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    android phone and mount. uses google maps. iphone also uses google maps.

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    Quote Originally Posted by wascallyrabbit
    android phone and mount. uses google maps. iphone also uses google maps.


    Yes, but the google maps for teh iphonez is teh lamez. :yo: I still like my $50 TomToms. You can plug them into the computer and plan (scenic) routes with Tyre. Something you can`t do with most garmins or phones.

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    We have a Garmin Nuvi which has been really accurate and super easy to use. The free updates are nice, too. We take it on trips and use the iPhone for around town. In fact, we are a bit anal and even have a PAPER map from AAA in the glovebox. Now if I could just figure out how to fold it back up again properly.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan
    Or buy it with an Amex card and get a free double warranty. I think each has its pros and cons. I like the TomTom interface better and the fact that you can connect it to your PC and create routes to download (say you want to take a scenic route). Garmin has better maps in rural areas and very good customer service. Skip the traffic crap, I live in the DC metro area and its totally worthless. If they can`t get traffic right in a major metro area, don`t count on it working elsewhere.


    As I understand it, the double warranty (well, assuming one year of mftr warranty- some electronics mftr`s only have 90 day warranties for instance) is free just for buying it from Costco. If you have a Costco Amex card, then you get a third year of warranty for free.



    For the OP, I`ve never used a TomTom, but nearly everything I read points to Garmin Nuvi as the best choice, and therefore that`s all I have bought. I got one for my dad at Costco, maybe a month or two ago, and the two choices for Garmin were identical in price- one was with lifetime updates, and the other was with a 5" screen. I chose the latter as my father is old and can use the larger screen. (0.7" increase over a 4.3" may not sound like much at all, but it`s actually a huge* increase when accounting for a typical aspect ratio of a display device, with the particular sizes we talk about with GPS devices.)



    I can`t be bothered yet, but if I chose my credit card all over again, I`d probably get that Costco Amex. What also makes it different is that it`s not miles based, but it`s cash back. Varying %s of cash back on all kinds of things, including gas.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brad B.
    In fact, we are a bit anal and even have a PAPER map from AAA in the glovebox.


    Not sure if either of your Porsches have it, but under the dash of a 996 is a map holder.... I thought this was a cool idea:



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    uses google maps.






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    Quote Originally Posted by KelleyBlum2011
    uses google maps.







    what uses google maps.



    side note your images aren`t showing up. all i see is three question marks in blue boxes.

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    I`ve had a Garmin Nuvi 200W for 3 1/2 years. Other than having to replace the power cord it has worked flawlessly. Updated it about a year and a half ago for free, my brother figured out how to do it through their website.
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    Google Maps > every other ****ing **** GPS system. Owned a TomTom, still have a Garmin 1300(?), and in car GPS systems; and nothing hands down is better than a google maps powered device.



    When we`re just talking about accuracy and updates you will not get anything better. Free updates? Yes. On point GPS system? Yes. The only issue? you have to use your phone which is already a power hungry little thing with a little screen. Don`t know any GPS system or car manufacture ATM that uses Google maps as their GPS system and IMHO some of them should.

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    I`ve had several, our families last two were Garmins and we love them. My wife understands how to use to. LOL that means its very user friendly.
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    I had a NAVMAN F-10 or so I think it was called several years ago, proved to be reliable cost about 99 I think.

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    I`d spend a bit of time in Seattle now and then. When I was taking cabs here and there, I`d grill the cabbies about their nav systems and Garmin was their choice hands down.

    I eventually bought the Garmin Nuvi and it`s a champ. Those cabbies were on the right track, so think Garmin.

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    Yeah, at that price point, the Garmins are extremely competitive, even considering this thread is several years old.

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    I`m moving away from my regular GPS units. Nav on the phone has gotten better than the dedicated units. I really like Motion-X for going to new places and Waze is great for traffic jams.

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    I like waze also



    Quote Originally Posted by Dan
    I`m moving away from my regular GPS units. Nav on the phone has gotten better than the dedicated units. I really like Motion-X for going to new places and Waze is great for traffic jams.

 

 
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