DaveEscos

Looking at getting this pretty soon

has anyone got it?

id rather this than get a PDA and piss around with all that LARK!

Chris/ Cossygay, can you get these in?

datar18

my dads goit one of these and it is quality, you can download all the updates, both official and unofficial including speed cameras.

very good unit for the money mate and is interchangable very easily,

TIFF

My mate has just got the Garmin Street Pilot 3, VERY good bit of Kit

rrp-£850

E-Bay price-- Won the bidding at £300 with £100 worth of Extras

Smit

iTrader: (5)

there's a few ending on ebay this afternoon/evening Dave.

datar18

my dad forked out 500 noted for his one

DaveEscos

cheers Si / guys

I dont have an ebay account smit

Gavin E-Cos

Dave,
I have a PDA one, and its very good!
as said you can download speed camara data base from http://www.pocketgps.co.uk/uksafetycameras.php

Gav

Forgot to say it retails at £299.99, HP Tom Tom Kit.

dave green

i WANT ONE BUT MUST HAVE POST CODE INPUT. CAN YOU RECOMEND ONE CHAPS

DAVE

richm

couple of mates have tomtom GO, and are well pleased with them, after having various Garmin and PDA versions. Neat unit, self contained and easy to use.

DaveEscos

cheers guys, whos the best to get one from


Chris / cossygaylord.. do you get these in?

richm

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...=62376&_LOC=UK - £399.90

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...482441-0603033 - £399.99

DaveEscos

cheers rich!

ive just ordered it from here

http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/conten...-TOMTOM-GO.htm

should be with me tomorrow


can anyone supply me with the speed camera locations???

cossymad

Dave escock I do get TOMTOM's, but you probably got it cheaper than I can buy it!!!

datar18

i cant remember the website my dad gets his updates from mate

but just type in undates for tom tom go into a search engine

RANJ

i just bought the o2 xda iis

DaveEscos

no need for that abuse is there you chav


got it for £399 delivered as you took ages replying

any joy on this saturdays schedule?

cossymad

Would have been about the same from me....very good BTW
As long as piston rods come in tommorrow, you can be done on Saturday. You are pencilled in, so as long as we get the stuff, it should be OK.
You definately want them though?!!!!

DaveEscos

my want list chris is

Coilovers - not harsh spring settings or they will be fitted up your arse!
(do i need any new bushes etc? if so, whatever i need of those (powerflex??)

Vibratechnics engine mounts - esc cos obviously

err... passenger CV boot and grease.. can you get that??

ill pick up that fuel sender block and -6 fittings too

anything else you want me to buy??

cossymad

Dave I can obviously get all of that if you want it, but let me know.....like now, so I can order the mounts and CV for tomorrow.
I think you should puchase some Meguiars Gold Class chav Detailer for your body, and maybe some bird shit remover for your header tank, but other than that I am afraid to say......I like your car as it is

cossymad

Dave I can obviously get all of that if you want it, but let me know.....like now, so I can order the mounts and CV for tomorrow.
I think you should puchase some Meguiars Gold Class chav Detailer for your body, and maybe some bird shit remover for your header tank, but other than that I am afraid to say......I like your car as it is

DaveEscos

order away boyzee

do you need payment now? if so im on my mobile if you still have the number?

MAD ANDY

Dave

I have one - far far far better than the PDA!!!

I went to a meeting where I travelled in a colleagues car with his PDA running the same tomtom software - mine was much smoother than his, had a better refresh rate, was much clearer speech due to have a large dedicated speaker, looked better on a wider screen rather than a taller screen as it showed more 'near to you' information, and ultimately, was much faster to respond ie a good 2-3 seconds before the PDA!!!

Its a simple on/off switch then touchscreen to use, rather than having to boot up a pocket version of Windows and run it as an application etc! For this reason its more resilient ie it doesnt crash like PDAs do and doesnt share any resources with other apps etc, its also much quicker to calculate routes and diversions etc, and with it having an integrated GPS receiver all you need is the tomtom GO itself, on its windscreen mount and thats it! no wires (although you can charge it if you want) and no external GPS devices!

Awesome bit of kit!

To download POIs (Points of Interest) such as speed camera locations etc, go here

www.pocketgps.co.uk

btw Dixons are now doing it for £394 inc free delivery!

MAD ANDY

did you get it then Dave? impressed?

word of warning (may be too late, but ya never know...) DONT remove the screen protector!!! I know it may look a bit keeping it on, but it massively helps stop finger prints getting on the screen, which in direct sunlight WILL blue the clarity of the screen! You can buy screen protectors from http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=112499
which cut to fit

Gavin E-Cos

Here is another POI site http://poiplace.oabsoftware.nl/index.php

anyone got any other good POI sites?

Gav

DaveEscos

Andy, i did indeed mate, it arrived yesterday and i spent last night playing with it and loading on the speed camera POI's

it is absolute quality! thanks for the reccomendation! I cant belive how ultra cool the 3d display is and how quick it is to pick up your position!

I know what you mean about the screen protector, i have already signed up to the xpansys TTG forum, and ordered and received the screen protector sheet

it is absolutley everyone shoul dget one

i cant wait for them to bring out the car install kit so i can fabricate a quality install for it

MAD ANDY

good stuff!

now all you have got to do is get in a car with a mate who has the PDA version and compare... he'll soon want one as yours says "turn left in 100 yards" and his (should) say "you should have turned left 100 yards ago but I was too slow to respond"

Gavin E-Cos

Andy, my PDA version is spot on, not slow to respond, and quick to recalculate the route, (when I go the wrong way, just for fun!)

Ok im sure a dedicated system is better, but I havnt had any problems with mine, and it did well againts a in fixed in car system.

and a million times better than a map!

Gav

MAD ANDY

A lada is spot on, not slow and quick to respond... until you compare it to a skoda etc

only kidding mate, at the end of the day, ANY satnav system is good! I'm just playing the "game" that when I first bought the tomtom I got slated for getting a "womans sat nav" instead of a "mans PDA" .... and since getting it and showing all the sales guys how much FAR superior it is, most have invested in a tomtom GO for satnav and use their PDAs for PC work lol so im just playing the "mines better than yours" game - seriously though if you compared like for like you would be impressed, but yeah at the end of the day both are excellent bits of kit and far better than a map... just ones a little more excellent than the other lol there I go again! pmsl The tomtom GO is just so much faster at calculating and re-calculating etc because there are no moving parts, all data is chip/memory based so much faster than a spinning disk hence why its quicker, I was amazed at how long one colleagues PDA constantly took to recalculate when he went wrong etc, but in fairness that could have been the spec of the PDA and the amount of crap he had running on it as services etc

Dave - make sure you stick the tomtom just under your rear view mirror, that way the mount is hidden by the mirror itself and doesnt get in your way, the tomtom looks as if its floating, its easy to glance across with your eyes with it being at eye level and henc doesnt distract you from the road, and of course when using to go to someone you can drive to blindfoled, the most important thing! everyone in the car and cars behind you gets to see your posh new bit of kit FPMSL!!!!

PhilM

Andy, most PDAs ive ever seen done have moving parts either

I see your point though mate! Im sure its a bit quicker, but dont forget PDA specs vary wildly in clock speed, RAM, even down to the memory sticks the maps are stored on! So some PDAs may be just as good, whereas others may be laggy.

I use PDA one as i have a pda and its handy for a billion other things too

If its a fixed satnav system you want, then GO is the answer, for the rest of us....

Gavin E-Cos

Andy,
I had an old school PDA, that I got fed up with and sold.
Then out of the blue we (the shop I work at) at a HP Sat Nav pack in RRP £299.99.
We tried it out, and to my suprise it worked really well!

In an ideal world the TOM TOM Go is much better, an all in one unit, no cradles and stuff.

I got mine for £260 and am well happy

still want to find more POI sites, do you know of any more?

Gav

MAD ANDY

yeah im being a spaz and thinking about the hard drive in a.... ipod... not an ipaq DOH!

maybe, but until the tomtom software can run on its own rather than as an app within an OS memory and resources will always be an issue, plus having to rely upon a bluetooth or wired external GPS (unless external direct connect GPS is used)

yep totally agree, for PDA things the GO is no use at all PMSL

DaveEscos

Gav

check this sites forum

there are LOADS of threads about where to find POI's

http://www.expansys.com/forum.asp?code=TOMTOMGO&page=1

adamS2RST

The mrs has one, shit hot imo

Gavin E-Cos

thanks, I will have a look.

Gav

saff_cossie

I had a look for an oz version but dont see one, can anyone confirm this?