Hi,

I will be getting a Octavia soon (see other thread - VRS v 2.0 TDI) and am considering the sat nav option. I have a TomTom Go 500 now, which is great but I find that i never have it with me when I need it. I dont leave it in the car (even out of sight) because I have been broken into before and am a little paranoid now. The problem is, I need to remember to bring it with me when I think I will need it... etc.

Anwyay, I know

To answer your questions

1 no only partial

2 Yes but it will cost lots

Thanks John. Im a little surpised it does not offer Postcode searching - thats been standard on nearly every sat nav unit made in the last year or more. On my original TomTom Go it was part of a map update - maybe Skoda operate a similar (allbeit slower) system.

12 speaker option is not available with the Nexus SatNav.

Hi,

I will be getting a Octavia soon (see other thread - VRS v 2.0 TDI) and am considering the sat nav option. I have a TomTom Go 500 now, which is great but I find that i never have it with me when I need it. I dont leave it in the car (even out of sight) because I have been broken into before and am a little paranoid now. The problem is, I need to remember to bring it with me when I think I will need it... etc.

Anwyay, I know

I'd personally stick with your TomTom and save the

I use a Garmin SatNav stuck to the windscreen and I'm so used to the 'head up' type display for visual maps/directions I think I would find it awkward having to look down for directions.

Mio digiwalker pocket PC with Tomtom Navigator - great!

Tom Tom 510 is fantastic, accurate to 10 feet with excellent bluetooth thrown in!

The best £350.00 I've ever spent.

Manufacturer systems are so outdated by the time you get the car.

The garmin nuvi 360 looks the business.. small enough to slip in ur pocket yet the screen seems large enough. It has a bluetooth facility and other useful extras.

Ok it may be at little on the expensive side at around £420 but i would rather spend my money this gizzmo than the factory fitted sat nav.

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/111581?gclid=CKud9o-Ox4UCFTdMEgodc2m6sw

I use a Garmin iQue 3600 which is also a full PDA thus it is with me whenever I am on business.

Very good but its main advantage is that it uses a Bean Bag dash mount that can be put away in the glove box leaving no visible sign that a sat nav is being used and thus not attracting potential break in to steal.

I think that some of the other Garmin units also use the same Bean Bag as the actual unit mount clips in.

I screwed up my Mio A201 the other day (don't ask) and had to re-install Co-Pilot Live 6. I decided once and for all to get to grips properly with how it works and I have to say i'm well impressed.

Full 7 digit postcode searching with traffic updates available through a bluetooth connection to my mobile if required. Safety camera locations already built-in and it even has desktop software to plan out my journeys and download them to the pocket pc before leaving the office so no fruiting around when on the road to set up the destination and preferences each time.

All this functionality is probably old hat to you Sat Nav veterans out there but i'm lovin it. Tried Tom Tom the other day and was also impressed but the map coverage doesn't seem to be as good as Co-Pilot.

Gentlemen,

It looks SO good in the middle of the dash. PER- LEASE.

I LOVE MINE