Wilf Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Has anyone any experience with the Media Tex 7" truck sat nav that can be used to enter the dimensions and the type of vehicle ,i.e. motorhome. They are listed for sale as Xgody 704 7" truck sat navs and sell from anything from £45 to £75. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayjsj Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 They all use similar Databases for their size,weight height parameters, they are just legal restrictions, not actual measurements......ie. it can and will, still send you down an unsuitable country lane that is too tight for your vehicle, IF you venture off of its planned 'major roads only' route. Like the last 2 or 3 miles to a countryside site or CL. There has been NO 'laser scanning' of road dimensions, like Google have done with Camera's in 'Google Earth'. If ever you find one that IS based on actual road dimensions, then let us Know, 'Cause I would buy one. Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilf Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 Just took delivery of an Xgody 704 7" truck sat nav. Will let you know what I think in a few days time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Joe90 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Be interesting to know which one this bloke was using. :-S and some more here..........astonishing really. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=trucks+stuck+following+satnavs&espv=2&biw=1280&bih=628&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=WSDCVMDLFYn6UtLCgrgL&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg&dpr=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gocro Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 We used the TomTom Truck nav for two years. The device favoured major roads all the time even though there were perfectly good more direct routes, the result of which was that it took you through the most boring scenery. As has been pointed out the start and end of every trip involved some convoluted narrow roads anyway so we move to a new TomTom Go with lifetime maps, which are more important in our opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophie2 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Any Review/Update from Wilf on that xgody sat nav? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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