Sat Navs for Cars

It's even more of a challenge when you're over in mainland Europe.

 

is this a positive earth thing, or does some property of the dynamo
interfere with the technology?

 

Heh.

 

I did ask him but he didn't seem to have any real reason, he just said I
had to have an alternator and the 12 year old shit was very patronising
about it too.

For the avoidance of doubt - there is no reason a fucking sat nav won't
work in that car. Foe empirical evidence, I've had a Garmin in it and it
was still positive earth then.

 

When I went in and asked them to price match Amazon on Monday the
teena^H^H^H^manager told me that no retailer could price match the internet
because "anyone can throw together a web page and claim it's cheaper". I
was waving a print out of Amazon.co.uk in front of him complete with URL and
invited him to go look. He claimed not to have access, which I didn't
believe, so I pulled out my E71 and started to load the page. He just walked
away!

And **** me if Amazon haven't just dropped the price another £12 to £165
delivered
www.amazon.co.uk/TomTom-Routes-Europe-Satellite-Navigation/dp/B00284AFQK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1261576569&sr=8-1
and it is direct supply, I won't use the "Partners" any more.

 

Fair point, I pretty much always check the time and make an effort to
beat it - doesn't everyone?

 

Well I do to, much to the chagrin of my mrs, but as you say, with the
Garmin you really do have to get a move on. On unclassified roads
though, it's impossible[1].

[1] Glove meets floor.

 

Nothing's impossible.

I hate the Garmin because it lies so much but it does make the drive
more entertaining.

 

What were we using back in January?

 

A TomTom and I think you whupped its arse over the last 70 miles.

 

Nige posted:

On a fine summer's day, by bike, you should. Really. Otherwise no.

 

But anything involving the M8 is miserable by car

 

IIRC it was about 100-odd miles and something like 2hr5. I remember
thinking that it was pretty close to our actual time.