As the gf is getting more and more miles in our 206 also known as Puggy Pallendorf III (she called her Peggy, actually), sooner than later she will start driving alone. Presently I'm always in the car with her, as Italian driving schools are good only at allowing you to get your license, not very useful if the very next day you start working at 40 km from your place.

As we are both not from Modena (and not from Europe in her case), we aren't that familiar with the roads just outside downtown as we never had the necessity to drive on, or even a car to do that mind you.

Last week I got to take a long detour because of a lorry which flipped over on the road to the place where she works. There were no signs telling the road, and being in the middle of countryside not so many people to ask to for help. Most drivers were just going back, so they weren't going to help either.

Eventually I managed to get back on the right road, but that underlined how that was just lucky and how much more difficult it could have been for her as I had my license some 8 years ago and I'm much more accustomed to driving.

So here comes the moment where I considered a portable sat nav, a Garmin or a TomTom. We used her mother's Garmin Nuvi 265 during last Christmas holidays, but found it pretty much slow over here. Being a US model brought to Europe with a not exactly legally downloaded map I guess that was sort of predictable.

I've heard TomToms are not as good as Garmin products, but that's where my knowledge on the matter ends.

I'm baised toward Garmin mainly because of their awesome Christmas commercials.

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I don't have a specific idea on the price I'm willing to face, I guess something below 100 € would be great but I could spend a bit more if it's really worth it, like much faster or with a better screen.

Any advice, personal experience and all would be appreciated

EDIT: I need a mod to fix the title, thanks :P