Recommend a good GPS unit

[JMoses]

My old Garmin Nuvi gave up the ghost, so I'm going to need to get a new one. Can anyone recommend an affordable but reliable GPS unit, the type to mount to your windshield, not a hand held? Thanks!

 

[Lectric102002]

Why not just get another Nuvi ? I love mine and will buy another.

 

[saleen4971]

android phone? lol

 

[1911ly]

android phone? lol

This! I can't call for help from a GPS unit.

 

[saleen4971]

once i got a smartphone with google maps, i cant STAND using a standalone GPS unit anymore. so "primitive"

 

[Rymo]

go with garmin, i use the Nuvi 3597 in my work truck daily. Definitely worth the $300ish price tag i paid last year. As with everything, buy the best you can afford.

https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/on-the-road/automotive/2013-line/nuvi-3597lmthd/prod121762.html

 

[JMoses]

Why not just get another Nuvi ? I love mine and will buy another.

I liked my Garmin also, I just didn't know if the Tom Tom's were any better.

 

[JMoses]

go with garmin, i use the Nuvi 3597 in my work truck daily. Definitely worth the $300ish price tag i paid last year. As with everything, buy the best you can afford.

https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/on-the-road/automotive/2013-line/nuvi-3597lmthd/prod121762.html

Thanks!

 

[jlupacch]

Garmin Nuvi 2597 with traffic alerts. Can also link to your smartphone.

 

[JMoses]

Garmin Nuvi 2597 with traffic alerts. Can also link to your smartphone.

Thanks

 

[jkaetz]

Phone, always up to date and more options than a stand alone unit

 

[K_W]

android phone? lol

They depend on a constant data connection, unless you download the route and stick to it.

If cell reception is spotty, your map app will fail to work, and some chargers cannot keep up with demand and it can drain the battery even while on the charger.

This happened to us this year in the Northern Michigan going from Naubinway to Petoskey and then down to Gaylord and back to Naubinway, our 1 amp charger could not keep up, the phone would get hot and would stop charging until it would cool down, at the end of the trip the phone ended up with less power than when we left despite the charger.

We reverted to our 2007 Tom-Tom one.

Always have a back-up plan.

 

[Bennettjh]

I'm in the Garmin camp. Used mine last night, went flawless.

 

[Vigilant]

Phone, always up to date and more options than a stand alone unit

And useless if no connection!

 

[ag563]

I replaced my street pilot with a Nuvi, with free lifetime updates.

 

[Stschil]

I'm a Garmin fan. I have a Dezl750 that I use in the semi. The 7" screen is awesome. I also use it in my P/U. The standard window mount that came it has been more than sufficient. It also has lifetime map updates and traffic alerts. Best Buy price (last year) was $330

 

[rotortech]

Garmin fan here as well. When I use my android phone I find the navigation is not easy to use while driving. Probably need a better app for navigation. Not sure.

 

[BiscuitNaBasket]

I use my android phone (Google Maps) to navigate around the city if I need it, otherwise I use a TomTom older model wide screen gps.

 

[Lectric102002]

I liked my Garmin also, I just didn't know if the Tom Tom's were any better.

No. They are not. I have a Nuvi on my dash and a Tom-Tom on a shelf in the garage.

 

[femurphy77]

We've got several Rand McNallys' and they've never once run us into a lake, lose their memory or need new batteries!