Sat Nav

djb85

Looking for a decent Sat Nav for around €100 or less if possible.
either online or in the shops.

Thanks!

Do-more

Cheapest "decent" sat nav I can find is this Garmin Nuvi 300 for £64.99 + delivery. Problem is there delivery charge to Ireland is a whopping £24.95!

If you know someone in the UK they could order it for £64.99, get free delivery and forward it on to you. (Free delivery is only to card holders address so they will have to place the order)

Note: This is "White Boxed" i.e. it's a re-furb.

If that's too much trouble Halfords have the Garmin Nuvi 250 in store for €129.99.

clio_16v

In Halfords in Cork they had a Medion Sat Nav for 49 euro. Medion is usually Aldi's brand and they're stuff is pretty good

fdevine

One in Argos for just over €100

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/5041679/c_1/1|category_root|Home%2Bentertainment%2Band%2Bsat%2Bnav|10391911/c_2/2|cat_10391911|Sat%2Bnav%2Band%2Balert%2Bsystems|10392113/c_3/3|cat_10392113|Satellite%2Bnavigation|10392116.htm

djb85

Do-more wrote: »

Cheapest "decent" sat nav I can find is this Garmin Nuvi 300 for £64.99 + delivery. Problem is there delivery charge to Ireland is a whopping £24.95!

If you know someone in the UK they could order it for £64.99, get free delivery and forward it on to you. (Free delivery is only to card holders address so they will have to place the order)

Note: This is "White Boxed" i.e. it's a re-furb.

If that's too much trouble Halfords have the Garmin Nuvi 250 in store for €129.99.

Seems like a good deal. Are these refurbs generally good condition?

If so, going to go with shipping it to someone in UK and let them forward it on.

Do-more

Just came across this Garmin Nuvi 300 in the UK for £67.56 & £10 european delivery. So about €93 or €94 delivered.

Best value Garmin I've found (apart from the Tesco ones for €45 which are long gone!:()

djb85

NOB wrote: »

I bought a Garmin Nuvi 200w from carparts website lsat month for €99.99 and that included shipping.
www.carparts.ie

Doesn't seem to be on the site now.

vibrant

Aldi have one right now for €129

http://www.aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/58_7528.htm

Hope that helps

djb85

vibrant wrote: »

Aldi have one right now for €129

http://www.aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/58_7528.htm

Hope that helps

Thanks for the help.

Any opinions of which of the above is the best all round given the price and the model?

boomboombazza

Do-more wrote: »

Best value Garmin I've found (apart from the Tesco ones for €45 which are long gone!:()

i'm buying one of those off a bloke, are they any good or are they missing anything important. they have all the maps right?

djb85

For the Garmin Nuvi 300 is says UK mapping. Further down in the specs its says full maps for UK & Ireland. This might be just NI though.

Do you think this will include full ROI maps?

Do-more

djb85 wrote: »

For the Garmin Nuvi 300 is says UK mapping. Further down in the specs its says full maps for UK & Ireland. This might be just NI though.

Do you think this will include full ROI maps?

Yes it is all of Ireland that is mapped, I have had a Nuvi 300 previously.

djb85

Do-more wrote: »

Yes it is all of Ireland that is mapped, I have had a Nuvi 300 previously.

Would you recommend it? Looking to pick one up for GF.

Do-more

boomboombazza wrote: »

i'm buying one of those off a bloke, are they any good or are they missing anything important. they have all the maps right?

They are fine, but is the "bloke" meeting you at the back of a pub? There was a load of these Garmins stolen from Tesco in Nenagh.....

Do-more

djb85 wrote: »

Would you recommend it? Looking to pick one up for GF.

As far as the maps go the Garmin uses Navteq maps and these are best for Ireland. (The other big brand is Teleatlas)

Garmin customer service is also 1st class in my limited experiance. Many other seem people share this view.

Bad point is the way you have to fill in the full address there is no predictive input which I found to be a real pain in the @ss!

djb85

Do-more wrote: »

As far as the maps go the Garmin uses Navteq maps and these are best for Ireland. (The other big brand is Teleatlas)

Garmin customer service is also 1st class in my limited experiance. Many other seem people share this view.

Bad point is the way you have to fill in the full address there is no predictive input which I found to be a real pain in the @ss!

Thanks for the reply. Seems to be the best value out there at the moment. I think I'll go with it.

djb85

For anyone that's interested I just came across the Garmin Nuvi 310 for £89.99. Has the benefit of Bluetooth Connectivity.

fdevine

LIDL have a Targa Sat Nav with accessories for €99 on Thursday

http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20081127.p.TargaSatelliteNavigationSystemPNAE3530

Comes with TeleAtlas maps of Europe, not just UK/IRL

byte

fdevine wrote: »

LIDL have a Targa Sat Nav with accessories for €99 on Thursday

http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20081127.p.TargaSatelliteNavigationSystemPNAE3530

Comes with TeleAtlas maps of Europe, not just UK/IRL

TeleAtlas maps apparently aren't the best for Ireland though.

ASTRACLUB

Deal of the week
68.50 Euro only

http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home_ni.nsf/pages/c.o.20081127.p.TargaSatelliteNavigationSystemPNAE3530
Fast SiRFatlasIII™ 372 MHz processor with 64MB RAM
Large 2GB internal memory
3.5” LCD touch screen with 65,536 colours
Slots for mini USB & SD cards
Lane assist
Borderless navigation all over Europe – fully pre-installed Tele Atlas® map material
Targa Traveller navigation software (powered by Sygic®)
Ultra light and compact design – 1.8cm flat and 150g
Accessories include: holder with suction pad, car charger, stylus, manual DVD-ROM (incl. map material)
3 year warranty
Price per item

I think i have replied to similar within boards ,,,,may be parallel threads are running

byte

ASTRACLUB wrote: »

Deal of the week
68.50 Euro only

http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home_ni.nsf/pages/c.o.20081127.p.TargaSatelliteNavigationSystemPNAE3530
Fast SiRFatlasIII™ 372 MHz processor with 64MB RAM
Large 2GB internal memory
3.5” LCD touch screen with 65,536 colours
Slots for mini USB & SD cards
Lane assist
Borderless navigation all over Europe – fully pre-installed Tele Atlas® map material
Targa Traveller navigation software (powered by Sygic®)
Ultra light and compact design – 1.8cm flat and 150g
Accessories include: holder with suction pad, car charger, stylus, manual DVD-ROM (incl. map material)
3 year warranty
Price per item

I think i have replied to similar within boards ,,,,may be parallel threads are running

Sterling price. It's €99.99 in ROI Lidl.

ASTRACLUB

Oops
Mistake
i was defaulted to NI site today and mistyped wrong on almost 3-4 replies
its 99, with full europe installed (41 countries)
still good one

nice1franko

pc world selling the tomtom classic with ire & gb maps for 99

fdevine

nice1franko wrote: »

pc world selling the tomtom classic with ire & gb maps for 99

Which branch was that, assuming it's €99?

Will be trying Blanchardstown shortly.

nice1franko

Saw it in two: the one in swords and the one in jervis

fdevine

Can confirm that these are available in PC World Blanchardstown also.

TomTom Classic UK/IRL for €99.99. Scanned at €999.00 :eek:

Same unit is selling in Argos for €180.

They (PC World) also have TomTom V3 UK/IRL for €99.97

Thanks nice1franco

djb85

Think the best I've found so far online is the Navamn S50 for £89.98.
Has Bluetooth and 4.3" screen, however, they use Teleatlas maps. It comes with a free 2009 maps update so may not be too bad.

Peewee_lane

Hey folks, Im getting the OH a sat nav for christmas in addition to the rest of his gifts, so Im not looking to spend over €130.

What should I be looking for?
From following the links I see many have touchscreen, UK & Ireland Maps, Bluetooth.

Am I missing anything?

Am thinking of going to PC World, Im afraid of ordering online this late.

Moonbeam

http://www.satnaveasy.co.uk/ have excellent prices.

2qk4u

Halfords have a Route 66 Mini for €39.

leex

2qk4u wrote: »

Halfords have a Route 66 Mini for €39.

...and maxi (widescreen version of mini) for 69euro.