Had one of these delivered the other day, pristine condition. Seems pretty good value for the money if UK/ROI maps are sufficient for you.
4.3 inch touchscreen.
Pre-loaded maps for UK, Republic of Ireland, .
Speed camera alerts - fixed speed cameras. Subscription required for updates - £19.99 per year.
Sat Nav features:
Saves past routes based on previous journeys.
Lane guidance.
Points of interest - displays locations such as petrol stations and restaurants.
Eco route for fuel efficient navigation.
IQ routes to calculate your route based on the actual speeds measured on roads at different times of the day.
General information:
Car charger.
Integrated mount.
USB cable.
19 comments
pavel76
15 Dec 15#1
False saving, as you will have to spend for map updates in future...
vassy201187 to pavel76
15 Dec 15#2
Exactly. That's what I was thinking
Sunrayho
15 Dec 15#3
False saving, UNLESS, you wait for TomTom to make an offer on a one off payment for lifetime updates, (which is exactly what I did at the beginning of this year when my maps were getting a bit outdated). Heated.
wood33pecker to Sunrayho
15 Dec 15#4
How much was your 'one off' payment ?
pavel76
15 Dec 152#5
Brand new 5inch Garmin Nuvi 55LM with Western Europe Lifetime Maps is £69 at Halfords + 10% off today 12 - 2pm ... much better value
Besford to pavel76
15 Dec 15#11
Have one, great little device and as a bonus it looks far nicer than the TomToms too (slimmer, squarer case with better finish). Got it for a similar price in Halford's last promo on these.
My daily driver company car has a very expensive, built in satnav and it's not a patch on these Garmin/TomTom devices. Why don't the car manufacturers just license the good stuff?
corred1964 to pavel76
15 Dec 15#17
Garmins are nice but from my own regular experience there is a glitch with some postcodes on Garmin mapping...when you input my postcode it takes you to a street with the same address in the next village.
I have to warn delivery companies not to use our postcode if they are using a Garmin satnav
koolpubba
15 Dec 15#6
Don't buy from Argos ebay store as I have bad experience with them..Ebay shop is not like normal Argos, they dont even know what they are selling.....better you buy brand new or walking rather than you buy it from them.
corred1964
15 Dec 15#7
If you have an Android phone the Google Maps & the online navigation tool do a decent job & you can even use offline now saving data use.
Failing that there is also Navmii free on Android, an excellent free option....no charges, can be used offline but as it is also a community based app there are frequent updates of traffic jams, accidents & safety camera locations
ollie87 to corred1964
15 Dec 15#13
Not just Android either, any smartphone. Android doesn't have the monopoly on mapping.
Sunrayho
15 Dec 15#8
£7.65p - it was a deal that I initially noticed on HUKD though, I then visited the TomTom website to receive.
Oh by the way, it also included Western Europe as well as UK (as already installed on my TomTom).
MrPuddington
15 Dec 15#9
Same here... The ridiculous cost and poor quality of the maps put me off TomTom.
vassy201187
15 Dec 151#10
Can this direct me to a flamedeer? :stuck_out_tongue:
norfolkbroadslim
15 Dec 15#12
What map version was on this when you got it OP?
vassy201187
15 Dec 151#14
Yay. Got a flamedeer :sunglasses:
corred1964 to vassy201187
15 Dec 15#15
I have a heard of Candycane Flamedeer ;-)
corred1964
15 Dec 15#16
True but much less likely to get you lost than Apple....additionally the apps are more often free on Android
ollie87
15 Dec 15#18
Apparently Google Maps isn't available for iOS then.
Just so you know Navmii is free on iOS too.
Also, for all the slagging off Apple Maps gets it has improved so much since launch. The map data is from TomTom any way.
Also, I never actually mentioned iOS. Since I could've give a stuff what any one uses - I was more adding the information that ANY modern Smartphone platform is fine for Sat-Nav.
ollie87
15 Dec 15#19
My car has a Garmin system built in.
Although the real question is, why do car manufacturers bother? Just include Android Auto/Apple CarPlay.
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Opening post
4.3 inch touchscreen.
Pre-loaded maps for UK, Republic of Ireland, .
Speed camera alerts - fixed speed cameras. Subscription required for updates - £19.99 per year.
Sat Nav features:
Saves past routes based on previous journeys.
Lane guidance.
Points of interest - displays locations such as petrol stations and restaurants.
Eco route for fuel efficient navigation.
IQ routes to calculate your route based on the actual speeds measured on roads at different times of the day.
General information:
Car charger.
Integrated mount.
USB cable.
19 comments
My daily driver company car has a very expensive, built in satnav and it's not a patch on these Garmin/TomTom devices. Why don't the car manufacturers just license the good stuff?
I have to warn delivery companies not to use our postcode if they are using a Garmin satnav
Failing that there is also Navmii free on Android, an excellent free option....no charges, can be used offline but as it is also a community based app there are frequent updates of traffic jams, accidents & safety camera locations
Oh by the way, it also included Western Europe as well as UK (as already installed on my TomTom).
Just so you know Navmii is free on iOS too.
Also, for all the slagging off Apple Maps gets it has improved so much since launch. The map data is from TomTom any way.
Also, I never actually mentioned iOS. Since I could've give a stuff what any one uses - I was more adding the information that ANY modern Smartphone platform is fine for Sat-Nav.
Although the real question is, why do car manufacturers bother? Just include Android Auto/Apple CarPlay.