Aldi GPS
Submitted: Friday, Apr 11, 2008 at 18:12
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barely there
Just wondering if anyone out there has any experience with these units?How good are they?Reliability? etc,etc Thanks
Reply By: Robin Miller - Saturday, Apr 12, 2008 at 07:31
Saturday, Apr 12, 2008 at 07:31
Only had a superfical play with it Barely There.
Seems ok
One of the traps with these things in general is that mapping is not latest and it can cost you a lot to update - e.g. on my Garmin 276c it costs more for latest mapping than does that entire unit.
Check it on new important roads for your.
For example in Melbournes east is a large new tollway that runs north south , make sure it has this.
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Follow Up By: Jim from Best Off Road - Saturday, Apr 12, 2008 at 09:53
Saturday, Apr 12, 2008 at 09:53
It is very up to date, it told me to turn onto Eastlink. Pretty hard considering it is not open yet.
Also in our estate (newish) it tells me to drive along roads that have not yet been started.
It comes with instructions on how to update, but I don't reckon that will be necessary for at least two years.
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Saturday, Apr 12, 2008 at 12:42
Saturday, Apr 12, 2008 at 12:42
Robin you can update to CityNavigator2008 for around $120
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Follow Up By: Robin Miller - Sunday, Apr 13, 2008 at 07:39
Sunday, Apr 13, 2008 at 07:39
Hi Bonz
Didn't know you could for $120, thats a little better, I think they recently dropped price that with the removal of the ability to load 2 GPses.
Jim - Thats good it makes it worth $179. MY garmin 276c and Quest use City Navigator 8 and it still has lots of errors , doesn't even have the 6 lane dandenong bypass that crosses the yet to be open eastlink , and its been open for 6 months.
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Reply By: Jim from Best Off Road - Saturday, Apr 12, 2008 at 07:37
Saturday, Apr 12, 2008 at 07:37
We bought one about 5 months ago. Gets us from A to B.
Easy to use? My GLW"s navigational skills are such that she couldn't find her bum with both hands behind her back. Now she happily roams around
Melbourne with ease. She loves it and I no longer have to write out detailed instructions each time.
It also saves travelling time by taking the best route eg recent trip that was previuosly over an hour was completed in 40 minutes.
Jim.
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Saturday, Apr 12, 2008 at 12:59
Saturday, Apr 12, 2008 at 12:59
what a useless tool Jim, what if you are ALREADY AT B? And want to go to say ummm C? Or back to A? I can see this being a problem!
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Follow Up By: Jim from Best Off Road - Saturday, Apr 12, 2008 at 15:22
Saturday, Apr 12, 2008 at 15:22
I suggest for the sake of your mental health you need to spend far less time with Robbo.
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Follow Up By: Member - 'Lucy' - Saturday, Apr 12, 2008 at 17:27
Saturday, Apr 12, 2008 at 17:27
Apart from being the original dude they couldn't r o o t, shoot or electrocute 'Jambo', I do believe you have been spending far too long around the factory 'glue pot/s'.
BONZ doesn't have to be around me for his mental health problems to show, it just comes natural for him.
You may be aware that he currently has a permanent crick in his neck from making sure that, that 6'10" En-Zud coota whose SAAB he 'panel beated' with CV a couple of weeks doesn't catch up to him.
Apparently he sits around
home muttering to himself and dribbling over the puter more than usual.
A trip to the OBC 08 will fix that I am sure.
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Saturday, Apr 12, 2008 at 22:42
Saturday, Apr 12, 2008 at 22:42
I don't have to be around you for my mental health to suffer but it accelerates when I am in the same state as you let alone the same suburb.
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