nobbyclark
Member Since: 03 May 2005
Location: Perth, Scotland
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Quote:Nuvi 660 (European Spec) is excellent
Blimey! Just checked the specs and it does everything but empty the dishwasher for you. Looks like I'll be trading up from my Garmin Quest in the New Year... No longer a D3 owner but still subscribed to multiple threads!
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 4th Dec 2006 12:46 pm |
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nwoods
Member Since: 04 Apr 2006
Location: Southern California
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nobbyclark wrote:Quote:Nuvi 660 (European Spec) is excellent
Blimey! Just checked the specs and it does everything but empty the dishwasher for you. Looks like I'll be trading up from my Garmin Quest in the New Year...
Can you enter in GPS coordinates? Most road-centric units won't allow anything other than street addresses.
Though the graphics are archaic, the Garmin Quest 2 is about the best I've seen for turn by turn street oriented stuff, as well as go anywhere take me off the beaten path ability. Also has built in Litho battery so can unplug and finish the route on foot (good for GPS challenge competitions).
Mind you, I don't have any GPS unit yet. The one I want does not seem to exist. I want internet connectivity via cell and WiFi, real time traffic updates based on my location & destination, awesome Mac-like graphics, turn by turn, with predictive lane indicators, PC connectivitiy for topo map uploads, fully charted in advance, and the ability to input multiple GPS coords on the fly.
Find one of those, and I'd be happy.
Basically, I want one like my Nissan Armada's built in unit, but with Internet connectivity and the ability to tap in GPS coords.
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| 5th Dec 2006 3:19 am |
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CFB
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
Posts: 6100
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Then you need a TomTom GO910 
On board hard-disk, all USA and European mapping, bluetooth phone connectivity, MP3 player, hands free calling, PC docking via USB, TMS traffic updates and GPS co-ordinate entry (lat and long) 2020 BMW X1 18d XDrive X-Line Auto
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| 5th Dec 2006 9:44 am |
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nwoods
Member Since: 04 Apr 2006
Location: Southern California
Posts: 563
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cotefarmboy wrote:Then you need a TomTom GO910
Wow! That does look great! I will have to go fondle one soon. Thanks!
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| 5th Dec 2006 3:23 pm |
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DiscoDad
Member Since: 06 Nov 2006
Location: Beautiful Teesdale
Posts: 3003
 
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I have one and used it on an R.V. touring holiday in Colorado/Utah/Arizona/New Mexico this summer. It was superb, but not as good as the scenery!
Have also used it in Belgium and France as well as here in the UK and can honestly say that it hasn't mis-directed me once.
The best bit though is how the computer generated voice pronounces some of the street/town names.  Back in the game!
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| 5th Dec 2006 3:34 pm |
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