Thoughts on Sat Nav?

A friend of mine is thinking about buying her husband sat nav for xmas, any body any thoughts or experiences about it? Is there a particular model or system which works well here?

Re: Thoughts on Sat Nav??

I use Garmin & I find it very good. There is street level mapping for all of dublin & major towns. Outside of that its major roads only.

Re: Thoughts on Sat Nav??

We have Tom Tom and Igo (correct name?) and they are OK. I'd say they are 90% up to date, but don't depend on 100%. Used one of these last year in Italy, but it 'forgot' that the Italians drove on the 'otherside' of the road, nothing beats the old fashioned navigator I'd say....

Re: Thoughts on Sat Nav??

Using Route 66 Mobile - runs on my Nokia N70 with bluetooth connection to a matchbox sized gps receiver left on the dash.

Its all about the maps. They say they have 100% coverage but thats not my experience. However, I would say give it another 6-12 months and a couple of map revisions later and it will be very useful.