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Rosie vs New Kate (update)

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Adrian

Six months or so ago, I wrote a comparison piece between New Kate (TomTom) and Rosie’s built-in satnav (RNS-E). At that time, and since, I’ve generally settled for Rosie over Kate, but thought that perhaps, on a longer trip around … Continue reading →

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Holiday Planning

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Adrian

It’s that time of year when we plan our summer holiday, and this year we’re off on Euro Road Trip II. Two weeks zooming around Europe, although fewer stops this time and therefore more time at each place. The Italian … Continue reading →

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Wales

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Adrian

The last bank holiday weekend, we headed over to North Wales again. I loved it last time, wandering mostly around Snowdonia, with a bit of pottering around other interesting places, and we stayed in a rather lovely manor. This time, … Continue reading →

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Peak

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Adrian

It’s so nice having a bit of sunshine recently, after a long, cold and damp winter. May bank holiday season is upon us and we took a trip up to the Peak District. Nice to give Rosie a run out, … Continue reading →

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Rosie vs. New Kate

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Adrian

A sat nav comparison – New Kate is a TomTom 950 Live (old Kate was a 520) and Rosie refers to her built-in RNS-E device (Rosie being an Audi RS4). Background Old Kate was very good and served me well … Continue reading →

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Rosie’s return

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Adrian

Rosie came home again on Friday after a night at the service centre. The battery was properly checked and proved to be ok, and she’s got new gaskets for the rear light clusters. So a little blip for the first … Continue reading →

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Used cars

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Adrian

So is this what it feels like to own a used car? Rosie, for me, is less than a week old, but she’s really almost three years old. I collected her on Saturday, but on Sunday morning she wouldn’t start. … Continue reading →

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Rosie

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Adrian

Tomorrow, I’m scheduled to go and fetch my new car, Rosie. But there is a snag, and a bit of a worry, namely, the weather. Do I risk crashing Herman on the way, making Rosie unaffordable? And risk crashing Rosie … Continue reading →

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