Is Garmin the way to go. Anybody purchased one lately.
Terry
mongrel said
01:31 AM Nov 10, 2012
Terry,.....Had my Garmin Nuvi about 3 months.More than impressed with it .4x3 screen only small but not obtrusive in night or day.Does not Glare at you.The unit came with 3 year free map download.I
Brenda and Alan said
01:32 AM Nov 10, 2012
We purchased a Nav Man in June this year. Were not happy when it turned itself off 3 times during peak hour in Sydney recently. It also had other problems like sometimes not being able to turn it off, and telling you the battery was going flat when it was plugged in. Took it back to JB earlier this week.
mongrel said
01:35 AM Nov 10, 2012
sorry about that.Pushed wrong key by mistake.I also have noticed that it is adding things as we go ie,servos Maccas ,toilet and parks.Registered with Garmin on line .
justcruisin01 said
03:09 AM Nov 10, 2012
tcp99 wrote:
Is Garmin the way to go. Anybody purchased one lately.
Terry
We have two Garmins & love them, purchased one top range unit 18mths back with life time free updates, aquired a second one with a few less functions 11mths back when we paid our roadside assistance for two yrs in one go.Couldn't complain about that & just recently loaded Camps 6 complete into them.
JC.
tcp99 said
03:16 AM Nov 10, 2012
Lp0king at the 2595LMT with the 5" screen around $230. Saw on the Camps website you can buy the Points of Interest download for $19.95 I take it that nomads buy that as well.
Thanks
Terry
Yuglamron said
05:54 AM Nov 10, 2012
Hi Terry,recently purchased a Garmin from JB Hi Fi for $88 on special with a lifetime maps update by redemption. 5" screen but only a basic model used it last weekend to return from Avalon to Brisbane with no problems.Early days but seems OK.
Regards
Trevor
_wombat_ said
05:11 PM Nov 10, 2012
mongrel wrote:
Terry,.....Had my Garmin Nuvi about 3 months.More than impressed with it .4x3 screen only small but not obtrusive in night or day.Does not Glare at you.The unit came with 3 year free map download.I
with Garmin you should have got lifetime maps for free, I have been running the Nuvi for 2 years no problems so far, great unit
tcp99 said
02:30 AM Nov 12, 2012
Purchased a Garmin 2595LMT very impressed so far after "Karen" spent Saturday telling me where to go!
Terry
_wombat_ said
03:08 AM Nov 12, 2012
tcp99 wrote:
Purchased a Garmin 2595LMT very impressed so far after "Karen" spent Saturday telling me where to go!
Terry
and DID you go
Nomad246 said
03:52 AM Nov 12, 2012
We have used the Tom Tom brand for years ,, more than happy with it
countryroad said
06:59 PM Nov 18, 2012
So the consensus is a Gamin 2595 LMT or Gamin Nuvi at least that gives us 2 suggestions
Lifetime maps means what exactly or don't they spell it out, maybe 5 years ??
I guess 5 years of use for up to $250 is considered reasonable value...I'm only assuming.
Nomad246 said Tom Tom but didn't say which, cheapest or top of range and how long do they seem to last.
I walk in and look at the range and walk out too many to choose and I don't know which is best, or even which is best for me.
Can I get maps for most of aus. I assume so but at what cost, or do they update as you drive from say Sydney to WA or Broome to Darwin or Sydney to Broken Hill, streets of Bathurst, or Orange or Stanley in Tasmania.
How to navigate to the ferry but maybe not so bad on a Sunday as less traffic, to get to Tasmania...love that place.
I will be travelling solo so this site is very important to my planning and I value the advice given, would think also be so to a lot of other folk travelling or wishing/planning to travel.
Cheers Robyn
Quietguy said
09:36 AM Jan 5, 2013
tcp99 wrote:
Is Garmin the way to go. Anybody purchased one lately.
Terry
I have been using a Garmin Nuvi for some 3 years now and find it excellent - it's much better than the very expensive GPS in my new Pajero, and much easier to use than a friends Tom Tom I had a play with recently.
So, for me Garmin is definately the way to go
David
Quietguy said
09:50 AM Jan 5, 2013
countryroad wrote:
So the consensus is a Gamin 2595 LMT or Gamin Nuvi at least that gives us 2 suggestions
Lifetime maps means what exactly or don't they spell it out, maybe 5 years ??
I guess 5 years of use for up to $250 is considered reasonable value...I'm only assuming.
Nomad246 said Tom Tom but didn't say which, cheapest or top of range and how long do they seem to last.
I walk in and look at the range and walk out too many to choose and I don't know which is best, or even which is best for me.
Can I get maps for most of aus. I assume so but at what cost, or do they update as you drive from say Sydney to WA or Broome to Darwin or Sydney to Broken Hill, streets of Bathurst, or Orange or Stanley in Tasmania.
How to navigate to the ferry but maybe not so bad on a Sunday as less traffic, to get to Tasmania...love that place.
I will be travelling solo so this site is very important to my planning and I value the advice given, would think also be so to a lot of other folk travelling or wishing/planning to travel.
Cheers Robyn
I agree Robyn that picking the right model can be difficult. So you need to think about what features you need in your Garmin..
What size screen? 5" is good, but mine is a 3" inch and that has been ok
Do you want it to provide hands free phone connection? My Nuvi does but I don't need it now
Do you want the voice directions to come from the GPS direct? Or play through your car radio?
Will you want to use your GPS when walking around or just in the car?
Do you want your GPS to play mp3 music?
When you decide what features you need, then go through the models till you find the one that suits - then go for it
David
Albert said
01:18 AM Jan 18, 2013
I would go for a Garmin or a Tomtom because it is easy to get POI for the camps book for them. Use a Tomtom myself.
Is Garmin the way to go. Anybody purchased one lately.
Terry
We purchased a Nav Man in June this year. Were not happy when it turned itself off 3 times during peak hour in Sydney recently. It also had other problems like sometimes not being able to turn it off, and telling you the battery was going flat when it was plugged in. Took it back to JB earlier this week.
We have two Garmins & love them, purchased one top range unit 18mths back with life time free updates, aquired a second one with a few less functions 11mths back when we paid our roadside assistance for two yrs in one go.Couldn't complain about that & just recently loaded Camps 6 complete into them.
JC.
Lp0king at the 2595LMT with the 5" screen around $230. Saw on the Camps website you can buy the Points of Interest download for $19.95 I take it that nomads buy that as well.
Thanks
Terry
Hi Terry,recently purchased a Garmin from JB Hi Fi for $88 on special with a lifetime maps update by redemption. 5" screen but only a basic model used it last weekend to return from Avalon to Brisbane with no problems.Early days but seems OK.
Regards
Trevor
with Garmin you should have got lifetime maps for free, I have been running the Nuvi for 2 years no problems so far, great unit
Purchased a Garmin 2595LMT very impressed so far after "Karen" spent Saturday telling me where to go!
Terry
and DID you go
Lifetime maps means what exactly or don't they spell it out, maybe 5 years ??
I guess 5 years of use for up to $250 is considered reasonable value...I'm only assuming.
Nomad246 said Tom Tom but didn't say which, cheapest or top of range and how long do they seem to last.
I walk in and look at the range and walk out too many to choose and I don't know which is best, or even which is best for me.
Can I get maps for most of aus. I assume so but at what cost, or do they update as you drive from say Sydney to WA or Broome to Darwin or Sydney to Broken Hill, streets of Bathurst, or Orange or Stanley in Tasmania.
How to navigate to the ferry but maybe not so bad on a Sunday as less traffic, to get to Tasmania...love that place.
I will be travelling solo so this site is very important to my planning and I value the advice given, would think also be so to a lot of other folk travelling or wishing/planning to travel.
Cheers Robyn
Use a Tomtom myself.
Albert