Satnav and Heat Reflective Windscreens (Ford Focus)

[Pookie Bear]

I went for a test drive in a Ford Focus today (2.0l Titanium, 4dr) which was a thoroughly pleasant experience. I took her on the motorway and some back roads and it was a far better drive than I was expecting - nice enough Sony soundsystem too (which I wouldn't need to change, as I was planning to do). It actually exceeded my expectations by some way (the price isn't bad and despite being three years old, comes with another two full years warranty from the dealer).

Anyway, as I was getting out of the car, the salesman mentioned the fact that the car had a heat reflective windscreen which would affect GPS use. I didn't have the chance to do another test drive (I had things to do) with my Satnav running (it's a new Tomtom Go). Sitting still, the satnav locked on in five seconds and had full lock - but we were in an wide-open courtyard

I was just curious if anyone else has this kind of windscreen and how it affects their GPS system.

 

[Pookie Bear]

Bear in mind it's not just a heated windscreen, it's heat reflective - I guess I'll just take it for another test drive, with the satnav on, and see how it goes.

Thanks for the replies

 

[Pookie Bear]

if i were in the car and u got a sat lock then its fine
so you answered your own question mate

Not really - I got a lock in ideal conditions when the car wasn't moving. I was hoping someone could offer a more in-depth experience, which was thankfully the case

That said, I'll still be taking the car for another run, although I've now got a 3dr hatchback version coming for a test drive as I'm not sold on the 4dr (but I do like how it looks - it's just the boot I'm not sure on) and I'm pretty sure this one doesn't have reflective glass....or the cd-changer....and it's more expensive!

Thanks for the replies.

 

[Pookie Bear]

Well, went for another test drive today and took the satnav along. It worked fine.

However, I'm still not convinced by the 4dr Focus. Seen two 3drs and a 5dr now as well, but they just didn't feel right, due to the dual climate control and cd-changer on the 4dr......so now I don't fancy any of the standard Titanium specs. Gah. And since that's pretty much all the 2.0l Focus around here at the moment, I guess I'll look elsewhere.

Any thoughts on how to spend £8k on something comfortable, reasonably quiet, reliable and nice to drive (but I'm not the kind of guy who cares about 0-60 but having a bit of extra poke is nice for the motorway)?