Member Since: 24 Jun 2006
Location: Different Planet
Posts: 206
Update D4 Sat Nav or decent Garmin?
Hi.
My D4 is now 4 years old and find more and more routings are out of date.
Now I could have the D4 onboard system updated but believe that the cost could be in the region of £200+
My gut feel tells me not to do this and for similar money go for a new portable unit with a large screen coming with lifetime updates and safety camera locations etc.
This way I could also use it in our second car which does 75% of our total miles and leave the D4 as it stands.
Prior to having a built in system have only had TomTom's in the past but some of the Garmin's look interesting.
Anyone else taken this 'route'?
Thanks.2015 D4 HSE in Corris Grey
All below gone but still with happy memories
2010 D4 XS in Stornaway Grey
2006 D3 S in Zermatt Silver
2001 Td5 Oslo Blue
1993 300Tdi Arken Grey
25th Aug 2014 9:18 am
Ted Newman
Member Since: 09 Oct 2010
Location: SE London
Posts: 840
Hi Griff
I have done both !! Had the D4 updated and it is now very good BUT I also have a Garmin Dezl for use with the caravan attached - it really does take notice of your size inputs and as the Dezl can be switched from HGV mode to CAR we also use it in our little MG.LR Discovery 4 XS pulling an Airstream 532 Caravan also own (since new) a 1996 MGF
25th Aug 2014 10:38 am
Bigcol66
Member Since: 28 Jul 2010
Location: Welshpool, Powys
Posts: 775
Does it really cost £200 to update the Satnav? My D4 is just over 4 years old and I could do with it updating.
25th Aug 2014 2:30 pm
Captain Slog
Member Since: 02 Feb 2014
Location: Parallel Universe
Posts: 228
I would not even think of updating the onboard sat-nav unless it improves the traffic system as well as revising the maps and I don't believe it does for one moment!
I use my iPhone with the TomTom app + traffic subscription (total cost less than £50!). When I have had both systems running the onboard sat-nav has consistently given false-positive traffic warnings and failed to warn of real hold-ups while the TomTom app has been 100% correct!2010 D4 HSE Ipanema Sand on GY DTs (was on GG ATs)
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