you fairies need to learn how to read a map, GPS is for pansies

 

Ha! My thoughts too. My GPS is a Mapsco.

 

Shows how much you know... Our GPS's are "Moving map" GPS. SO that means we're reading a map, just don't have to flip through pages.

 

I have a magellan 4050 and love it never had any issues. I've heard others complain about Magellan before I purchased and was a little leary. Cannot imagine needing anything better. Price is better then Garmin also.

 

I'm actually pretty satisfied with the stock NAV system. It's a bit dated but it's factory, and I'm too nervous I'm going to ruin something in my car if I tough it.

 

I'm not a big GPS person. But these lower prices make it tempting just for fun.

Buy.com has a touch screen Nextar X3i for $89 after rebate. Pretty tempting. Anyone heard of Nextar?

Here's the link: http://www.buy.com/retail/product.as...70&dcaid=17070

 

I would go Garmin full stop as I think they're the best and have one on my boat for years!

You might also look at the AT& T cell phones as they do a good job as well! _/)***

 

Didn't they get bought out by Sprint???

 

I have no idea. Do they require a subscription service? I have Sprint PCS mobile phones.

 

I Have Used The Garmin Nuvi 350 For 2 Years. You Can Purchase Chips As Well- A Language Translator, Dictionary, Books On Tape, Use Your Camera Chip To View Photos. I Have Used It In Italy For 115 Days And Greece For 17 Days With A Europe Chip. Never Brought A Map And Use It Walking, Driving And Even On A High Speed Ferry And On The Airplanes Over 40, 000 Feet.

 

Have the Garmin 350 as well but looking to replace after dropped on the floor several times...

I'm interested in getting Uniden's Trax438 with a feature that I havent seen on any other gps.

"The unique capability that the TRAX438 offers is an integrated radar detector. The 13-band radar detector will alert the driver of nearby police traffic activity on the GPS screen. "

Haven't seen any reviews of it online to push me over the edge of buying it. How bout you buy it and let me know if its worth it?

 

pcrush.com has the Garmin Nuvi 350 now for $217.00, the price keeps coming down.

 

Garmin 265WT 4.3" disp;ay with free lifetime traffic. Canada and USA Maps $99.00 - $119.00. Best unit for the price.

 

Old thread.

But I just recently bought Garmin 3790 and love it. I really like the feature where it sees traffic problems and reroutes me.

Plus, I like the voice commands. At least I now have one woman in my life that obeys my commands.

 

Yes but they can nag alot too.

 

Geez .... my GPS woman constantly tells me where to get off .......

 

With a couple touches on the screen, I can shut her up.

 

There is that

 

ok i'm gonna pipe in here. i bought a cheapo gsp several years ago (pre-xfire) from the Deal of the Day website. it was a eversham. i believe the uk company was going out of business and dumping these for like $69. other low end gps back then were $150+. it was suppose to use the same maps as garmin so i felt i could upgrade as needed. well check on the price of map upgrades - it's not worth it. fast forward a couple of years and i bought my '05 xfire with nav. maps are from 2004 but it worked. one pro was the integration with the radio. on my old unit, i missed a couple of turns because i'm jammin' with the radio up and never heard the gps.
anyways, i put my old unit in my old jeep. with a top that just snaps on, i never lock the doors. didn't really care if it got stolen because it was cheap when new and now it's old. well, it got stolen. i wasn't going to replace it but during black friday, staples had a tomtom xxl540mt (lifetime map and traffic updates) on sale for $129.99. they also advertised a 10% coupon for saturday. i stopped by on black friday and found out the tomtom was on sale for both friday and saturday. i bought it saturday with the 10% off - $116.99 + tax. i didn't know much about this traffic thing but now that i have it i really like it. tomtom updates the maps 4 times a year and there is even a user error correction feature that you can send tomtom updates and once verified, they include it on the next map update. this new tomtom is so much better than the old eversham. i even use it in the xfire when on trips since the maps and pois are updated.

 

oh, sorry. i forgot what i wanted to say. my personal recommendation is either buy a cheap one and throw it away (or give it away) when the maps get old OR find one with lifetime map upgrades. I know both tomtom and garmin offer units with the lifetime maps. both are good products.