cunners Member 141 Member For: 19y 1m 25d Location: Perth Western Australia Posted 24/10/06 04:08 AM Share Posted 24/10/06 04:08 AM Im looking to buy an aftermarket in car GPS for my soon to be wife (less than 3 weeks now ) and was wondering what features etc to look out for??I'm not looking for the top of the range - just something that will be easy for her to use and will get her from A to B...(she's USELESS with directions) I may even get one for myself as well if the price was right...I'm in the very early stages of research so any information would be well appreciated including which brands and also where the best deals are to be had..Thanks in advance guys and girls... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradoxx Colossal Member Member 5,049 Member For: 19y 7m 25d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 24/10/06 04:20 AM Share Posted 24/10/06 04:20 AM Are you talking about fitting it to a falcon or just any GPS to fit to a car?I have heard lots of good things about TomTom GPS systems, maybe check out their range? Dick Smith has them all set up in their stores so you can have a play with them and see how they are mounted and controlled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cunners Member 141 Member For: 19y 1m 25d Location: Perth Western Australia Posted 24/10/06 04:24 AM Author Share Posted 24/10/06 04:24 AM She has a Lancer... BUTI'm interested in what's involved in fitting it to the Falcon as the more I research the more I want one for myself!!!Steve - I've also heard that Tom Tom units are pretty useful... Does anyone on the forum have a Tom Tom GPS... if so how would you rate it??Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradoxx Colossal Member Member 5,049 Member For: 19y 7m 25d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 24/10/06 04:34 AM Share Posted 24/10/06 04:34 AM If you have premo sound I would get the one that plugs into it with the remote control.Otherwise all that you need to do to fit the unit it pretty much the same as a handsfree... they have a remote receiver (if its a fitted unit) and plug into power. Some even have an integrated receiver antenna so you dont need to mount anything externally. They all should come with a local map cd, if it doesnt make sure they give you the cd for free (its not much use in WA if it comes with a US map cd/flash card) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deek Donating Members 362 Member For: 21y 2m 12d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne / Wantirna Posted 24/10/06 09:23 AM Share Posted 24/10/06 09:23 AM I have the Ford fitted VDO unit in my car and I use a Tom Tom 910 in a work car. In my humble opinion you can't go past the Tom Tom!It so easy to use even my wife can use it. Touch screen, 3D graphics and you can run you Bluetooth phone thought it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAPHOON Donating Members 1,776 Member For: 20y 9m 22d Posted 24/10/06 09:26 AM Share Posted 24/10/06 09:26 AM I saw a Euro test on Foxtel, which compared a number of units avaialble in Britain. The Tom Tom won hands down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
937 Member 266 Member For: 17y 9m 16d Posted 24/10/06 09:38 AM Share Posted 24/10/06 09:38 AM (edited) Im looking to buy an aftermarket in car GPS for my soon to be wife (less than 3 weeks now ) and was wondering what features etc to look out for??I'm not looking for the top of the range - just something that will be easy for her to use and will get her from A to B...(she's USELESS with directions) I may even get one for myself as well if the price was right...I'm in the very early stages of research so any information would be well appreciated including which brands and also where the best deals are to be had..Thanks in advance guys and girls... ←From the NRMA Open Road, September October 2006Garmin nuvi 310rrp: $ 1199Rating 8/10Navman iCN 720rrp : $ 1099Rating 7/10Tomtom ONE rrp: $ 699Rating 6/10 Edited 24/10/06 09:39 AM by 937 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCVIN Member 224 Member For: 19y 1d Location: Perth Western Australia Posted 24/10/06 10:15 AM Share Posted 24/10/06 10:15 AM I have the Ford fitted VDO unit in my car and I use a Tom Tom 910 in a work car. In my humble opinion you can't go past the Tom Tom!It so easy to use even my wife can use it. Touch screen, 3D graphics and you can run you Bluetooth phone thought it.←dont you mean ford fitted blaupunkt unit?I agree Tom Tom is the way to go.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
js1175 Member 45 Member For: 19y 7m 26d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 24/10/06 11:01 AM Share Posted 24/10/06 11:01 AM Tom Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miker Member 115 Member For: 17y 8m 13d Location: upright Posted 24/10/06 11:06 AM Share Posted 24/10/06 11:06 AM check out the Mio 268. we just got them at work and its impressive value for money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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