I think it's a bit hit & miss - I had a pug 307 that suffered badly - I'm not sure that the heated screens cause much of a problem but the heat reflective stuff does
It's only a few quid for the antenna & easy enough to fit
EDIT: Just checked - if your car has a athermic windscreen - you'll need a separate antenna
Why does someone always come out with "Use a map"?
Because some people can't understand why you would put the route of your journey and in some respects your life in the hands of a black box. Fairy nuff, don't try to read and drive, so pull over, use your memory and prepare for the journey. In the centre of towns there are often things such as street names and sign posts that direct you to where you want to go. I've heard stories of people being getting sent up one way systems when the road layout changes and the software doesn't update, so they're not foolproof. Paying attention to where you're going is the important thing.
Its just my point of view, I wouldn't waste my hard earned on crap like that but many folk obviously do. And I bet the box of old maps you end up with got costs less than the pile of fvkt old electronics you'll have in a few years! (and you can recycle the maps easily) 
Spey ...
YAWN! how many people have you heard about being given the correct directions by their satnav? Exactly everyones got an urbanmyth about things they dont like/need/agree with.
As for the comments about the maps, its the same as the 'what watch for£?' you get some numpty saying use the position of the sun, your mobile etc. The thing is, the OP asked a sensible and reasonable question, if you cant give the guy a relevant answer, dont post.
(Mild rant over)
I've heard stories of people being getting sent up one way systems when the road layout changes and the software doesn't update, so they're not foolproof.
Whereas a paper map is always up-to-date with new road layouts and completely foolproof? 
It's a non-argument.
Yes some idiots do blindly follow sat-navs into rivers and up one-way streets.
But that is a fault of the users not the technology. Would they really be any better with a map?
Coln -
purpose of post was merely to have a mild rant...... as you just have, not offer advice as, quite obviously, I don't have and will probably never own a sat-nav. So untwist your lycra at the thought of someone having a perfectly valid opinion and voicing it on a web forum. Like thats not happened before either.
Its all very well to rely on technology, I have to do that daily in my job and its getting right on my thrupnies right now cos its so unreliable. Maps have their drawbacks sure, I just think they outweigh the disadvantages of a sat-nav.
Obviously this has been discussed here before so I shall stop now since all the people who have wasted their money on sat-navs are getting excited.
Like Frankie says, Relax!
spey - I used to think like that - note used to. My wife wanted one (she moved here from the USA, having trouble with our road system - I understand) and it was invaluable. We've just come back from a 3000 mile road trip in the USA - faultless door to door navigation across there from our downloaded GPS map. You can't knock that.
As with anything - driving 'heads up' is essential and awareness of where you are a must - but it is great technology.
And I bet the box of old maps you end up with got costs less than the pile of fvkt old electronics you'll have in a few years!
I Dunno, I reckon I have ~70 A2Zs - What's that? £500?
Having just moved to the South East of England, and regularly driving by myself I treated myself to a Tomtom 1 IQ. £150 from Halfords, and comes with full UK, Ireland and European (42 countries) mapping.
It's so much handier than using a map by yourself; you can use the postcode, address, even longitude and latitude to let it know where you want to go! Small enough to carry about with you as well, and you can get it to give directions if you're walking.
Finding it really handy.
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