Magellan - Maestro 3100 Personal GPS Review

I was always easily getting lost. If i have two choices I always turn the wrong way.  I always have to leave extra early when driving somewhere new.   I am one of those people who are really, really bad on directions.  When Mapquest became available, I printed out directions.  But still we found ourselves turning around in error and after 6 miles because Mapquest had said the street was 3 miles from the highway in error.

 With this Magellan Maestro 3100 portable unit, I can pack it and take it on vacation and use it locally when going somewhere new.  It has never steered me wrong.  It gave me a great detour option the other day when I was stuck in construction traffic on my way to an appointment. 

While visiting relatives out of state last fall, on the way to a family dinner, the unit kept saying turn here, but my relatives said "no, you cannot get through that way".  When we got there, in talking to the host, we found out sure enough that a new street had been opened which would have shortened the drive.

I love the soft spoken commands and the soft jingle when it is time to turn.  This unit will last me for some time, even though i would like to upgrade to a newer model. I paid $100 for this unit on sale at Meijers with other promos - it was a birthday present to myself.  The price tag on the unit then was $299.