It's difficult to comprehend why yours does that,mine along with TomTom,Michelin routes,Mappy and AA routes all send you via Paris if you opt for the quickest.
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Hi Saxo - maybe if you join from Cherbourg or Le Havre it would do as he says since you are close to Rouen anyway. If you arrive at Calais/Dunkerque etc it's a different story, as Paris probably looks the best option to a machine?
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I always travel from Le Havre.
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Thanks Saxo/Freeatlast for pointing out my error - sorry I got it wrong (I don't use via points very often) but I guess the way round going to a town centre is to reset the via point as you get nearer to the town/city/via point and make either a new via point or a new destination and the system will seek the best route - the bypass or whatever.
As I said, I don't normally set up for a complete journey, just a couple of hundred miles at a time, and check against the map that the route is as we want it (zooming in as necessary to check) Other than fuelling via points,when I do via points I usually use the sat-nav map and click on a point on a road we want to travel via. (That's my excuse for the mistake anyway!)
I have a Nuvi 255. Bought from PC World more than a year ago - I'm sure they don't do that one any more 'cos mine was reduced to £70 - it was a no-brainer to buy it at that price. It's pretty bog standard but has whole of Europe so it does us fine. They all come with one free download of maps (within 6 months I think) if the installed one is out of date, or there is an option for free updates for the life of the unit when you pay the one off upfront charge. I guess you get used to how one make operates so I stuck with Garmin but I would have gone for a Tom Tom just as quickly if the price was right. Never had one with live traffic info but it would be very nice if you think it merits the initial outlay. The market for GPS devices seems to be falling away a bit because of the navigation Apps on Smartphones and i-phones, but they are expensive to operate abroad unless you use airplane mode and wireless connections. I am sticking with my simple cell phone and my Garmin! Hot Deals often have bargains posted or you can do a search on there for sat nav gps and narrow the search to last 30 days. Just looked and it seems to have been less popular ones there meantime. Good website for any bargains anyway http://www.hotukdeals.com/all/deals/hot
Yes, we've been to France in May/June, but went to the Mosel Valley first for a change. Found it very good for cycling there, lots of marked cycle paths. Then after that back to France, Burgundy, Provence, Loire.
Sounds great
Also off again soon, probably try out Normandy, weather dependent, and further down the coast near Les Sables d'Olonne, perhaps the Venise Verte, possibly Royan area, then the coast near Arcachon and Dune de Pyla, for OH to fly his model aircraft. Boys and their toys.....
Will look out for that smart looking campervan of yours
Have a good holiday and hope the weather is good to you, then it may be good to us as well
Don't know how prices compare to elsewhere - always best to check.
Thanks oxter, for your 2 replies and details of your Garmin. That was a good bargain!
We've not really got much time now before we go away to have a serious look for a satnav, it's something for when we get back, and Garmin is possibly a good alternative to TT. As you say, it depends on price too.
Also appreciate the link for hotUKdeals, any info like that comes in useful.
So, have a fantastic holiday and enjoy your cycling, wherever that may be.
A week has gone by , and the satnav folk are still discussing how to get to Limoges and what electronics they need to make that perilous journey. Mmmm.
I just know you want one now Berriow! Don't worry, we used to get there without one but being talked in is so stress free.
I'll bet you still use charcoal in your BBQ and light it with matches - or is it two sticks? And do you carry spare gas mantles in case the caravan ones break?
Enlightened people left the dark ages a wee while ago. Is that a wind up computer you are on, or are you at the library again?
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We're back and the satnav performed almost as we expected especially the lane assist part through Paris, it was invaluable.
She did throw a wobbly coming through the new Hindhead tunnel and when we refused to go to the Eurotunnel and headed into Dover, every roundabout she tried turning us around and even when we got onto the ship over the water she went nuts because there was no roads.
My only criticism was that it always took you back on a different route than you came in on. We came all the way through the centre of La Souterraine through the town centre and market square but on the way home we headed out to the A20 on faster roads. Our friends lived near the main road to La Souterraine although the satnav took us on a 3 mile detour round country lanes to get back out on the same road we would have gone on to get to LS, how can that be the quickest route? Slightly frustrating!!
That was my only criticism, the return route always seemed faster than the route to get there. I bought the Garmin 1340 and its worth the money, got a slight glitch, when I uploaded the Euro maps I added a couple of Star Wars vehicles, when you scroll through the selection to select one, it goes so far and cuts off the satnav and reboots itself. I'll hook it up to the PC and if it still does it, its going back to Best Buy.
Hi from sunny France. Been here since 26 Aug and weather been amazing. Started near Saumur then south of Cholet then north of La Rochelle and meantime north of Poitiers. Scorching hot and although some rain forecast for Sunday the rest of the week should be good. Better than hurricane Britain on Monday!
Got a big bag of walnuts from a broken bough last week. Bonus.
Some very good cycling so far. Sat nav excellent. Also the old. sat nav on handlebar mount is great for local cycle and walking tracks.
Amazing family weekend with old steam engines, classic car displays, market stalls, and full catering and bar. And camping on site - Save £25 by booking in advance.
Topic: Garmin Route for route to Limoge....HELP!
