons for me going for the same unit is that supposedly TomTom upgrades are much more readily available cheap (eg free :D) on the net.

[racketsports]

I just traded in my Navman PIN300 on the Navman site for a Navman S30 for $179. It was too good a deal to pass up as the PIN300 was broken at the power connection to the unit. The new S30 is pretty basic but this works well as it is mainly for the missus and she confuses easily (lol). It has V14 maps and speed and red light cameras preloaded. For the price we are pretty happy with it but the Navman telephone support service if a DISGRACE! I had been on the waiting list with repeated "your call has progressed in the queue" for in excess of 2 hours. I rang 7 seperate times for a total of 3.5 hrs of my life that I will never get back, and still didn't get the answer I was after! I even got a message to call back during business hours of 8am to 5pm at 3pm on a Friday afternoon, so Navman your customer service :flipoff::vpo:

Sorry for the rant.....

[Mondayitus]

Have a hunt around the net - one of the reasons for me going for the same unit is that supposedly TomTom upgrades are much more readily available cheap (eg free :D) on the net.

i did try that and i failed misurably lol... i dunno, i followed the instructions i was given but i managed to mess it up still

[Holdendriver]

I got the garmin nuvi 660 and it rocks, very easy to use as well, since buying it four of my mates have bought one as well. none have a bad word to say about it

Once you have had a Garmin or Magellan you understand the difference!.
Out of interest, does the flip up aerial on the 600 series give you any grief?
I am tossing up between the 600 or the 700 which has the aerial built in.
Might even look at the 800 series, now with voice activated input instead of punching in addresses manually.

[Mondayitus]

the voice activated blue tooth is apparently a pain in the ass, due to the fact that like windows its speach recognition is 'Enlish (United-Kingdom)' so you need to have an accent to even get it to go "wtf are you trying to say"... IMHO If I where you, id skip speech recognition this time and go for the trusty manual input, atleast you know its going to get it right the first time right?

[Holdendriver]

the voice activated blue tooth is apparently a pain in the ass, due to the fact that like windows its speach recognition is 'Enlish (United-Kingdom)' so you need to have an accent to even get it to go "wtf are you trying to say"... IMHO If I where you, id skip speech recognition this time and go for the trusty manual input, atleast you know its going to get it right the first time right?

Thanks for that.
I was wondering what it would be like, I never have had any luck with those voice recognition mobiles, thought they may have improved things a bit.
Guess I will save a few $$ and go the 700 series instead...

[Mondayitus]

Thanks for that.
I was wondering what it would be like, I never have had any luck with those voice recognition mobiles, thought they may have improved things a bit.
Guess I will save a few $$ and go the 700 series instead...

if i where you id try out a display one... i am only relaying what a freind of mine bitches about in his merc...

[Bradlym]

Hi,

I recently got to try out the the TomTom One XL for a week. Overall i was really impressed with it. The only thing that dissapointed me about it was the inability to connect via blue tooth with my nokia phone. It is very easy to use and provides clearly spoken and wriitten directions. I went to Brisbane for the first time and hired a car to go out to Ipswich. With the GPS it took so much stress out of finding my way around.

Having tried the One XL I decided to go out and buy the TomTom GO 720. Fantastic. It connects with my phone with ease, and being able to use the GPS to answer and make calls whilst on the road is great. I have a blue tooth earpiece and the TomTom leaves this for dead. Being able to use the TomTom as a MP3 player is also a big plus. Also if you buy a TomTom before March 31 you get free upgrade to the 2008 maps. There is the occasional issuse with the maps but this is a 'whereis' issue rather than a TomTom issue.

I got the Go 720 for $618 from the Good Guys.

Cheers Brad.

[Nidz]

I bought a no name brand 4" GPS unit from

www.dealextreme.com

or the product page of the unit I have

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.8333

Free shipping to Australia. Comes with everything you need. The beauty of this unit is you can load on whatever GPS software and mods you like. I've got about 3 types running on it at the moment which I can switch between (Route66, I-Go and Tomtom). Might be worth checking out.

[CLUBRED]

Hi,

I recently got to try out the the TomTom One XL for a week. Overall i was really impressed with it. The only thing that dissapointed me about it was the inability to connect via blue tooth with my nokia phone. It is very easy to use and provides clearly spoken and wriitten directions. I went to Brisbane for the first time and hired a car to go out to Ipswich. With the GPS it took so much stress out of finding my way around.

Having tried the One XL I decided to go out and buy the TomTom GO 720. Fantastic. It connects with my phone with ease, and being able to use the GPS to answer and make calls whilst on the road is great. I have a blue tooth earpiece and the TomTom leaves this for dead. Being able to use the TomTom as a MP3 player is also a big plus. Also if you buy a TomTom before March 31 you get free upgrade to the 2008 maps. There is the occasional issuse with the maps but this is a 'whereis' issue rather than a TomTom issue.

I got the Go 720 for $618 from the Good Guys.

Cheers Brad.

$577 currently at Dick Smith, hopefully someone will price match and better this advertised price :)

[bwhinnen]

I bought a Garmin 760 for when we were over in the US and got the 2008 Aussie Maps when we got back. What I have found is that they are brilliant in the states, but seem to waver a little bit over here. Ie driving on the SE freeway out of Brisbane and it may tell me I'm on a side road at times (specially coming through where the work is for the new tunnel).

Other than that it is brilliant! We use it a heap and also loaded all the speed camera and red light camera locations in, nice feature that.

I prefer the Garmin over the Tom Tom, but that is a personal thing. The 760 works well with the integrated aerial, and the ability to put your own routes (ie store them) in is great, we used this for several long distance trips when in the US to get from a to b to c to d!

Brett

[Goggles]

just connected my TomTom OneXL to my pc, and started TomTom Home.

it automatically downloaded TomTom Home version 2.3, and I installed it.

tried a lot of times to get TomTom Home v2.3 to start with no luck. has anyone else seen this, and what is the fix to get TomTom Home v2.3 to start?

[vicarious]

just connected my TomTom OneXL to my pc, and started TomTom Home.

it automatically downloaded TomTom Home version 2.3, and I installed it.

tried a lot of times to get TomTom Home v2.3 to start with no luck. has anyone else seen this, and what is the fix to get TomTom Home v2.3 to start?

no issues with me, try and reinstall the program.

[Wonky]

just connected my TomTom OneXL to my pc, and started TomTom Home.

it automatically downloaded TomTom Home version 2.3, and I installed it.

tried a lot of times to get TomTom Home v2.3 to start with no luck. has anyone else seen this, and what is the fix to get TomTom Home v2.3 to start?

Hmmm, I've got v 2.1.1.106 so will wait and see how you go before connecting mine to the pc again. Is that the first time you've connected it to the pc or did you have a previous version installed?

[Goggles]

Is that the first time you've connected it to the pc or did you have a previous version installed?

had a previous version installed.

[Wonky]

had a previous version installed.

If you didn't already do so it might be worth trying to totally uninstall all versions before connecting it up so it acts as a totally new install. There is a small chance it is trying to use an old .dll file or something.

[CLUBRED]

Can you pull trip info like avg. or top speed out of tomtom's?

[Wonky]

Can you pull trip info like avg. or top speed out of tomtom's?

Not from the TomTom XL I have I don't think (haven't seen it though haven't specifically looked for it) but it may be possible on the higher spec models eg. 720.

I actually bought my wife a new TomTom XL on Wednesday for her birthday and Mother's Day as I am very happy with mine and she has decided after getting lost in North Melbourne last weekend that she needs one rather than a street directory. Cost me $331.

[macca_779]

Not from the TomTom XL I have I don't think (haven't seen it though haven't specifically looked for it) but it may be possible on the higher spec models eg. 720.

I actually bought my wife a new TomTom XL on Wednesday for her birthday and Mother's Day as I am very happy with mine and she has decided after getting lost in North Melbourne last weekend that she needs one rather than a street directory. Cost me $331.

Nah mate you can't do it on the 720's either.

[Mondayitus]

Can you pull trip info like avg. or top speed out of tomtom's?

no average speed on a One XL, however, you can get speed zones in built up areas and highways and your current speed...

[BLACKWAGON]

garmin nuvi 310 gives u current, average, top speed etc.

[HRT]

I actually bought my wife a new TomTom XL on Wednesday for her birthday and Mother's Day as I am very happy with mine and she has decided after getting lost in North Melbourne last weekend that she needs one rather than a street directory. Cost me $331.
Hey Wonky, can you please tell me where you got the Tom Tom from? That price is really cheap!

[macca_779]

Dude you can get them so much cheaper in the states. I was recently in Alaska and picked up my GO720 for $440US and that's from a retail store. Online I'm sure you can get them cheaper. And with the 720's so cheap the XL's would be a bargain. If your concerned that you will have to pay through the nose to get the AUS map fear not as the latest maps can be acquired here.

http://www.mininova.org/tor/1352662

[Wonky]

Hey Wonky, can you please tell me where you got the Tom Tom from? That price is really cheap!

JB Hi Fi. On the shelf for $386 but I did what I always do in JB and asked what their best price was - $331!

[HRT]

Thanks, Wonky!

I had a look at the One XL today, and thought everything was excellent bar the mount, which looked and felt cheap, and was hard to detach from the unit when mounted on the windscreen.

The new one is coming out mid year, and hearsay has it that Tom Tom has designed a new mount for it.

[VX2VESS]

my one xl is about 10 moths old now

is getting the latest map just a matter of getting a copy of the latest map file and putting it on the card ?

[jaykay]

My wife's tomTom One XL has just been sent for repair to Sydney. Looks like the LCD display is faulty.

See how long it takes to get back....

[Big_Valven]

I've gotta add my 2c here...

Where I work we sell Tomtom, garmin, vdo, and some other ones, and by far the biggest returns are the tomtoms. They are frequently cacking their software, faulty screens etc; at a very rough analysis perhaps 5-8% of them come back faulty. They also have very clunky and unintuitive OSs compared to other brands.

We hardly see any VDOs come back but that's because we hardly sell any of them... they're big and bulky and not really that powerful.

By far your best bet on the market these days is the Garmin units, especially their mid range units and above. They are very compact, look slick, have very easy to use software, the biggest screens with best viewing angle, sunlight rejection etc... they have the fastest route calculation and smoothest scrolling by far... The popular units also have SD slots, some with bluetooth, mp3 player, camera, photo viewer etc... And they're the most reliable brand I've seen.

[youngstar]

Can you pull trip info like avg. or top speed out of tomtom's?

Can get average speed & maximum speed from my N95 running Nokia software ! :confused:

[The_Senator]

Just got myself a MIO C320.. Great unit, 4.3" screen.. All for $279..

Has Text to Speach (in 300 metres turn right into smith street), multiple route, fly over, multiple view. Also has an auto NIGHT feature which changes to a more eye friendly dark map at night..

You can record your journey then download a review it with speeds etc..

For the price, i think it is hard to beat..

www.ryda.com.au have some great deals and prices on these

[VX2VESS]

I've gotta add my 2c here...

Where I work we sell Tomtom, garmin, vdo, and some other ones, and by far the biggest returns are the tomtoms. They are frequently cacking their software, faulty screens etc; at a very rough analysis perhaps 5-8% of them come back faulty. They also have very clunky and unintuitive OSs compared to other brands.

We hardly see any VDOs come back but that's because we hardly sell any of them... they're big and bulky and not really that powerful.

By far your best bet on the market these days is the Garmin units, especially their mid range units and above. They are very compact, look slick, have very easy to use software, the biggest screens with best viewing angle, sunlight rejection etc... they have the fastest route calculation and smoothest scrolling by far... The popular units also have SD slots, some with bluetooth, mp3 player, camera, photo viewer etc... And they're the most reliable brand I've seen.

the pc program that updates the tom tom seems to cause the software faults. i've had that a few time but lucky i had backups to reload manually without the stupid program. take a disk copy as well as the software backup.

[crewiess]

Hi All

This is an ongoing question? But here goes anyway. What is the best brand/unit on the market at the moment? I also want to get a map of France as part of a deal. So who is putting together the best packages at the moment. I am happy to spend abvout $300-$500 on the unit plus the additional map of France on top of that. Can I be lazy and get a "shop' to set it all up for me? Happy to also consider a Western Europe map but just need to understand the differneces.

[CSP]

IMHO the Tom Tom One XL is the best value for money unit on the market currently.

[Wonky]

IMHO the Tom Tom One XL is the best value for money unit on the market currently.

I haven't used any others but am very happy with my XL. It sometimes doesn't use the routes I'd use knowing an area (I'd guess most or all others may have similar quirks) but whenever I've really needed it in an area I didn't know it has always got me there without any issues.

The supposed 'good' thing about TomToms is that supposedly maps are readily available for 'free' :nyuk: download from many sites. :D Haven't tried to see if it's true......

[macca_779]

Wonky ask and you will receive. This is a torrent for the latest 7.20 Aus Map. The torrent even comes with a video describing how to crack them. Pretty much the most straight forward crack i've seen thus far.
http://www.mininova.org/tor/1429062

[LargeRice]

I haven't used any others but am very happy with my XL. It sometimes doesn't use the routes I'd use knowing an area (I'd guess most or all others may have similar quirks) but whenever I've really needed it in an area I didn't know it has always got me there without any issues.


If you select 'fastest route' the software calculates according to the speed given to each road by Sensis. It may not be the route you normally drive, however according to Sensis it is the fastest route.

It doesn't mean you need to take that route. Just drive whatever way you want to do and it will adjust the route accordingly.

[Bozza_VE]

I prefer Navman. I had a F20 (i believe) and now a S20. I guess it just depends on what functions and read/useability each are for the individual.

[GODSMACK]

IMHO the Tom Tom One XL is the best value for money unit on the market currently.
I almost bought one of those, but the salesman pushed me towards a Garmin unit as they are supposedly better.... each to their own.. Mrs has the Garmin, i have TomTOm on my N95 and there both as good as one another, although the Garmin has a more detailed map...

[BadMac]

I have a Navman 520, a Navman 720 and a TomTom OneXL. IMHO the best is actually the combination, both have strengths and weaknesses. If pushed the TomTom is slightly ahead, but I do miss some of the Navman features.

[V-Car]

Garmin for me, had one for about 5 years and hasnt missed a beat.
Just personally, i reckon the TomTom is a bit like a chinese copy of a real (Garmin) satnav.

[GODSMACK]

I have a Navman 520, a Navman 720 and a TomTom OneXL. IMHO the best is actually the combination, both have strengths and weaknesses. If pushed the TomTom is slightly ahead, but I do miss some of the Navman features.
Do you have to use all 3 of them to find where ur going?? :)

[BadMac]

Do you have to use all 3 of them to find where ur going?? :)

3 cars and CBF moving them between. One is a work car which is used to visit many many sites (100's) across all of NZ per year, so the Navman 520 gets a real workout. The TomTom is in my runabout and kept portable for trips to Aussie and the 720 is hardwired into my R8 for family outings.

Fuuny but I have acutally put them all in one car once and tried to set them the same (prefer main roads, shortest route) and got given 3 different ways to get somewhere. The TomTom took an unusual route, but may actually have been shorter!

[Sickbunny]

I have the Garmin Nuvi 260 and it had the alternate route function on it..

you can also download Points of interest to it.. i have all the fixed speed and relight cameras for vic on mine..

[Wonky]

I have the Garmin Nuvi 260 and it had the alternate route function on it..

you can also download Points of interest to it.. i have all the fixed speed and relight cameras for vic on mine..

Ditto for TomTom. :)

[matthewfnorbert]

garmin nuvi and use the bluetooth feature with my phone, works awesome.. will even read your sms to you and have your phone book in it for touch dialing.. also if you use the accommodation (and other business search's) features you can ask it to take you there and also call them.

hope the iphone will work with the nuvi's??

[Vlam]

We have all three in our business Tom Tom 720, Navman S90 and the Garmin 760......all work well and do the job however the Garmin is by far the best unit.

[vicarious]

i would have to say tomtom. did some mucking around on mine today and made my own car icon on the map. Of course it was a rear shot of the back of the ute, and it turned out pretty good, so i uploaded it onto tomtom under "ve ute":)

[Goggles]

aside from buying one of the clic-on mounts for my TomTom One XL, does anyone know where I could buy a replacement OE windscreen mount?

my current mount has become loose.

[Wonky]

Assuming it's less than a year old as I don't think the XLs have been around in Australia for that long, can't you get it replaced under warranty Goggles?

[boyley]

I purchased a MIO C520 and can not fault it at all. You can select different accents for the orator, and I'm finding the English lady a little horny.

[Glenn@Autowerks]

Thinking about picking up a Tomtom Go 720 tomorrow, already have a Navman ICN320 and a ICN520 which no maps are available for, only an upgrade option.

Hoping the Tomtom is the way to go :confused:

[Goggles]

Assuming it's less than a year old as I don't think the XLs have been around in Australia for that long, can't you get it replaced under warranty Goggles?

good point...got it in Oct last year.

[bonners]

I have a Tom Tom 1 and it is the easiest to use. Compare to the rubbish Mitsubishi gave us for my wife's Outlander which has nearly caused an accident on a number of occasions

[Mondayitus]

aside from buying one of the clic-on mounts for my TomTom One XL, does anyone know where I could buy a replacement OE windscreen mount?

my current mount has become loose.

there are 2 screws on the back of your window mount, if you tighten them the swivel will not be loose.

good luck

[Goggles]

there are 2 screws on the back of your window mount, if you tighten them the swivel will not be loose.

good luck

cool thanks for the tip....will try that before I get the mount replaced.

[brentonsav]

i have been researching these units and have even been into jb hifi to play with them.
im leaning towards the garmin nuvi 760 because it has plenty of features and can be used with custom maps from oziexplorer etc...
will be good for my new 4x4.
media player is also a nice feature, as well as the fm transmitter. apparently they can be had on the street sub $600 which doesnt include the $100 cashabck offer in at the moment.

[bonners]

there are 2 screws on the back of your window mount, if you tighten them the swivel will not be loose.

good luck

I have seen them on ebay. Not all the time, but from time to time.

[LS1Grange]

Thinking about picking up a Tomtom Go 720 tomorrow, already have a Navman ICN320 and a ICN520 which no maps are available for, only an upgrade option.

Hoping the Tomtom is the way to go :confused:

Mate, you will love it. The other half got me one yesterday for my birthday. Well it was early birthday present.

It's bloody wicked. Piece of piss to use and packed with features. Spoken street names, ipod connectivity, plug it into your stereo with a cable or transmit with the fm transmitter in it. Connect to your phone via bluetoof and make and take calls, send sms. you can load mp3's in it and play these out via cable or fm transmitter.

I was looking at teh tom tom 1 XL but this one is the same size with all the extra goodies. Also has auto switching between day and night mode. You can also get a remote for it.

I reckon you'll be very pleased. I've downloaded new POI which include all fast food joints around the place :)

[gravel express]

Can't offer too much advice about the alt route function but I can say Tom Tom is much more user friendly than Navman. My father inlaws navman is a shocker to navigate through.

[PHdesign]

They both do the job, but TomTom seems to be more popular and hence there are more second hand ones available. The price is right!

[bwhinnen]

i have been researching these units and have even been into jb hifi to play with them.
im leaning towards the garmin nuvi 760 because it has plenty of features and can be used with custom maps from oziexplorer etc...
will be good for my new 4x4.
media player is also a nice feature, as well as the fm transmitter. apparently they can be had on the street sub $600 which doesnt include the $100 cashabck offer in at the moment.

I love my 760, works a treat although I don't have any oziexplorer maps on there. I have the US and Aust maps, used it when we were in the US earlier in the year.

[Glenn@Autowerks]

Mate, you will love it. The other half got me one yesterday for my birthday. Well it was early birthday present.

It's bloody wicked. Piece of piss to use and packed with features. Spoken street names, ipod connectivity, plug it into your stereo with a cable or transmit with the fm transmitter in it. Connect to your phone via bluetoof and make and take calls, send sms. you can load mp3's in it and play these out via cable or fm transmitter.

I was looking at teh tom tom 1 XL but this one is the same size with all the extra goodies. Also has auto switching between day and night mode. You can also get a remote for it.

I reckon you'll be very pleased. I've downloaded new POI which include all fast food joints around the place :)

Yep, got the Go 720 and loving it, hardest part was where to mount the critter but I finally found a spot for it, ended up using a dash mounted phone bracket.... Even got the kids to record their voices so when approaching poi's, cameras etc I hear their voice not a robot :)

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll94/6litre/tom1.jpg

[Bradlym]

I agree, the TomTom 720 is awesome.

Just wondering, with the memory card [SD card I think] that comes with the unit, can larger capacity memory cards be used and to what size? Great for music, ebooks etc which works great via the car radio via the fm transmitter.

Cheers

Brad.

[macca_779]

I agree, the TomTom 720 is awesome.

Just wondering, with the memory card [SD card I think] that comes with the unit, can larger capacity memory cards be used and to what size? Great for music, ebooks etc which works great via the car radio via the fm transmitter.

Cheers

Brad.

GO720's don't come with a memory card as they also have 2GB of internal memory.. What I have done is load the US, Guam and AUS to the internal drive and I'm using a 4GB SD cars for music alone.

[Goggles]

reviving a relatively old thread, but I notice that Holden now supplies the Garmin as an accessory for its Commodores:

http://www.holden.com.au/www-holden/action/ownerinfoaccessories?aid=21384&&modelid=4006&bitmask=1

wonder how many of these they will sell in comparison to the inbuilt sat nav system??

[bonners]

can't believe anybody would be sucked into buying one. I have a TomTom, (IMO the best Sat nav on the market due to ease of use) and it cost me in the high 300's. It sits and looks exactly like this picture. As has been discussed on this forum in relation to other parts some people will just see it and request it.

[seldo]

Since this thread's been re-invigorated, I'll post up how I mounted my Garmin a couple of years ago.
I hate drilling holes in my car so I didn't want a permanent mount on the dash or console and also wanted it to be easy to whip it out for security.
After much umming and aahhring I kept coming back to the cup-holders since I never use them because I have a no food/drink policy in my car, and I came up with the following Bunnings' special.
I bought a short bit of 70mm PVC pipe and a blind cap for the end of it. (The suction cap won't adhere to the blind cap by itself so you have to stick-on the mounting disc that they provide). I then cut it to length to suit the height I wanted (72mm) and, using my bench belt-sander, buffed down the outer circumference of the blind cap so that it was a snug fit inside the rim of the cup-holder (other wise it slops around a little). Final step is to cut a couple of notches in the bottom lip of the pipe so that they fit snugly over the arm of the cuppie. I originally gave it a quick coat of black satin, but since this one is Mk111 I haven't got around to it.
It works quite well, although some may find it's a bit sloppy laterally, which as good as you can get given the natural slop/flex in the cuppie. But I'm happy with it and it's worked well for almost 2 years now.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t259/seldo_bucket/satnavmount004.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t259/seldo_bucket/satnavmount003.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t259/seldo_bucket/satnavmount002.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t259/seldo_bucket/satnavmount001.jpg

[volt]

Since this thread's been re-invigorated, I'll post up how I mounted my Garmin a couple of years ago.
I hate drilling holes in my car so I didn't want a permanent mount on the dash or console and also wanted it to be easy to whip it out for security.
After much umming and aahhring I kept coming back to the cup-holders since I never use them because I have a no food/drink policy in my car, and I came up with the following Bunnings' special.
I bought a short bit of 70mm PVC pipe and a blind cap for the end of it. (The suction cap won't adhere to the blind cap by itself so you have to stick-on the mounting disc that they provide). I then cut it to length to suit the height I wanted (72mm) and, using my bench belt-sander, buffed down the outer circumference of the blind cap so that it was a snug fit inside the rim of the cup-holder (other wise it slops around a little). Final step is to cut a couple of notches in the bottom lip of the pipe so that they fit snugly over the arm of the cuppie. I originally gave it a quick coat of black satin, but since this one is Mk111 I haven't got around to it.
It works quite well, although some may find it's a bit sloppy laterally, which as good as you can get given the natural slop/flex in the cuppie. But I'm happy with it and it's worked well for almost 2 years now.

:goodjob:

What a brilliant idea Seldo. Thanks for sharing it.

[Fnomna]

You should market that. Universal-GPS-mount-in-your-cup-holder.