What do you want to buy? - Page 3

wolf · 08-29-2011, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SamIam

I want to buy a little hand-held GPS to help me get lost on my exploring adventures.

Having played with the Garmin eTrex Vista HCx, I recommend it highly. There are free topos that you can load onto it, unlike the Magellan GPS's, which limit you to the Magellan-supplied maps.

I have used both (wrongway has a Magellan Platinum), and find the eTrex much more intuitive to use, smaller, fits better in the hand, easier to read (full color) display. Actually, any of the eTrex series is good, but it's better to get the one with the magnetic compass and the altimeter, rather than the one that estimates based on the satellite positions, and can only determine your direction while you are moving. You can't mark a bearing on the moving-compass estimate kind.

jimhelm · 08-29-2011, 05:23 PM

my phone has a very capable gps thingie

wolf · 08-29-2011, 05:45 PM

Phones are terribly sensitive beasts.

They don't like getting wet, they don't like being banged against trees and rocks.

They don't like being too far away from a charging outlet, especially when the GPS is activated.

Sundae · 08-30-2011, 05:48 AM

Right now I want to buy deodorant, hairspray and hair colour.
Got the right-before-payday-blues.

glatt · 08-30-2011, 08:34 AM

I don't need a car, and if I were shopping for a car, it would need to be a practical one that's reliable and inexpensive to maintain, and versatile. But I've really been drawn to the new Fiat 500. I just love it. It makes no sense. It's totally wrong for me. But I want one.

Sundae · 08-30-2011, 09:29 AM

When I win the lottery I'll have a Fiat 500 convertible as my car-about-town.
Never seen it in red - it comes in lovely pastel ice-cream colours here.

It would actually be perfect for me and my needs!
But of course because I'd be shit-arse rich I'd also have a Jeep Cherokee in the garage for bad weather and journeys of two hours plus (like my trips down to my flat on Cardiff Bay).

Spexxvet · 08-30-2011, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

I don't need a car, and if I were shopping for a car, it would need to be a practical one that's reliable and inexpensive to maintain, and versatile. But I've really been drawn to the new Fiat 500. I just love it. It makes no sense. It's totally wrong for me. But I want one.

I had a Fiat. F-I-A-T stands for Fix It Again, Tony.

It's a beauty, though.

Sundae · 08-30-2011, 02:35 PM

I read the Fix It Again Tony jibe back in the 80s - never really applied to any of the Fiats my friends owned.
Perhaps it's because it's a European car and we live - technically - in Europe.

I've know more people who had issues with Japanese cars back in the day, because they had to wait for parts.

Not really defending a car I have never driven (ie the 500) just windering if it's a cloche or a problem with parts.

08-29-2011, 05:23 PM	#32
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	my phone has a very capable gps thingie __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

08-29-2011, 05:45 PM	#33
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Phones are terribly sensitive beasts. They don't like getting wet, they don't like being banged against trees and rocks. They don't like being too far away from a charging outlet, especially when the GPS is activated. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

08-30-2011, 05:48 AM	#34
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Right now I want to buy deodorant, hairspray and hair colour. Got the right-before-payday-blues. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

08-30-2011, 08:34 AM	#35
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I don't need a car, and if I were shopping for a car, it would need to be a practical one that's reliable and inexpensive to maintain, and versatile. But I've really been drawn to the new Fiat 500. I just love it. It makes no sense. It's totally wrong for me. But I want one. Attached Images

08-30-2011, 09:29 AM	#36
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	When I win the lottery I'll have a Fiat 500 convertible as my car-about-town. Never seen it in red - it comes in lovely pastel ice-cream colours here. It would actually be perfect for me and my needs! But of course because I'd be shit-arse rich I'd also have a Jeep Cherokee in the garage for bad weather and journeys of two hours plus (like my trips down to my flat on Cardiff Bay). __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

08-30-2011, 02:35 PM	#38
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I read the Fix It Again Tony jibe back in the 80s - never really applied to any of the Fiats my friends owned. Perhaps it's because it's a European car and we live - technically - in Europe. I've know more people who had issues with Japanese cars back in the day, because they had to wait for parts. Not really defending a car I have never driven (ie the 500) just windering if it's a cloche or a problem with parts. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

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