Satnav Sat Nav vs tomtom

stu_iow · 24th December 2006, 13:48

On my road trip up to cumbria and back, i test tomtom mobile 6 (latest version with latest map) against the 2006/2007 dvd in Civic's satnav.

I was expecting tomtom to be so much better, but it wasn't!!!!

The civic directed my away from some traffic delays (taking me off the m6 and using the a34), the tomtom (with traffic updating) wanted me to stay on the M6.

WHen you have a junction coming up i had to take, i love the fact that at the top of the screen you get the sign's you need to follow, that is a supurb feature!

Tomtom's directions were poor, the tomtom female voice got very annoying after a while.

The only thing that does let down the civic satnav is the POI's and the maps not bieng as complete as the tomtom's were (tomtom knew the centre parcs oasis whinfell roads and postcode where as civic didnt know the roads existed nor the postcode, which is a huge shame!!

I would give honda civic satnav 85%, tomtom mobile 80%

If we could update the POI's and possibly the maps ourselves, on the civic, that would be fantastic!

allan40alt · 24th December 2006, 14:29

Good test and report, stu. Must say that I find the Civic sat-nav great. It may not have all the features of all the others but the important one is getting you to your destination, and it does that well. It's clear and concise.

Type S Bournemouth · 24th December 2006, 16:15

I have a tomtom 910 which i use alot as i drive for a living. I have yet to use the Civic Sat nav as im waiting for my civic to arrive but the tomtom is ok but I must say it is full of errors. Some of the roads it trys to get you to go down is comical including going down one way streets the wrong way and private rds etc etc.

stu_iow · 24th December 2006, 16:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by allan40alt

It may not have all the features of all the others but the important one is getting you to your destination, and it does that well. It's clear and concise.

Brilliant way of describing honda's satnav!!

I used to be a HUGE fan of tomtom, having used pocket pc and mobile versions since version 4, but i am more of a honda satnav fan now.

Just s shame about no mc donalds in the UK really!

Dutch_Civic · 24th December 2006, 17:16

I just bought a Garmin Nuvi 660 navigator after a couple of years of using Tomtom and i like it better than Tomtom.
I haven't got the satnav from Honda, because the price here in Holland was just too high. I mean, 3600 euro, that's just insane.
The Garmin was 600 euro and i can make handsfree calls with it, listen to mp3's, watch my holiday pictures and upload all the speed cameras to it. It also receives the latest traffic info and that works great.
Now i would of course have liked to have a Honda satnav neatly built into the dash, but at 6 times the price of this and with less features, it just wasn't worth it for me.

Kpow99 · 24th December 2006, 19:25

I guess we are just blessed to have SatNav as standard on our EX's here dutch. Think the overall difference in price for ES to EX is great condsidering you get the Sat, HFT, HID etc etc. well worth it....just surprised you have to pay so much for it to add to the EX spec?!?!?!?!?

How much did you EX cost you Dutch without the Sat?

Dutch_Civic · 24th December 2006, 20:48

27.650 euro

czechplastik · 24th December 2006, 21:28

Wow, thats amazing you don't get the NAV as standard. I don't use the NAV very often, don't have any need to most of the time, when when i've needed it i havn't been let down yet! seems to be a good enough system

PhilA · 24th December 2006, 22:03

I used TomToms for years before I got my Civic, but I've got to say the SatNav in the Civic is light years ahead of TomTom. The bigger screen gives more flexibility, the instructions are clearer and the traffic diversion actually works and works well. I'm not bothered about the lack of POIs and for me the SatNav is nigh on perfect for my needs.

allan40alt · 24th December 2006, 22:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by stu_iow

Brilliant way of describing honda's satnav!!

I used to be a HUGE fan of tomtom, having used pocket pc and mobile versions since version 4, but i am more of a honda satnav fan now.

Just s shame about no mc donalds in the UK really!

...sorry stu, I call that a plus feature!

IWANTACIVIC · 24th December 2006, 22:24

Well done stu good review , yer the civic sat nav simes good to me only thing i miss from my road angle nav apart from poi that were spot on is camera info be sweet if it had camer info bulit in or even opion for sensible price

never had a tomtom unit tryed the software for pda and thought it was poor, but all in all i like the civic nav 80-85% i would score it lol dont mind mc d in france its nearist bank 80 miles thats pain

Kpow99 · 24th December 2006, 22:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dutch_Civic

27.650 euro

That is very expensive

, thought cars in Europe were generally cheaper, we pay about the same price and get the Sat. Do you get the HFT as standard on the EX?

Dutch_Civic · 25th December 2006, 19:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kpow99

That is very expensive

, thought cars in Europe were generally cheaper, we pay about the same price and get the Sat. Do you get the HFT as standard on the EX?

Nope, no HFT standard, that's also an option.

That's why i got the Garmin nav for 600 euro. I now have the HFT, Satnav and a big screen for 1/6 of the price Honda charges here for the Satnav.

czechplastik · 25th December 2006, 22:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dutch_Civic

Nope, no HFT standard, that's also an option.

That's why i got the Garmin nav for 600 euro. I now have the HFT, Satnav and a big screen for 1/6 of the price Honda charges here for the Satnav.

Thats really crazy, maybe we don't have it so bad over here after all!

Bill Roberts · 26th December 2006, 17:24

I'm finding the Civics sat nav is pretty good overall now that I've got it setup as I prefer it. My previous car (Renault Megane) had a carminat system which was good but didn't have anywhere near as many user set options available, however she did always say "please" when telling you a turn was coming up

. The Honda system seems better in many many ways. I'm sure it will take me on some equally obscure routes but I guess they can all do that! As long as it gets me there I'm not complaining as virtually anything will be better than my apalling sense of direction.

cheers
Bill

sonicm · 2nd January 2007, 08:39

Yeah I have found with the Civic over the TomTom that my home and my work don't exist on the Civic where as they do on the TomTom. The one main area I would have liked is the way to add your own POI's onto the Civic system. This would mean you could use the speed camera POI's and restrictions on the Civic which would be a great plus!

Meino · 3rd January 2007, 12:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dutch_Civic

Nope, no HFT standard, that's also an option.

That's why i got the Garmin nav for 600 euro. I now have the HFT, Satnav and a big screen for 1/6 of the price Honda charges here for the Satnav.

And don't forget to mention that when you take the satnav for 3600 euro, you also have to take the HID's for 1000 euro (for the sport, they are standard on the executive), so that makes 4600 euro...
That was also my reason to get my parrot gps in and use tt mobile. Now have navigation and bluetooth carkit for 213 euro...

mygen · 3rd January 2007, 14:53

I already owned a TomTom 710, and recently purchased a Snooper Syrius, and it's infinitely better than the TomTom in my experience, partly the reason I couldn't justify the expense of the EX.

Something to add though, it's nice having built in SatNav in your car, but you can't take it with you

sonicm · 3rd January 2007, 14:59

I wanted one in the car as they say not to leave the clip in the car and not to leave any marks on the windscreen. Also, I think with the traffic avoidance on the Tom Tom it uses your mobile to call and check which is more ££ at least with the TMC it does not cost any more. Not to mention the nice display on the EX showing the track and folder names on mp3 discs & CD-TEXT discs.

goki22 · 13th January 2007, 01:38

Hello Everyone Im new here and hopefully a Civic owner soon once ive made up my mind. This thread interested me and I was wondering if the Sat nav in the Civic has camera alerts, similar to TomTom ? Would be very grateful for a reply.

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stu_iow Big Civic fan Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 19th August 2006 Location: Isle of Wight Posts: 181 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Sat Nav vs tomtom On my road trip up to cumbria and back, i test tomtom mobile 6 (latest version with latest map) against the 2006/2007 dvd in Civic's satnav. I was expecting tomtom to be so much better, but it wasn't!!!! The civic directed my away from some traffic delays (taking me off the m6 and using the a34), the tomtom (with traffic updating) wanted me to stay on the M6. WHen you have a junction coming up i had to take, i love the fact that at the top of the screen you get the sign's you need to follow, that is a supurb feature! Tomtom's directions were poor, the tomtom female voice got very annoying after a while. The only thing that does let down the civic satnav is the POI's and the maps not bieng as complete as the tomtom's were (tomtom knew the centre parcs oasis whinfell roads and postcode where as civic didnt know the roads existed nor the postcode, which is a huge shame!! I would give honda civic satnav 85%, tomtom mobile 80% If we could update the POI's and possibly the maps ourselves, on the civic, that would be fantastic!

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allan40alt Supporter Civinfo guru Join Date: 6th August 2006 Location: Rugby, Warwickshire. Posts: 2,247 Thanks: 12 Thanked 33 Times in 31 Posts iTrader: (0)	Good test and report, stu. Must say that I find the Civic sat-nav great. It may not have all the features of all the others but the important one is getting you to your destination, and it does that well. It's clear and concise.

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Type S Bournemouth Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 3rd October 2006 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 970 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	I have a tomtom 910 which i use alot as i drive for a living. I have yet to use the Civic Sat nav as im waiting for my civic to arrive but the tomtom is ok but I must say it is full of errors. Some of the roads it trys to get you to go down is comical including going down one way streets the wrong way and private rds etc etc.

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Dutch_Civic Wheelnut Join Date: 17th October 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 61 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	I just bought a Garmin Nuvi 660 navigator after a couple of years of using Tomtom and i like it better than Tomtom. I haven't got the satnav from Honda, because the price here in Holland was just too high. I mean, 3600 euro, that's just insane. The Garmin was 600 euro and i can make handsfree calls with it, listen to mp3's, watch my holiday pictures and upload all the speed cameras to it. It also receives the latest traffic info and that works great. Now i would of course have liked to have a Honda satnav neatly built into the dash, but at 6 times the price of this and with less features, it just wasn't worth it for me.

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Kpow99 Explosive Mind Unleashed Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 5th May 2006 Location: London Posts: 535 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	I guess we are just blessed to have SatNav as standard on our EX's here dutch. Think the overall difference in price for ES to EX is great condsidering you get the Sat, HFT, HID etc etc. well worth it....just surprised you have to pay so much for it to add to the EX spec?!?!?!?!? How much did you EX cost you Dutch without the Sat?

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Dutch_Civic Wheelnut Join Date: 17th October 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 61 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	27.650 euro

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czechplastik King of the rodeo Civinfo guru Join Date: 24th October 2006 Location: Belfast Posts: 4,500 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Wow, thats amazing you don't get the NAV as standard. I don't use the NAV very often, don't have any need to most of the time, when when i've needed it i havn't been let down yet! seems to be a good enough system

24th December 2006, 22:03	#9 (permalink)
PhilA Valve Cap Join Date: 14th October 2006 Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	I used TomToms for years before I got my Civic, but I've got to say the SatNav in the Civic is light years ahead of TomTom. The bigger screen gives more flexibility, the instructions are clearer and the traffic diversion actually works and works well. I'm not bothered about the lack of POIs and for me the SatNav is nigh on perfect for my needs.

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IWANTACIVIC Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 16th September 2006 Location: LINCS UK Posts: 658 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Well done stu good review , yer the civic sat nav simes good to me only thing i miss from my road angle nav apart from poi that were spot on is camera info be sweet if it had camer info bulit in or even opion for sensible price never had a tomtom unit tryed the software for pda and thought it was poor, but all in all i like the civic nav 80-85% i would score it lol dont mind mc d in france its nearist bank 80 miles thats pain

26th December 2006, 17:24	#15 (permalink)
Bill Roberts Supporter Valve Cap Join Date: 11th September 2006 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	I'm finding the Civics sat nav is pretty good overall now that I've got it setup as I prefer it. My previous car (Renault Megane) had a carminat system which was good but didn't have anywhere near as many user set options available, however she did always say "please" when telling you a turn was coming up . The Honda system seems better in many many ways. I'm sure it will take me on some equally obscure routes but I guess they can all do that! As long as it gets me there I'm not complaining as virtually anything will be better than my apalling sense of direction. cheers Bill

2nd January 2007, 08:39	#16 (permalink)
sonicm Valve Cap Join Date: 22nd November 2006 Location: West Sussex Posts: 48 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Yeah I have found with the Civic over the TomTom that my home and my work don't exist on the Civic where as they do on the TomTom. The one main area I would have liked is the way to add your own POI's onto the Civic system. This would mean you could use the speed camera POI's and restrictions on the Civic which would be a great plus!

3rd January 2007, 14:53	#18 (permalink)
mygen Valve Cap Join Date: 19th December 2006 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	I already owned a TomTom 710, and recently purchased a Snooper Syrius, and it's infinitely better than the TomTom in my experience, partly the reason I couldn't justify the expense of the EX. Something to add though, it's nice having built in SatNav in your car, but you can't take it with you

3rd January 2007, 14:59	#19 (permalink)
sonicm Valve Cap Join Date: 22nd November 2006 Location: West Sussex Posts: 48 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	I wanted one in the car as they say not to leave the clip in the car and not to leave any marks on the windscreen. Also, I think with the traffic avoidance on the Tom Tom it uses your mobile to call and check which is more ££ at least with the TMC it does not cost any more. Not to mention the nice display on the EX showing the track and folder names on mp3 discs & CD-TEXT discs.

13th January 2007, 01:38	#20 (permalink)
goki22 Valve Cap Join Date: 12th January 2007 Posts: 31 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Hello Everyone Im new here and hopefully a Civic owner soon once ive made up my mind. This thread interested me and I was wondering if the Sat nav in the Civic has camera alerts, similar to TomTom ? Would be very grateful for a reply.