[Spridgets] Off Thread, but need mens advice.....GPS?

[Robert Weeks]

Hi Cathey,

I bought a TomTom around this time last year because Consumer Reports 
had given it a high rating. First it got us hopelessly lost in NJ in a 
rain storm, in a part of NJ where no one spoke English, when we were 
driving from Mendham, NJ to Durham, NC which should have been a pretty 
easy route for it to figure out. Once we were home it would suggest 
routes when picking fastest route that would take us 20 miles out of the 
way for what should have been a 15 mile drive.

I quickly replaced it with a Magellan Maestro. The user interface on the 
TomTom was a bit easier to use especially when it comes to entering 
addresses but the Magellan has never sent us off in the wrong direction 
and the subscription traffic service seems to work pretty well for what 
we use it for which is mostly highway travel up and down the east coast. 
Magellan's integration with AAA's tour book is a nice feature.

I've heard very good things about the Nuvi but haven't tried one.

YMMV,

Robert

cathey speichinger wrote:
> Just need different opinions and where better to post, with all our friends
> here :OP?
>
> I hear Tom Tom is the best GPS, but need different opinions to decide.
>
> Please send me the pros and conns of each different one that you have
> experiences with. Will appreciate it very much..
>
> Thanks, Cathey