GPS anyone?

00vabchgt · September 12th, 2008, 09:43 AM

i've been looking to get a GPS for my cars, and i was wondering who all has one? what does everyone recommend? i've got a few bookmarked on my home computer, but i'm at work right now. i don't need something smarter than i am, just really need one for the simple fact that mapquest sucks big hairy donkey dick, and with me possibly moving to a new area here in the future, it'd be a helpful tool...

gooberhead320 · September 12th, 2008, 09:45 AM

i have a garmin and i love it. got it refurbished for like 150 a couple years ago. if you want to save money there is nothing wrong with a refurbished and we also got a warranty for it for free

00vabchgt · September 12th, 2008, 09:50 AM

i'm pretty sure the one i was looking at is a Garmin. can't remember what model...
what kind of features does yours have? what model is it?

stangfreak · September 12th, 2008, 10:02 AM

i'm getting the garmin that tells your speed since my speedo is broken in my cavalier

03SonicBoom · September 12th, 2008, 10:07 AM

Make sure you get one where you can DL updated maps and software.

69fastback · September 12th, 2008, 10:21 AM

Garmin is the ONLY way to go. I use a Nuvi 200W, because I don't have any use for all the options on the higher priced ones. The 700T gives traffic advisories, has an MP3 playes, bluetooth, ect...... That is stuff you'll never use, and costs twice as much. The 200W gives you the widescreen, and has the same database for half the money.

gooberhead320 · September 12th, 2008, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by 69fastback

Garmin is the ONLY way to go. I use a Nuvi 200W, because I don't have any use for all the options on the higher priced ones. The 700T gives traffic advisories, has an MP3 playes, bluetooth, ect...... That is stuff you'll never use, and costs twice as much. The 200W gives you the widescreen, and has the same database for half the money.

we sell that at work and everyone LOVES it. its like 299.99 or something

we have the

its a great system. its a little bulky compared to the newer one but it does the same exact things. calculates speed, distance, tells you what time you are going to arrive to the destination

00vabchgt · September 12th, 2008, 11:44 AM

i'm looking at this one
Garmin - nüvi 260 GPS - 010-00621-31
what do you guys think?

BostonPerformance · September 12th, 2008, 11:53 AM

I like the kind that tells you how to get places you wanna go.

03_StangGuy · September 12th, 2008, 12:00 PM

Originally Posted by 03SonicBoom

Make sure you get one where you can DL updated maps and software.

Updates arent that usefull unless theres a lot of new roads goin into ur area.

I got the garmin nuvi 350 and love it.

Dennis · September 12th, 2008, 12:26 PM

whatever you do DONT buy a tomtom i did it was on sale now i know why. this thing might find the street you want 75% of the time but thats as close as your getting. 90% of the points of intrest are as far as 4 blocks off. i got mine and got the newest maps and corrections and it still does not show the walmart supercenter in town thats been here for 5 years. we tried it out by having it direct us to my wifes parents house in the middle of nowhere and well it got us there but it took about 45 minutes longer then it should have.

gooberhead320 · September 12th, 2008, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by 03_StangGuy

Updates arent that usefull unless theres a lot of new roads goin into ur area.

I got the garmin nuvi 350 and love it.

not true. sometimes there are roads that they don't put in there right away.

for example. on the way home from college we decided to take a different route (since there are so many ways to go, turnpike, come up from the south etc.) and all took 2 hours. well we went on rt 30 i think, its been there forever. well on the GPS it showed us driving on no road in the middle of nowhere and kept on recalculating. we got home and updated the maps and the next time we drove passed it, the road was there

03_StangGuy · September 12th, 2008, 12:29 PM

That does happen but was that road included with the update? my bro updated his and said there wasnt much added that was useful to him. I live right outside nyc too so its pretty populated and they got most of the roads here.

gooberhead320 · September 12th, 2008, 12:32 PM

yeah that road was. you do live in a populated area and where i went to school it wasn't very populated. just an hour south was Amish country so that should tell you how populated it was. there was a lot of roads that werent there before that were added

Genevieve! · September 12th, 2008, 12:40 PM

I have a Nextar , I just used it on my trip to Oregon. I like it because it tells you where the nearest gas stations, restaurants, and Hotels are. It tells me how fast I am going, how long its gonna take me to reach my destination and a ETA. plus its widescreen and its a really slim instead of the huge bulky tomtoms.

00vabchgt · September 12th, 2008, 12:44 PM

where'd you go in Oregon? my wife's from there...

Genevieve! · September 12th, 2008, 12:55 PM

we drove to Salem

00vabchgt · September 12th, 2008, 01:19 PM

she grew up all over Oregon, really. her stepdad works in Salem, lives in Beaver (lol)...

03_StangGuy · September 12th, 2008, 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by GenevieveD

I have a Nextar , I just used it on my trip to Oregon. I like it because it tells you where the nearest gas stations, restaurants, and Hotels are. It tells me how fast I am going, how long its gonna take me to reach my destination and a ETA. plus its widescreen and its a really slim instead of the huge bulky tomtoms.

They all do that as from what Ive seen. I can have my search for location where i am, on my route, or at my destination as well.

Safi · September 12th, 2008, 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by GenevieveD

I have a Nextar , I just used it on my trip to Oregon. I like it because it tells you where the nearest gas stations, restaurants, and Hotels are. It tells me how fast I am going, how long its gonna take me to reach my destination and a ETA. plus its widescreen and its a really slim instead of the huge bulky tomtoms.

my iphone tells me all that.....and its small enough to fit into my pocket comfortably

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69fastback Premium Member 1969 Mustang Mach 1 6.824@101.61 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oklahoma jackass, get to driving Posts: 5,573 iTrader: 0 reviews	Garmin is the ONLY way to go. I use a Nuvi 200W, because I don't have any use for all the options on the higher priced ones. The 700T gives traffic advisories, has an MP3 playes, bluetooth, ect...... That is stuff you'll never use, and costs twice as much. The 200W gives you the widescreen, and has the same database for half the money. __________________ ./___ _ ____ ___ \. ( ]]] _ _ O _ _ [[[ ) \_ o _ _____ _ o _/ \|___\| ......... \|___\| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyYU3...e_gdata_player

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03_StangGuy I Poop Entirely Way Too Much Blown 03 GT Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 6,918 iTrader: 0 reviews	That does happen but was that road included with the update? my bro updated his and said there wasnt much added that was useful to him. I live right outside nyc too so its pretty populated and they got most of the roads here. __________________

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Genevieve! eeeee! 2003 Mustang GT Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Coruscant Posts: 6,242 iTrader: 0 reviews	I have a Nextar , I just used it on my trip to Oregon. I like it because it tells you where the nearest gas stations, restaurants, and Hotels are. It tells me how fast I am going, how long its gonna take me to reach my destination and a ETA. plus its widescreen and its a really slim instead of the huge bulky tomtoms. __________________

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