Drive here we come

[sussamb]

Goodbye nuvi ...

Hello Drive ...

http://garmin.blogs.com/my_weblog/2016/01/garmin-revs-up-the-drive.html#.VovKessnzcs

More here

https://buy.garmin.com/en-GB/GB/on-the-road/in-car-sat-navs/2016-range/cOnTheRoad-cAutomotive-c10760-p1.html
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Where there's a will ... there's a way.

[Kremmen]

Looks very much like what we already have !

I don't see anything to make me want to change my 2599.
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Satnav:
Garmin 2599 LMT-D (Indoor test rig)
DashCam:
Viofo A119 V3
Car Average MPG :

[M8TJT]

[Kremmen]

Never spotted that.

The only feature that would get me interested is if the DriveAssist with dashcam uses a TA cable instead of the washing line.
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Satnav:
Garmin 2599 LMT-D (Indoor test rig)
DashCam:
Viofo A119 V3
Car Average MPG :

[sussamb]

I'm surprised at the RRP, cheapest with digital traffic, now a must IMO, is a mouth watering £179.99, current nuvis are much cheaper. I suspect they'll be a price drop very quickly after launch with some very good deals on the current nuvi line
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Where there's a will ... there's a way.

[BigJohnD]

I have to say that that when I've had enough of my current Garmin, I might move over to using my (Android) phone. HERE Maps for Life ( https://maps.here.com/ ) are free, good and downloadable.

I really like the portrait format when driving along, and with a good 4G signal, waypoints and destinations are very easy to enter while out and about, though the disadvantage can be additional cost when out of the UK.

[sussamb]

Here supply the Garmin maps also and most devices come with free updates these days
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Where there's a will ... there's a way.

[BigJohnD]

[sussamb]

Well that's true if a smart phone does what you want, although I'm not planning to replace my nuvi anytime soon

But at the moment a smart phone doesn't cut it for me.
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Where there's a will ... there's a way.

[BigJohnD]

I have a fairly big LG G3, so the screen size not an issue.

There's lots of GPS maps to choose from - HERE, ViaMichelin, Waze, Google.…

The "active" maps like Google and Waze can be heavy on the power consumption.

[Kremmen]

I find that the phones I've tried get very hot when used to constantly update the GPS position. Surely that can't do them much good?

My HTC ONE m7 used to lockup after about half an hours CA use. When I took it from the cradle it was very very hot.

Not tried my new ONE m9 as I'm quite happy with the 2599 and the 44x44 icons which make approaching cameras really stick out.
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Satnav:
Garmin 2599 LMT-D (Indoor test rig)
DashCam:
Viofo A119 V3
Car Average MPG :

[CDK]

Looking at the Garmin website (thanks to sussamb for the link), the higher two units in Drive range don't make sense to my simple mind!

I might be wrong, but apart from the lower battery life and the slightly different display, the DriveAssist 50LMT-D at £279.99 looks to be better value for money than the DriveLux 50LMT-D at £299.99.

Surely they should be the other way round; or is the DriveAssist an 'improved' derivative of an older unit?

As it stands, I find, with the descriptions given very little would attract me to higher priced unit.

Of course, there may be something I didn't notice...


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[Kremmen]

I was thinking the same.
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Satnav:
Garmin 2599 LMT-D (Indoor test rig)
DashCam:
Viofo A119 V3
Car Average MPG :

[BAVC10]

It's more aesthetics really. Fancy casing and a powered mount - admittedly the magnetic powered mounts the NuviCam has it welcome in daily use but hard to justify the extra price point
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DriveLuxe 51 LMT D - Firmware 6.70
Previously owned: DriveLuxe 50 LMT-D, NuviCam LMT-D, Nuvi 3598 LMT-D, Nuvi 3490LMT, 3790T, 1690, 765, 760, 660, 610, 360, 310, 300 and Streetpilot i3

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