Talk Morgan Forums Community The Malvern Arms Sat Navs - the real ones

In my opinion TomTom has the easiest system to use. Be careful to buy a current model if you want itinerary planning. models that may still be on the market from the last series do not include this feature, in addition many of the current models include lifetime traffic and map updates. That can save you quite a bit of money over the life of the device. Speed camera position updates are free for 3 months and then you have to pay if you want up to date speed camera positions (in France they only warn of zones where a speed camera may be in operation and in some countries speed camera information is completely illegal).

In order to get the live services it is worth while getting the TomTom GO 5000 which is more than big enough for use in the Morgan, perhaps even a little too big. If you don't require live services or are happy to update traffic information via a smart phone one of the lower cost options such as the GO 400 may suit you better.

I have had 2 TomToms now The oldest is still functional but I stopped paying for map updates. My newer version, a GO 1000 Live, is the same size as the newer GO 400 but has live data updating integrated. My only disappointment is the lack of itinerary planning which TomTom have include in the latest models. I do like the live update feature so I would probably chose the slightly larger GO 5000.

I do also find it a little annoying that they are now offering lifetime maps and traffic for free whilst I have to pay for it on a model that is only 2 years old.

PS. You have to be careful of what we call the "TomTom shortcut" it will sometimes take you over roads that it sees as being shorter. This will include back lanes, country roads and other such delights when you really wanted the fast main road. It has even been known to take us off a motorway and then straight back on again as, for some reason, it sees that distance as fractionally shorter. For the newly completed tunnel at Monza it insists on trying to take us on the construction bypass road even though the map shows the new tunnel.