OT- GPS Units for cars

[desmond]

Can anybody recommend a GPS for a car in the $200-$250 range. I am looking at the Garmin nuvi 1450 5″ but some of the reviews say the unit just dies on them. There are so many I have no clue.

[garysears]

My wife bought a Magellan Maestro 5310 which she loved until the heat cracked the screen. It retails in the $200-250 range. She replaced it with a Magellan Roadmate which was garbage and got us lost, then stayed stuck in another state. She replaced that with a different model Magellan Maestro 4700 which is not as good but she likes it anyway.

My sister in law has the Garmin nuvi and says it is absolute garbage. The Maestro 5310 is way better. My wife took the 5310 GPS with her to visit to compare to the nuvi and the 5310 blew the nuvi out of the water. They were comparing real time with both units in the same car at the same time.

If you have an android phone or iphone you should just get a GPS app.

Edit: The Maestro 5310 has a 5 inch screen if that makes a difference.

http://www.magellangps.com/products/product.asp?segID=408&prodID=2050

[garysears]

My wife bought a Magellan Maestro 5310 which she loved until the heat cracked the screen. It retails in the $200-250 range. She replaced it with a Magellan Roadmate which was garbage and got us lost, then stayed stuck in another state. She replaced that with a different model Magellan Maestro 4700 which is not as good but she likes it anyway.

My sister in law has the Garmin nuvi and says it is absolute garbage. The Maestro 5310 is way better. My wife took the 5310 GPS with her to visit to compare to the nuvi and the 5310 blew the nuvi out of the water. They were comparing real time with both units in the same car at the same time.

If you have an android phone or iphone you should just get a GPS app.

Edit: The Maestro 5310 has a 5 inch screen if that makes a difference.

http://www.magellangps.com/products/product.asp?segID=408&prodID=2050

[garysears]

My wife bought a Magellan Maestro 5310 which she loved until the heat cracked the screen. It retails in the $200-250 range. She replaced it with a Magellan Roadmate which was garbage and got us lost, then stayed stuck in another state. She replaced that with a different model Magellan Maestro 4700 which is not as good but she likes it anyway.

My sister in law has the Garmin nuvi and says it is absolute garbage. The Maestro 5310 is way better. My wife took the 5310 GPS with her to visit to compare to the nuvi and the 5310 blew the nuvi out of the water. They were comparing real time with both units in the same car at the same time.

If you have an android phone or iphone you should just get a GPS app.

Edit: The Maestro 5310 has a 5 inch screen if that makes a difference.

http://www.magellangps.com/products/product.asp?segID=408&prodID=2050

[garysears]

My wife bought a Magellan Maestro 5310 which she loved until the heat cracked the screen. It retails in the $200-250 range. She replaced it with a Magellan Roadmate which was garbage and got us lost, then stayed stuck in another state. She replaced that with a different model Magellan Maestro 4700 which is not as good but she likes it anyway.

My sister in law has the Garmin nuvi and says it is absolute garbage. The Maestro 5310 is way better. My wife took the 5310 GPS with her to visit to compare to the nuvi and the 5310 blew the nuvi out of the water. They were comparing real time with both units in the same car at the same time.

If you have an android phone or iphone you should just get a GPS app.

Edit: The Maestro 5310 has a 5 inch screen if that makes a difference.

http://www.magellangps.com/products/product.asp?segID=408&prodID=2050

[garysears]

My wife bought a Magellan Maestro 5310 which she loved until the heat cracked the screen. It retails in the $200-250 range. She replaced it with a Magellan Roadmate which was garbage and got us lost, then stayed stuck in another state. She replaced that with a different model Magellan Maestro 4700 which is not as good but she likes it anyway.

My sister in law has the Garmin nuvi and says it is absolute garbage. The Maestro 5310 is way better. My wife took the 5310 GPS with her to visit to compare to the nuvi and the 5310 blew the nuvi out of the water. They were comparing real time with both units in the same car at the same time.

If you have an android phone or iphone you should just get a GPS app.

Edit: The Maestro 5310 has a 5 inch screen if that makes a difference.

http://www.magellangps.com/products/product.asp?segID=408&prodID=2050

[moneymaker]

Last purchase was a Magellan 1475T, nice unit, really appreciate the free traffic updates, don’t use it much but a nice touch. The 2 problems with Magellan are you have to pay for software updates and they are known to die or lockup unexpectedly. I’m still afraid to update the firmware on my oldest Magellan, I read too many horror stories. I pretty much stick to buying what Costco carries that has the best instant rebate. What I would like to get is an HD radio so that I can identify songs or artists, but I am too cheap to pay a professional to install one.

[moneymaker]

Last purchase was a Magellan 1475T, nice unit, really appreciate the free traffic updates, don’t use it much but a nice touch. The 2 problems with Magellan are you have to pay for software updates and they are known to die or lockup unexpectedly. I’m still afraid to update the firmware on my oldest Magellan, I read too many horror stories. I pretty much stick to buying what Costco carries that has the best instant rebate. What I would like to get is an HD radio so that I can identify songs or artists, but I am too cheap to pay a professional to install one.

[moneymaker]

Last purchase was a Magellan 1475T, nice unit, really appreciate the free traffic updates, don’t use it much but a nice touch. The 2 problems with Magellan are you have to pay for software updates and they are known to die or lockup unexpectedly. I’m still afraid to update the firmware on my oldest Magellan, I read too many horror stories. I pretty much stick to buying what Costco carries that has the best instant rebate. What I would like to get is an HD radio so that I can identify songs or artists, but I am too cheap to pay a professional to install one.

[moneymaker]

Last purchase was a Magellan 1475T, nice unit, really appreciate the free traffic updates, don’t use it much but a nice touch. The 2 problems with Magellan are you have to pay for software updates and they are known to die or lockup unexpectedly. I’m still afraid to update the firmware on my oldest Magellan, I read too many horror stories. I pretty much stick to buying what Costco carries that has the best instant rebate. What I would like to get is an HD radio so that I can identify songs or artists, but I am too cheap to pay a professional to install one.

[moneymaker]

Last purchase was a Magellan 1475T, nice unit, really appreciate the free traffic updates, don’t use it much but a nice touch. The 2 problems with Magellan are you have to pay for software updates and they are known to die or lockup unexpectedly. I’m still afraid to update the firmware on my oldest Magellan, I read too many horror stories. I pretty much stick to buying what Costco carries that has the best instant rebate. What I would like to get is an HD radio so that I can identify songs or artists, but I am too cheap to pay a professional to install one.

[SK in CV]

I just bought 4 Magellan Maestro 4370’s for my guys in the field. I was tired of paying extra for rental cars with GPS’s. Refurbished, they were $113, no sales tax and free shipping from Amazon. A lower end model, so it may not have all the bells and whistles some have. I just took a quick look at them so can only report what my guys had to say. 3 of the 4 worked flawlessly. Easy to figure out how to use and got my guys all around the Phoenix area for 5 weeks without problems. The 4th one tended to freeze up 1/2 a mile from the destination, so I returned it for a replacement unit. So far havent had any complaints about it.

My wife has been using a Magellan 4050 for about 3 years and loves it. Got me all over new england a couple summers ago. Other than confusion when I took the ferry from Long Island to CT, we became very good friends.

[SK in CV]

I just bought 4 Magellan Maestro 4370’s for my guys in the field. I was tired of paying extra for rental cars with GPS’s. Refurbished, they were $113, no sales tax and free shipping from Amazon. A lower end model, so it may not have all the bells and whistles some have. I just took a quick look at them so can only report what my guys had to say. 3 of the 4 worked flawlessly. Easy to figure out how to use and got my guys all around the Phoenix area for 5 weeks without problems. The 4th one tended to freeze up 1/2 a mile from the destination, so I returned it for a replacement unit. So far havent had any complaints about it.

My wife has been using a Magellan 4050 for about 3 years and loves it. Got me all over new england a couple summers ago. Other than confusion when I took the ferry from Long Island to CT, we became very good friends.

[SK in CV]

I just bought 4 Magellan Maestro 4370’s for my guys in the field. I was tired of paying extra for rental cars with GPS’s. Refurbished, they were $113, no sales tax and free shipping from Amazon. A lower end model, so it may not have all the bells and whistles some have. I just took a quick look at them so can only report what my guys had to say. 3 of the 4 worked flawlessly. Easy to figure out how to use and got my guys all around the Phoenix area for 5 weeks without problems. The 4th one tended to freeze up 1/2 a mile from the destination, so I returned it for a replacement unit. So far havent had any complaints about it.

My wife has been using a Magellan 4050 for about 3 years and loves it. Got me all over new england a couple summers ago. Other than confusion when I took the ferry from Long Island to CT, we became very good friends.

[SK in CV]

I just bought 4 Magellan Maestro 4370’s for my guys in the field. I was tired of paying extra for rental cars with GPS’s. Refurbished, they were $113, no sales tax and free shipping from Amazon. A lower end model, so it may not have all the bells and whistles some have. I just took a quick look at them so can only report what my guys had to say. 3 of the 4 worked flawlessly. Easy to figure out how to use and got my guys all around the Phoenix area for 5 weeks without problems. The 4th one tended to freeze up 1/2 a mile from the destination, so I returned it for a replacement unit. So far havent had any complaints about it.

My wife has been using a Magellan 4050 for about 3 years and loves it. Got me all over new england a couple summers ago. Other than confusion when I took the ferry from Long Island to CT, we became very good friends.

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