TomTom XXL 540-TM: Part 2 (road test)

Trying to get to a coffee shop with the help of my new GPS

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• trucking
• trucks
• cars
• driving
• travel
• gps
• Global Positioning System
• Automobile
• Road
• tomtom
• truck
• driver

[TheProceeders]

I was watching your video, but at 4:45 you say that if you drive 70 mp/h with your car it's actually 75 mp/h.

But with all the cars I know it's the opposite, when you drive like 120 km/h or anything in miles it's 110 km/h in real life. I know because when I went to Paris I had to drive past like 30 speed controls and I was driving 140 on my speedometer and I was only doing 130 on my GPS, didn't get a ticket!

So in other words, cars say you're driving faster so you wouldn't drive to fast

[smd5231]

@TheProceeders I don't know ... I had 3 or 4 GPS's before and they all show the actual road speed as being HIGHER than what on the speedometer. But I only buy American cars so my speedometers are always ANALOG. If your car has a digital speedometer, that's a different matter.

[bonifyjamaican]

I bought my tomtom because of ur review. how is urs working any hints as to what i can do to make it better. sometimes she give the longest directions

[smd5231]

@bonifyjamaican You shouldn't buy things based on one review only. As I mentioned in later comments posted after the video was shot, I now switched to a professional trucking GPS, made by Rand McNally. But that TomTomXXL 540 was the best GPS FOR CARS I had. None of them are perfect. Check out the users forum on TomTom website for feedback and suggestions.

[goatbut29]

Thanks for taking the time to review this GPS. I just got it as an early Xmas gift and I have already cleaned the window and dash! What I wonder about it sticky residue left on the windshield or dash, how easy it would be to remove, and which place is better: dash or window.

[smd5231]

@goatbut29 Sticky substance? I think plain water or any glass cleaner would remove any traces you might have. As far as the positioning of the GPS is concerned, I'd put it at the bottom of the windshield so that it sits to the right from you and does not block any part of the road as viewed through the windshield.

[zemermman]

2 questions for you,

1- is there a special thing lets you buy tomtom and not another brand?

2- I have garmin 1350LMT, when I 'm on highway to home. If I take exit 4 intead of exit 5 that GPS want me to take to get home, and I still driving in parallel to the highway the GPS doesn't show me I exited the highway. It still telling me to take exit 5.

isn't it accurate?

[peacebuntou]

@TheProceeders I read somewhere here in Aus a lot of the car manufacturers speedos are off somewhat and many drivers get ticketed for speeding although their speedo show otherwise contrary- many drivers have opted to use their gps to gauge their correct speed. sheesh

[Thebmwisthebest]

@Kenzofeis dry.

[Kenzofeis]

Monotone voice:

"Intersection 500 meters"

"Turn right"

"Wake up."

"I bet that hurt."

"My LCD is broken."

"Repair shop 3 blocks to the left and then turn right."

"Wake up."

[gooruraw]

I've used Garmin gps for years what you can do is moisten your finger with spit around the edge of the black adapter and apply it to the glass then pull down the lever which secures it to the windshield. If you don't the gps will fall down every time from the vibration of the windshield.

p.s. there should not be any sticky substance I'm not sure what your referring too???

[BRishal]

this is perfect GPS... but instead of saying turn right at college st... it says turn right at 300 meter... thats not what Im looking for...

[IBROMEADA]

HI

THE GPS WAS RIGHT WHEN IT TELL YOU TO TURN RIGHT, ACTUALLY U DID NOT FOLLOWED ON SCREEN DIRECTION, IN MINUTE 2:48 SHOWS , U SUPPOSE TO TURN AFTER 150 RIGHT METER , BUT U TURNED IMMEDATELY

[TheProceeders]

@smd5231 Weird, maybe it has to do with the european cars. I have an analog speedometer but I can see it's pointed at 130km/h for example and the (TomTom) GPS says like 123 km/h