TomTom Start UK & ROI only £77.00 @ Asda Direct! (in store)
First post so apologies if somethings wrong....
Went into Asda Direct (The Fort, Cheetham Hill, Manchester) to get the girlfriend a sat nav, all TomToms were massively overpriced as expected however I noticed the TomTom Start on the shelf for £77! These seem to be everywhere else for £89 so seems a good deal to me (unless anyone knows otherwise?).
Their website is still showing £89 however the ticket was a normal one, not a "special offer" ticket and the guy at the till seemed to think there were loads and this was a standard price.
Don't know if they're any good but they are UK & Republic of Ireland and@ £77 for a brand new TomTom I thought you cant go wrong!
Hopefully this will be a nationwide deal and will be able to help someone.
Thanks
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Jump to unread Post a Comment'kinell !
Did you go by camel?
Don't buy the "Start". The "One" is the better option, offers more for the money.
If you can build me a time machine for less than the difference between the prior Argos deal and this one then I'll take it. Also whilst you're at it petrol was only 44p a litre when I started driving 20 years ago or so, I think people need to know that was a good deal too considering the price now. I haven't mentioned houses either, 10 years ago...
So?
29 years ago, there was a shop in Newton, Birmingham, that was giving away free loaves of Sunblest bread for a couple of days. Does that mean that every deal for bread or bread-related products should be cold?
What he said.
BUT, this is still a good price for this product.
However, the lack of lane assist is something that people should make themselves aware of before buying.
IMO, better to go with the 'One' unless you tend to do all your driving in your locality, in which case you should be shot for not knowing your own 'hood.
classic. this is just about the program files.
Good price for the item though
'kinell !
Did you go by camel?
No, last time I took the camel some scally nicked the bloody saddle :x
Not sure if its nationwide, sorry. well worth a phone call though, had a few on the shelf in c/hill.
Not sure if its nationwide, sorry. well worth a phone call though, had a few on the shelf in c/hill.
one'd expect that in Thievechester . . but, but, your a manure fan ? :thinking:
'kinell !
Did you go by camel?
Any chance to whinge. No one else is to blame for your failure
TomTom has pared down features to the bare essentials to create the Start. However, it still gets the basic job of getting from A to B done. The current RRP of the version with UK and Ireland maps is under £100, and some vendors are already offering the Start for much less. At £89.99, the Start is a bargain. If all you want is a dependable sat-nav for the occasional trip rather than daily commuting, TomTom’s Start offers the best value currently available.
Personally I would go for the Navigo unit from ebuyer & tweak it to run Tomtom Navigator.
Point of Interest during navigation is missing on the "Start" that is a big negative. This means that it can not be used with third party speed camera databases. Also you can not add a traffic device to it, but most people do not bother with those anyway and the ones that do often find that RDS-TMC devices are a bit of a let down (personally I like them but they frustrate more than please for most people and cost £40). These are features that have been available on the tomtom one for years, but things like lane information are only available on the latest version of tomtom one (v5) and they are over £100.
On the plus side, You can use the speed camera databases provided by tomtom though. And a HUGE plus, it has IQ routes and mapshare. These are the two things that at the moment split a tomtom up from the competition. IQ routes is especially cool, it effectively gains knowledge of how busy certain roads are at certain times and thus has the ability to avoid daily traffic blackspots. Mapshare helps keep you map up to date a little, it does not do a fantastic job, but it is free and sort of half works.
As a comparison with navigator on the navigo, the tomtom should be able to take into account any new speed limits, blocked roads and one way systems that have recently be added to the road network. It will also base its route on the average road speed for that time of day, where as the navigo will just take 85% of the road speeds maximum as its factor.
All in all, I would say it is a good deal and without a doubt the best GPS device for getting from A to B in its price bracket. If you do not intend to use 3rd party speed camera databases and accept that your tied to buying them from tomtom directly then its a real bargain. Unfortunately though, for some people that in itself is a deal breaker as many prefer the camera databases provided by sites such as PGPS and SCDB.
I agree with the above: IQ routes is the big feature, lane guidance isn't a big thing IMO and is only present on major roads for the most part (so far).
Does this one read out the road names? (i.e turn left into Pampisford Road for example)?
thanks