I know that for a maven I am going to sound way behind the times here. When I was out in Utah, my friend Rick Willis showed me his GPS direction locater. You just type in your address, it locks the coordinates in, and guides you from start to finish.
It was the first I had ever seen in action and I was so impressed with it, I just had to have one. I picked mine up yesterday at Best Buy for this MEGA road trip I am about to start on Monday. Its very small, yet the directions it gives is precise. When you get within one mile of an important turn, a voice will tell you when and were you need to navigate. I feel lame for not getting one sooner.
Even better, the store value on this was $220, if you check ebay, you can get your own for about $100. If you EVER travel, or have ever gotten lost while driving, definitely get one!
Check back tomorrow for some of my favs from this weekends wedding of Nina and George!
you are never going to believe this…just the other day i started to investigate GPS systems beause i am tired of printind directions while on vacation. Does it give you restaurant and gas station information too? how about live traffic updates?
George, I have had this model for several months. Very good GPS, but you will need to update the maps as soon as you get it. It is not good at finding the fastest route. There are multiple times that I have beat the projected arrival time by taking short cuts that I know. It does show all types of gas and food info. Excellent buy. I recommend it 100%
thanks, pete. i appreciate the reply. i have been looking for one that i can take on vacations.
I picked up one ealier this year for weddings, and have loved it so far. It is good to "plan you route" sometimes when going a long distance though, it may take you sightseeing along the way! Definatlely worth the investment – now for the fun part to upload the different voices, ie. Mr. T – "Turn around fool!"
i cannot believe how much I use this thing or how I ever managed without it. I find gas stations, food, even today I found the nearest Toyota Dealership because my Prius needed an oil change. Ive even found myself talking / arguing with it….lol
that nuvi plain sucks…I was very disapointed when I bought it here in Italy. I then bough at TOM TOM and I couldnt believe the difference.