My wife wants a Garmin - What should we get?

[rugersol]

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... better not be foolin'!

[mbree]

We recently went from a 4.3" older gen Garmin to the 1450LMT 5". That doesn't sound like much of difference in screen size, but it is quite noticeable, especially when you consider it is only about a $10-$15 price jump. The new unit has the Lane Assist or intersection view (whatever they call it) and is nice when traveling new routes in larger cities.

My dad has a Tom Tom with similar features and we have both come to the conclusion the Garmin is the better choice.

[antimatter]

There's a pretty wide selection out there. My suggestion would be to go some place that has a selection and look to see which screen looks 'right' to you.

I'd also suggest getting a good paper map to stash in the glove box or trunk for emergencies. GPS technology has its limits. Also, take a gander around the forums and see if you car has a windshield that prevents the GPS from picking up satellites. My old Chevy minivan had one, and I had to buy an external antenna if I wanted to use the GPS.

[yukonjasper]

NUVI 2455LMT

[futbol79]

Thanks everybody. My wife just wants it to navigate in the twin cities -

I am thinking we won't have to spend $200 on one - Great feedback

Thanks

Jim

[ex-LT]

I bought the gf a nuvi 1350LMT for her birthday last year - she uses it a lot, and says it's the best present I've ever given her. I got the nuvi 40LM for Christmas, and like it.

[Pezhead]

I need to check out which one we have.

[gman1868]

You could get a Lumia 900 with Nokia Drive.

http://www.nokia.com/us-en/products/phone/lumia900/use/

[bulletproof]

You could get a Lumia 900 with Nokia Drive.
http://www.nokia.com/us-en/products/phone/lumia900/use/

He could also give her a bottle of soap and point to the kitchen. Both of which I wouldn't recommend.

[gman1868]

You could get a Lumia 900 with Nokia Drive.
http://www.nokia.com/us-en/products/phone/lumia900/use/

He could also give her a bottle of soap and point to the kitchen. Both of which I wouldn't recommend.

Spoken like a true Apple/Android bigot

[911scanner]

You could get a Lumia 900 with Nokia Drive.
http://www.nokia.com/us-en/products/phone/lumia900/use/

He could also give her a bottle of soap and point to the kitchen. Both of which I wouldn't recommend.

Spoken like a true Apple/Android bigot

I don't know about that. No matter what product you purchase, I'd like to hope it would be from a company that will be around in 12-18 months if there's a problem.

As for Nokia, the odds are about 40/60 when you lose 1.5 Billion per quarter. http://www.thestreet.com/story/11504279/1/nokia-oyj-stock-downgraded-nok.html?puc=TSMKTWATCH&cm_ven=TSMKTWATCH

Looks like buying anything but Nokia is the wise decision today.


MM

[futbol79]

Bought a Garmin NUVI 40 LM at Cabelas for 119.99 ($30 coupon ) was 149.99

Damn thing has to be uploaded from online. Did that - I guess I am jut not that computer savi....

Hope it does the trick.

Thanks

Will give an update when I have one.

[bulletproof]

Does that one come with the lifetime map updates? Those are really handy considering what the @#$* charge for updates. They'll even warn you if your map is older than one year on start-up.

[ex-LT]

Does that one come with the lifetime map updates? Those are really handy considering what the @#$* charge for updates. They'll even warn you if your map is older than one year on start-up.

All of the LM's come with lifetime map updates.

[bulletproof]

All of the LM's come with lifetime map updates.

Surprisingly, that makes a lot of sense once you pointed it out.