Prius Sat Nav Vs Tomtom

[blackbag]

As a long time Tomtom owner who wants to swap to a car with a built in sat nav what differeneces am I going to notice with the Prius built in sat nav.

Some feature I use a lot,

Alternative routing, avoid roadblock and sections of route,

Post code and address routing,

Estimated time of arrival,

I understand from previous posts you don't get a 3d view, so the real time is overhead? Do you get information about the next turn and how far away it is?

Thanks, Ian.

[Mike Nelson]

As a long time Tomtom owner who wants to swap to a car with a built in sat nav what differences am I going to notice with the Prius built in sat nav.

Some feature I use a lot,

Alternative routing, avoid roadblock and sections of route,

Post code and address routing,

Estimated time of arrival,

I understand from previous posts you don't get a 3d view, so the real time is overhead? Do you get information about the next turn and how far away it is?

Thanks, Ian.

Toyota does not have the pseudo 3d like the tom tom but to my mind thats more confusing than the standard 2d.

you get a 7 inch screen than can go into split screen rather than the 2.5 inch tomtom.

IT also uses the vehicle inputs when the satellite signals aren't there's so easier in tunnels etc.

Tom Tom maps are NOT as accurate as the ASIN ones used by toyota. are updateded every 6 months or so and updates are cheaper than the tom tom!!

you can enter details by SW1A 1 rather than the full SW1a 1AA but thats not much extra you just select the street from a list and its just as easy.

you get ETA, online traffic info from the TMC input without subscription, you get info on next turn and distance.

You cant set it while moving but then you also can't get prosecuted as have several tom tom users.

for the easier to see screen alone its worth it over the tom tom also on resale used Priuses without the SatNav are much less than the T5 it holds its value better.