Aguri Motorhome & Caravan AGR520 DVR Review

Aguri Motorhome and Caravan AGR520 DVR info

The Aguri Motorhome and Caravan AGR520 DVR sat nav comes with a 5-inch display screen, built-in Dash Cam, Wi-Fi and free UK and European mapping.

This device comes with free lifetime street-level maps covering UK, Ireland, Western and Eastern Europe with free wireless updates. You simply enter the weight and measurements of your vehicle into the device and the sat nav will work out suitable routes that avoid risks such as a road with weight, width or height restrictions, steep inclines, sharp bends and narrow lanes with no passing places.

The model also includes an extensive list of useful points of interest (POIs) including 30,000 campsites and motorhome stopovers and camping and caravanning sites that have all the necessities you need on your journeys, such as electric hook up and Wi-Fi connectivity, local attractions, shops and places to eat should you need to stop off for a rest.

Junction and lane view

With this caravan sat nav you will get a visual warning of any up and coming junctions in advance, which helps navigate junction intersections and roads with many lane choices.

Your sat nav will also deliver text to speech (TTS) features that give you voice alerts that include road names and numbers. You will also be alerted to any speed cameras along the way and you will have speed limit alerts to let you know what the local limit is and if you are exceeding the speed limit.

You will also get live updates of any mobile speed traps in the area through Aguri’s all-new Speedshield speed trap data services. The speed trap database covers all of Europe and comes with no subscription charges and no download fees.

DVR dashcam

The Aguri Motorhome and Caravan AGR520 DVR sat nav has a built-in 1080P High Definition  DVR dashcam with a 130-degree wide-angle lens and a free 8GB SD card, GPS antenna. This has to be one of the most useful features of this model of sat nav as should you be involved in an accident, the dash-cam footage can prove what really happened and will help you with your insurance claim. It will save all video and GPS data of any accidents to the 8GB SD card.

The Aguri Motorhome and Caravan AGR520 DVR sat nav has a five-inch colour LCD touch-screen that makes viewing all the information you need easy and clear, and you can quickly upload maps, update software and speed trap database through Wi-Fi without the need to connect to a computer.

Customer feedback

On the whole, customer reviews for The Aguri Motorhome and Caravan AGR520 DVR sat nav is good with a lot more positive customer reviews for this sat nav than for similar models from Garmin, TomTom and Snooper.

Positive feedback includes the clarity of the screen for delivering information and lots of users like the choice between listening to voice instructions either through the sat-nav speaker or through the vehicle’s radio speaker through an earphone jack plug.

Users found the sat nav easy to set up out of the box and plan routes. Updating the software and maps via Wi-Fi is also so much easier than having to connect it to a computer and waiting hours to update before it was ready.

Users recommend charging up the sat nav before setting up the model. The first thing to do is to enter the weight and dimensions of your vehicle. You can choose between mpg or kph and even personalise the screen icon for your vehicle so you can see yourself on the map as a caravan or motorhome.

There is quite a detailed set of instructions on a CD that come with the model and it can help you to understand not only how to work the sat nav but also how the functions work, such as dashcam.

Users recommend charging up the sat nav before setting up the model. The first thing to do is to enter the weight and dimensions of your vehicle. You can choose between mpg or kph and even personalise the screen icon for your vehicle so you can see yourself on the map as a caravan or motorhome.

The holding brackets easily attach to the sat nav and you need to make sure you position the unit in your motorhome or car so that the front-facing camera has a clear view of the road ahead.

Aguri Motorhome & Caravan AGR520 DVR Sat Nav main features

This Aguri sat nav model comes with a host of useful features, including:

• 5″ Full-colour LCD touch screen
• Aguri’s Speedshield speed trap database
• Bluetooth hands-free phone capability
• Built-in high definition DVR dashcam
• Free lifetime map updates
• Motorhome and caravan specialist navigation software
• No registration, download or subscription fees
• Pre-loaded European mapping
• Preloaded with specialist Motorhome and caravan POIs

The intelligent junction view and lane guidance features will also give you plenty of warning of up and coming road junctions and will help you to choose the right lane to take to continue your journey.

The POIs loaded on the device help identify ideal stopover spots from The Caravan Club, Camping and Caravan Club, Bordatlas, ACSI, Camperstops and more. This can be very useful along the way, especially if you suddenly find yourself becoming weary and needing to take a break from driving.

Summary

According to user feedback, the Aguri Motorhome and Caravan AGR520 DVR sat nav performs its job very well. The map updates are quick and efficient and up-to-date. Setting a route is easy and the sat nav will display a route to take and once you accept it you are ready to go.

The touch-sensitive screen can be used by hand but can also be used with an included stylus to help you make accurate choices should you prefer to keep the screen clean and free of fingerprints.

A few users commented that the female voice instructions can come across as very assertive, but most said you get used to it after a while. Many said it was good to have clear instructions, especially at roundabouts and complicated junctions where your lane choice may be confusing.