Car Satnav Systems

[Big Boy]

Following the devastating news about Google Maps being 'improved' to make it unfit for use today viewtopic.php?t=40221 , I've started looking for a dedicated replacement.

I was expecting to see all of the old favourites such as Garmin for sale - nope. A bunch of brands I've never heard of before. I drilled down on a couple, and despite having menus in English, navigation language was Thai - no good to me.

I'm looking for a suitable replacement that actually gives instruction in English. Does anybody have any recommendations please? Oh, and a very big screen - the biggest draw back with Google Maps was the very small phone screen. My ageing eyes need something I can see, as well as hear.

[STEVE G]

Ironically, I was reading this earlier:

TomTom Partially Stops Selling GPS Navigators As Mobile Apps Are Unstoppable
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/tomt ... 27166.html

[Big Boy]

Yes, my last dedicated system was TomTom, but although it had Thai maps, it wasn't really designed for Thailand. It 'sort of' worked, but then ceased updates.

[Nereus]

I have used a Garmin sat nav for years in Thailand, including getting updated Thai maps, English language.

They may have stopped selling them in Thailand.

Garmin still make an 8" car GPS:https://www.garmin.com/en-AU/p/720310


You could try calling the following, as I have always found them helpful:

https://www.cdg.co.th/website/en/esri/

[Big Boy]

Thank you, I will keep that in mind. I am currently testing joelle's suggestion of Waze, which after my first test run looks very promising (even if it did tell me to drive off a bridge - honestly, not joking. It actually made me laugh when it happened after your post earlier today).