Trip Report with iQue

[gglines]

Just got back from two weeks driving around Scotland and England. Overall, the iQue was a god send, particularly in the cities.

I had two issues with the iQue:

1) The first instruction of every route was by a compass direction (ie, drive NW then turn right). Since there is no sun in the UK :), and I didn't have a compass, I had to guess a direction and then wait for the off-route scolding to make a U-turn. Is there a way to orient the unit so you can tell what direction you're facing?

2) Recalc speed after going off route. Would it recalc faster if the detail maps were in main memory instead of my Panasonic SD card?

Thanks,

George

[RVRodie]

The only solution I have found to your first problem is to wait for satellite acquisition, then move enough distance so the GPS can get a bearing and re-orient the map. You wont get new instructions, by you will be able to look at the map and see which direction the route goes. I guess adding a real compass in the vehicle would also do the trick

As to you second, I don't think where the maps are is as important as how complicated the route is. Sometimes, things go better to route to an intermediate point on a long route.

[Bokkie]

Originally posted by gglines
...Since there is no sun in the UK :), and I didn't have a compass...

Welcome to our world!

The problem with being given a compass direction when starting is quite common in my experience. Unless I'm on a main road I find minor roads exhibit this more often than not.

You must have found the freeways quite invigorating!

[apersson850]

Originally posted by Bokkie
Unless I'm on a main road I find minor roads exhibit this more often than not. Now you have me confused, I think? :confused:
Isn't it an expected consequence of being on a main road, that what applies to minor roads then doesn't apply? Or am I heading west when I ought to go east now?

[Bokkie]

Originally posted by apersson850
Now you have me confused, I think? :confused:
Isn't it an expected consequence of being on a main road, that what applies to minor roads then doesn't apply? Or am I heading west when I ought to go east now?

Anders, I admit it's a weird one. I set a waypoint for my home address that is as near to the street as makes no realistic difference. For that reason, the snap-on road seems not to take that into account. Instead, Betty tells me to drive north-west for 60m and then turn left. After that , she seems happy enough to continue. If I start my route on the main road however, she seems to snap-on to the road and then she talks in normal turn-by-turn narrative.

I've had this experience on more than one occasion and never on a 'main' road. If interested in this, I'll post a screenshot showing the waypoint at home.

[gglines]

Originally posted by Bokkie

You must have found the freeways quite invigorating! [/B]

The M freeways were wonderful. It was stopping or slowing for a roundabout every 50 meters :) in the country that was maddening. For example, we'd ask a local how long it would take to get to Castle X. They would reply "about 3 hours". I'd map the distance and it was only about 60 miles on mostly A roads. Yup, it would take 3 hours.

If you avoided the M freeways, I think you could spend your whole life in England and never use 4th or 5th gear.

George

[apersson850]

On one occation, in Cornwall, when myself and some colleagues had some time off, we drove around, just to look at the area. We had a Nissan Micra at that particular time, which means an excuse for a car, that's about as microscopic as they get. After having to reverse twice, to get around a corner in a village (appropriately named Mousehole (although I'm not sure how it's spelled, have to look at the iQue)), Timo asked us "Why do they build Rolls-Royce in this country?"

The question has yet to be answered.

[Bokkie]

Originally posted by apersson850
On one occation, in Cornwall, when myself and some colleagues had some time off, we drove around, just to look at the area. We had a Nissan Micra at that particular time, which means an excuse for a car, that's about as microscopic as they get. After having to reverse twice, to get around a corner in a village (appropriately named Mousehole (although I'm not sure how it's spelled, have to look at the iQue)), Timo asked us "Why do they build Rolls-Royce in this country?"

The question has yet to be answered.

Anders, I think I heard somewhere that the village you refer to is pronounced phonetically "Mowz-url".

Why do they build Rolls-Royce cars in this country? Because BMW said so!

There are other cars you could have driven (like the Micra) which are known as Rolls-Canardly, as in "rolls" down hills, "can hardly" get up them!:D

[apersson850]

Makes sense, since virtually everything in Cornwall is pronounced in just about any way, as long as it's not the way the spelling suggests.

This was before BMW got their sticky fingers into the RR business, so don't blame the Germans this time.

[Bokkie]

Originally posted by apersson850
Makes sense, since virtually everything in Cornwall is pronounced in just about any way, as long as it's not the way the spelling suggests.

This was before BMW got their sticky fingers into the RR business, so don't blame the Germans this time.

Silly German-folk. Who, in their right frame of mind, would want to take RR under their wing?