skotty8191
Riverside, RI

Great GPS for the price.

5 star rating

daily driver, budget-conscious traveler, discriminating gear freak, Every day computer user, married, road tripper
Pros

    lists street names, recalculates if i take a wrong turn, easy to use


DEC
8
2007
Ok, here's the deal...I purchased this unit after several days of research. I found that Garmin has good customer service as well as  great products. I know that this unit is marked as "discontinued" on the Garmin website but if you buy it now, it does come with the most up to date maps (2008 NT version). I've used it a bunch of times with no issues at all. The windshield mount has been great. I've read that some people have had the windshild mount fall off. I really don't think it's possible and here is why, If you stick the bracket on the windshild, it sticks really well but you have to flip a switch that sucks the suction cup really tight. I think people are not flipping that switch which isn't giving you the proper suction. The battery life is said to be 8 hrs but i haven't had to test this out yet. The charger goes from your cigarette lighter and plugs into the windshield mount directly. Here is the cool part.... Download the POI Loader from the Garmin website.(POI is the point of Interest loader). Do a search for different poi's and load them to your Garmin. The coolest one i found was the Red Light Camera POI. Anytime i came to a red light with a camera, It warns me with an audible alert. This has saved me several times. The other cool option is allowing you to change the Splash screen when the unit starts up.(you need to download ximage from Garmin). So far.... This unit has been very good to me.



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BayouBengal wrote on Dec 10, 2007 at 12:01PM

I think this is the same model my hubby just picked up. So far, so good! Nice review!

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