Posted on 30/11/2016 12:52
E Buyer have a TomTom Start 60 at a good price at the moment. It has a 6 inch screen. I expect it has been discontinued by TomTom but for anyone thinking of buying a new sat nav it might be worth a look.
David
Edit 05/04/2017 - The link is no longer showing the Start 60 which I assume has sold out.
Posted on 05/04/2017 08:11 by ocsidDavid,
I can't find specifically the TT Start 60 in the link; two versions of the 62 & a 610.
Are there any particular recommendations for our needs?
Posted on 05/04/2017 09:03
Ocsid
I suspect that model was on special offer and now sold out. If I were buying now my basic requirements would be:-
6 inch screen
European maps (not worried about speed cameras or traffic)
Ability to accept Camper Maps
Micro SD slot unless memory is large enough (unusual on a TomTom)
Accepting the Camper Maps could be the fly in the ointment as new models don't all accept them, so check before you buy.
David
Posted on 08/04/2017 21:46
In my opinon a cheap sat nav is no good for towing/motorhome, it will take you on unsuitable roads.
As for storage, my old tom tom only has a hard drive, but my garmin has a mini s.d. card slot, so no problem updating maps, and I can setb it for car/caravan/lorry or walking
Posted on 08/04/2017 21:46 by Lyke Wake ManIn my opinon a cheap sat nav is no good for towing/motorhome, it will take you on unsuitable roads.
As for storage, my old tom tom only has a hard drive, but my garmin has a mini s.d. card slot, so no problem updating maps, and I can setb it for car/caravan/lorry or walking
Posted on 05/04/2017 00:05 by DavidKlyneOurs has not functioned correctly for a good while now - the screen suddenly flits through the various memories, as though the buttons are being pressed and we have to work back through them to the map display. This can happen several times in succession at times.
Ian
We have also had this problem although for some reason it eventually calms down the longer you go through the journey. I had the habit of setting the route the night before and the following morning using the previous destination option for the route. When I set the route immediately before setting off it tends not to happen so much. I have not really investigated why this happens, probably needs a reset.
I should really think about a new sat nav but am reluctant to buy another Garmin as the one I had previously was terrible. I will have to have a look at the TomTom range and see what ones now accept the camper maps that I already have loaded on to my micro SD card.
David
Posted on 09/04/2017 10:56
David,
I believe it's a problem with the touch screen, which thinks that it is being pressed and hence brings up a menu and then it thinks a menu button has been pressed and so on.
Apparently it's a common problem (we also had it on our previous cheapo TT and they repaired it under warranty). There are a lot of complaints on TT forums.
One solution was to run a piece of card (or similar) around the edge of the screen, under the black surround - to try to dislodge any tiny pieces of grit that might be causing the screen to deflect. This didn't work on ours for any appreciable time.
I did wonder whether it was hot weather that caused the screen to deflect, but we've had the problem on very cold days too.
As you say, sometimes it works fine for hours. But other times it constantly flits through the menus and you have to click back trough them again. Very annoying and now out of warranty, so would cost the price of a new, cheap unit to have it repaired.
DavidKlyne
Motorhomer