- 1. [TR] GPS NAvigator (score: 1)
- Author: "Dana P. Henry" <dphenry@wpia.net>
- Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:46:03 -0400
- Any suggestions on what models are hot right now and might be a good buy? TY, DPH _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html This list supported
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- 2. [TR] GPS Navigator (score: 1)
- Author: Doug Mathews <mathews@uga.edu>
- Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:56:25 -0400
- I though that was illegal ;-) _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html This list supported in part by the Vintage Triumph Register http://www.v
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- 3. Re: [TR] GPS NAvigator (score: 1)
- Author: "Jeff Nathanson" <jeffn@msystech.com>
- Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 17:12:35 -0400
- If you want a basic model with Text To Speech, I bought the Garmin 255W. Have been using it for about 2 months, and no major problems. Just don't think the batteries will last for the 4 hours as adv
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- 4. Re: [TR] GPS NAvigator (score: 1)
- Author: Ashford Little <70tr6@mindspring.com>
- Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 17:13:41 -0400
- I bought a Garmin Nuvi 260W about a month ago and like it very much. It's priced at $255 on Amazon. It's a middle of the road gps without all the extra features that don't contribute to navigation: s
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- 5. Re: [TR] GPS NAvigator (score: 1)
- Author: "Oliver" <sumton@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 16:39:38 -0500
- we have a garmin. i like it a lot. its not the nuvi; its a bit bulkier. and, Ashford, you can set it to a sexy australian voice! have used it for several hours on batteries, but have also installed a
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- 6. Re: [TR] GPS NAvigator (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Muller" <jimmuller@rcn.com>
- Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:51:18 -0400
- To my mind there have always been two schools of thought on this subject (not counting using a unit built into the car, which doesn't work in an unmodified LBC dashboard). One school says use a hand
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- 7. Re: [TR] GPS NAvigator (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Steph <tr6@pobox.com>
- Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:16:22 -0500
- For a little more than $200 you can get a handheld/suction mount unit that has the entire USA loaded into it, voice prompts, turn-by-turn directions, auto zoom in/out as you move from city to highway
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- 8. Re: [TR] GPS NAvigator (score: 1)
- Author: "Oliver" <sumton@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 23:59:40 -0500
- i've used both. the laptop unit is great for planning rallies, routes, that kind of thing. if you really want to get deep into it, its great. if you just want to get there, its waaaaaaaay too much ef
- /html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00102.html (8,857 bytes)
- 9. [TR] GPS Navigator (score: 1)
- Author: Brian Jones <banc8004@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 05:34:27 -0400
- I'm on my fourth GPS. From a very basic hand held that could not route (but still useful) I stepped up to a Garmin that needed routes and maps to be loaded from a laptop. This becomes tedious and inf
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- 10. Re: [TR] GPS Navigator (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Danielson" <75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org>
- Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 08:14:48 -0400
- For Father's Day, my wife got me the Garmin Nuvi 350 which sells for $199 at Amazon with free shipping. She read every portable GPS review she could find including good old Consumer Reports. Whether
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- 11. Re: [TR] GPS Navigator (score: 1)
- Author: "Geo Hahn" <ahwahnee18@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 07:33:26 -0700
- Wow, these things seem to be popular... but in a TR3 that still has a generator, points and crankhole in the radiator, anything more complicated than a paper map would seem out of place. I carry two
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- 12. Re: [TR] GPS Navigator (score: 1)
- Author: "Nolan" <opposumking@verizon.net>
- Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:20:16 -0400
- I went with the delorme Earthmate PN-20. I gave it a lot of thought. I don't need, or even particularly want a unit to route out a map for me. I still like to do that myself. Though I did want it to
- /html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00110.html (9,339 bytes)
- 13. Re: [TR] GPS Navigator (score: 1)
- Author: Bill & AnnaBelle <anabil007@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 09:28:07 -0700
- We have gone for the Nuvi 200 ... does everything we need, even bought a UK "chip" for our travel to the UK, the only addition I would suggest would be a "stylus" type pen for inputting names/address
- /html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00112.html (8,542 bytes)
- 14. Re: [TR] GPS Navigator (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 09:35:08 -0700
- Just curious, Nolan, any idea what GPS chipset it uses? Randall _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html This list supported in part by the Vi
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- 15. Re: [TR] GPS Navigator (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Marr" <mmarr@notwires.com>
- Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 12:36:31 -0500
- I've been reading this thread with great interest, because I am looking to replace my current GPS. It is a Garmin GPSMap 76c. which is handheld unit that can be mounted in a vehicle. I have had it fo
- /html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00114.html (9,350 bytes)
- 16. Re: [TR] GPS Navigator (score: 1)
- Author: "Nolan" <opposumking@verizon.net>
- Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:52:09 -0400
- STMicroelectronics I believe. _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html This list supported in part by the Vintage Triumph Register http://www.v
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- 17. Re: [TR] GPS Navigator (score: 1)
- Author: terryrs@comcast.net
- Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:23:42 +0000
- Embarrassingly revealing question here: Can you read the screen while you're driving ...ahem... without putting you your reading glasses? Terry Smith New Hampshire ___________________________________
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- 18. Re: [TR] GPS Navigator (score: 1)
- Author: terryrs@comcast.net
- Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:28:00 +0000
- ...So Geo, how about a GPA that runs on an AAA battery or two???? Get the best of both worlds???? _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html This
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- 19. Re: [TR] GPS Navigator (score: 1)
- Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>
- Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 16:50:34 -0700
- Do like I did and get some progressive bifocals with the transition lenses. That way you have one pair of glasses that you can wear in all conditions. Joe --Original Message-- From: triumphs-bounces+
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- 20. Re: [TR] GPS Navigator (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 17:24:57 -0700
- Or even the old fashioned kind like I had to get, so I could read the gauges! Randall _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html This list suppo
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