Looking for a Steering wheel lock & Sat Nav on the cheap?

Kaiju · 9 Dec 2006 at 03:11

I've got about £50 for a wheel lock and £100 for sat nav, any ideas at what models I should be looking at, manufacturer for example?

NathanD · 9 Dec 2006 at 11:13

Well SatNav, my NAVMAN is pretty good, sometimes has a problem geting the GPS if your on a narrow side street apart from that its great and there only £100 now. as for the Steering wheel lock STOPLOCK seem 2 be the best around.

Kaiju · 9 Dec 2006 at 22:31

Do all Navman include the ability to view speed cameras?

darreny · 17 Dec 2006 at 14:41

just got a navman and i find the street names get in the way of the map, brothers tom tom seems quite far ahead in this respect

The_Dark_Side · 17 Dec 2006 at 15:24

darreny said:
just got a navman and i find the street names get in the way of the map, brothers tom tom seems quite far ahead in this respect

streets ahead would you say?

i'll get me coat.
/runs

dirtydog · 17 Dec 2006 at 15:37

NathanD said:
Well SatNav, my NAVMAN is pretty good, sometimes has a problem geting the GPS if your on a narrow side street apart from that its great and there only £100 now. as for the Steering wheel lock STOPLOCK seem 2 be the best around.

I thought Discloks were the best?

schnipps · 17 Dec 2006 at 16:05

I would put the money tohether and try and get a tom tom One v2 for a tad more, i wouldnt get a cheap sat nav they arent that good, i got the gf a garmin i3 for xmas but it was truely pants so took it back, that cost 99.00, no experience of the navmans maybe they are better but i would only go tom tom now. As for steering locks disclocks are the best but they are huge.

dirtydog · 17 Dec 2006 at 16:11

schnipps said:
As for steering locks disclocks are the best but they are huge.

Sure but do you want something which is lightweight and easy to put on, or something which is effective

The_Dark_Side · 17 Dec 2006 at 23:35

dirtydog said:
Sure but do you want something which is lightweight and easy to put on, or something which is effective

to gain the "police approved" moniker, all an anti-theft device needs to do is to resist attack from a determined thief for five minutes.

@the OP, what car do you drive?

matt100 · 18 Dec 2006 at 00:23

just don't bother with the steering wheel lock unless you drive a micra.. (don't you always see them on really s*** cars?? paranoid old people lol)

Well, I suppose unless you live in the bronx or have a very easily stealable car its just more hassle than its worth.

Wouldn't catch one within 100ft of my ST.

dirtydog · 18 Dec 2006 at 09:27

The_Dark_Side said:
to gain the "police approved" moniker, all an anti-theft device needs to do is to resist attack from a determined thief for five minutes.

@the OP, what car do you drive?

Most steering locks don't do that - even Discloks can be got off in three minutes if you know what you're doing. The cheapo ones come off in seconds however.

dirtydog · 18 Dec 2006 at 09:30

matt100 said:
just don't bother with the steering wheel lock unless you drive a micra.. (don't you always see them on really s*** cars?? paranoid old people lol)

Well, I suppose unless you live in the bronx or have a very easily stealable car its just more hassle than its worth.

Wouldn't catch one within 100ft of my ST.

I do have an easily stealable car which is the sort of thing joyriders would nick (Cavalier SRi). It won't stop a determined thief but chances are most joyriders would look for an easier target which is the point really. I haven't ever had a car stolen (thank god) but I wonder if you would be so blasé if you had?

Oh my car also has the factory alarm, deadlocks and an immobiliser/alarm but the thing which would most deter and slow down thieves is the steering lock.

wassap · 18 Dec 2006 at 09:33

matt100 said:
just don't bother with the steering wheel lock unless you drive a micra.. (don't you always see them on really s*** cars?? paranoid old people lol)

Well, I suppose unless you live in the bronx or have a very easily stealable car its just more hassle than its worth.

Wouldn't catch one within 100ft of my ST.

Lol my sister has one on her Micra, tbh its just to deter the opportunist.