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[Closed] Cheap and reliable sat nav for Eastern Europe - TomTom or Garmin?

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Any ideas? Need to drive into Poland next month and don't fancy getting lost in Germany.


 
Posted : 04/07/2009 8:45 pm
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Tom Tom one got me around most of western europe without a problem and most of my hotels were in bizzare places in the middle of nowhere, As long as i had the correct maps installed i'd be reasonably confident.But always have a map as backup.


 
Posted : 04/07/2009 9:01 pm
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Just head east if you end up in chezhsolvakia head north.

Seriously though tom tom are pretty good.


 
Posted : 04/07/2009 9:02 pm
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By the way , I've been to Poland and they drive like ****ing idiots so be careful.


 
Posted : 04/07/2009 9:16 pm
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Oi, Ollie, you talking about my ****in' fellow cluntry ****in' men ๐Ÿ˜€
Have you ever driven in Heston? Nothing will scare you ever again.
So, TomTOm or Garmin?


 
Posted : 04/07/2009 9:44 pm
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Just head east if you end up in chezhsolvakia head north.


And watch out for polar bears?


 
Posted : 04/07/2009 9:44 pm
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Oi, Ollie, you talking about my ****in' fellow cluntry ****in' men

No offence intended but they are crazy on the road over there!! Beutiful country and a great vibe in Krakow, I truly love that place and the people.


 
Posted : 05/07/2009 8:01 am
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Garmin, I went, it worked...


 
Posted : 05/07/2009 9:35 am
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Ollie, no offence taken, actually - you're spot on ๐Ÿ™‚
Not sure about Krakow - ugly place I say. Overrated.


 
Posted : 05/07/2009 5:52 pm
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I have a Garmin StreetPilot.

Its taken me from Shropshire to Gibraltar and back and to St Tropez and back.

The Sat Navs themselves at that level are pretty similar. But if you get anything to cheap the maps can be seriously ropey!

Stick to the well known brands!


 
Posted : 05/07/2009 9:02 pm
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TomTom for simplicity, easy of use and their amazing ability to recalculate routes in miliseconds, until they go [url= http://www.ktmforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=37085 ]wrong like mine[/url], then you'll wish you'd bought a Garmin.


 
Posted : 05/07/2009 9:26 pm