- Are you travelling by yourself in a new city?
- Does your partner read the map upside down?
- Do you get car sick reading the map because the driver won't pull over?
- Do you want a map that is more up-to-date than your current street directory?
- Do you want to buy a street directory for every business trip?
- Do you want to save time and stress from pulling over to read the map?
- Do you want to bypass traffic jams and find alternate routes?
- Do you only want to pay for a GPS when you need it?
- Do you want to save money when travelling?
If you answered yes to one or more of the above questions, you should seriously consider hiring one of our fantastic GPS sat nav units.
However, with the decreasing cost of GPS units, it may be tempting to buy a GPS unit. For some, the case may be that you need a GPS unit every day - which justifies the cost of purchasing a GPS.
Yet many users find that they only need to use a GPS a few times a year, particularly when they go interstate or overseas.
Buy vs. Hire Cost Analysis| Cost of buying a new GPS unit | | | Cost of hiring the latest GPS unit
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| TomTom GO 930 GPS unit: | $749 | | TomTom 930 - 30 days hire: | $254
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| Boxwave Anti-Glare screen protector: | $48 | | Boxwave Anti-Glare screen protector: | FREE |
| Genuine TomTom protective hard case: | $60 | | Genuine TomTom protective hard case: | FREE |
| Ovenight courier delivery + insurance: | Free | | Ovenight courier delivery + insurance: | FREE |
Map updates within 1st year:
| $149 | | Latest Australian map data: | FREE |
| Total cost of ownership: | $1,006 | | Total cost of hiring: | $254 |
By hiring a GPS unit, you could be saving yourself over $750 to spend on the rest of your holiday! 
Case 1: Typical Australian family/overseas visitor
Lets assume you go away every Australian public holiday long weekend plus an extra seven days (this makes it 30 days per year):
Buy vs. Hire for 30 days: $33.53 vs $8.46 per day
(save $752 - almost 400%!)
Case 2: Frequent business trips around Australia:
Perhaps you find yourself having to travel often around Australia for business. Lets assume one working week every month (50 days per year):
Buy vs. Hire for 50 days: $20.12 vs $8.10 per day
(save $601- almost 250%!)
