I have owned a Garmin c550 for over a year now. I love it . It gets me anywhere I need to be. The best thing about the Garmin c550 is it also has a blue tooth device that allows me to talk hands free. I loaned to to my elderly mother and she and her friends have been able to drive themselves across country on a vacation they would have other wise not taken. My husband has a nav system built into his car and we both find that the Garmin c 550 is easier to use. It will find points of interest. Hotels by chain of nearest. Places to ear according to location of food type. When it comes to the garmin...