Sat Nav,,,,,

[Penelope Pitstop]

Hi All.......noticed the other night when i got into my car,,,the sat nav were i stick it to the windscreen had left those tell tale signs that you have sat nav....I noticed the circle suction marks, on the glass as, it had just gone dark and the inside of the windscreen had misted up. I do clean the windscreen when i have took the suction base off,,but i was anxious that any idiot can tell i have the sat nav system,,even though its not stored in my car,,,,i dont fancy my car bein broken into ..for nothing :ffs: what do you suggest to make sure the "circle marks" are not left on my windscreen P.P.

[GIDDLEPIN]

It’s probably just a bit of grease so a damp rag with some detergent on should take it off

[cfc1]

Or keep some baby wipes in the car to clean it with.

If you are that concerned (maybe its a problem in your area) then why not get a little sticker made up saying that there is no Sat-Nav system left in the car at anytime... however, this might draw even more attention to the fact.

[Penelope Pitstop]

hello......i was shopping at the Trafford centre when i noticed it but i would imagine that sat navs are the latest most stolen item or are responsilble for car break-ins,,,,just didnt want to ask for trouble,,,i would imagine though that this is the "first winter" for sat nav owners and they are gonna come across the same,,ie when window mists up you can see the circle were the suction has been :o P.P.

[Andie_M]

what kind of sat nav you got? is it any good? cost?? i'm thinking of asking it for my christmas from santa :P

[cfc1]

GetA tOM tOM.. I HAVE A gO 510 superb little gadget :)

I really should have switched caps lock off before typing.. but never noticed it was on, then deceided that i couldn't be bothered re-typing it out again.. it seemed so much a waste of energy.. so i just left it as it is.

[Andie_M]

whereas typing that big long explaination didn't take long ;)

i know you can get sat nav from toyota... it any good at all??

[cfc1]

Not bad.. but IMO Tom Tom is better... and a LOT cheaper.

[Penelope Pitstop]

..yeah my Sat Nav was recommended by CFC1 and other people who post on here,,and its brill ..Tom TOm 510,,thanx cfc1 ;) ...it has got speed camera warnings which makes the unit bleep to tell you and it will tell you the limit you are allowed,,also it tells you what the speed limit is in different zones,,,this i found brill as sometimes i get mixed up with 30mph -40mph ect actually are but hey the sat nav tells ya..You hear horror stories of peoples routes been misguided ,,i so far have not had this problem,,I also have recommended the 510 to my other freinds and they got one as well...Heres a tip..i paid £349.00 for mine some time ago now,,now my freind ays he ordered his on-line thru P.C.World but you pay and pick it up the next day and his was summat like £279.00 great savin

[Al J]

Or keep some baby wipes in the car to clean it with.

If you are that concerned (maybe its a problem in your area) then why not get a little sticker made up saying that there is no Sat-Nav system left in the car at anytime... however, this might draw even more attention to the fact.

Great idea. The baby wipes, that is. Not sure about the sticker though.

Actually, you see the suction cup circle as the screen mists up because it's probably the cleanest bit of glass you've got on the whole screen.

Car windows mist up quicker the dirtier they are. The moisture condenses around the dirt particles which give it a "key".

Come to think of it, my car is filthy at the moment and needs all its glass cleaning before I do a fair bit of driving this weekend.