[dragon]

i've Had both a Garmin and a Tomtom.

Bought the TomTom to replace the Garmin, although saying that had no problems with the garmin it was just I had the really basic model (Streetpilot i3) and wanted to upgrade with to something with touchscreen.


Both of them Get you From A > B

Although neither of them the maps seem to be all that up2date even if you have supposedly the latest map, I've had both try to send me down roads that have been closed for for 10+ years.

I can't comment on tomtom support, but the one time I did contact garmin they were helpfull (was over some info needed to order the disc with a newer map on, some of the i3 were missing a code that was supposed to be in the box)

The tomtom I have is the Tomtom One V2 I end up taking it to work with me and using it pretty much every day, Nice bit of kit apart from the odd Map error, the mapshare thing is a good idea hopefully might help get the maps a bit more accurate.

Ideally get one with a decent sized screen since you'll be able to see more around you (I.e if its a big roundabout it will fit on the screen) and be wary of the direction given (hear storys of people driving into lakes and all sorts becuase the sat-nav said to go that way) and you'll be fine