Help, I'm Lost

Just a quick side note. If you get a system, I'd recommend that you get the unit, or at least the base somehow attached rather than using suction cups. The ones with suction cups are easy targets for theft and are in plain view. Also, most auto insurance policies do have coverage for aftermarket accessories, but have an exclusion for accessories that are not permanantly attached with a bolt or bracket.
 
I have used a Garmin Street Pilot III for about three years and recently upgraded to a 2720. The new unit is excellent. Specifically, the screen is very clear even in a sunny day. The unit allows many settings depending on your needs. For example, the screen changes mainly to words when the unit is speaking. The words remain for awhile. This allows a quick glance if you did not hear the voice instructions. The 2720 has some buttons in addition to the touch screen. The traffic option is $60 a year--after buying the extra antenna for about $130.
As a side note, I had a Nuvi 350 for about one week. I returned it. The screen washed out in the sun. Although a personnal preference. the screen was too small to adequately read.
 
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Funny

Mad1 said:
I had a funny experience last week that relates to this.

I live in a river bend, where the river surrounds us on 3 sides and the only way in is out the "top" of the bottle. Our street, Old Hickory Boulevard, is part of a loop that runs around Nashville's perimeter. However, when you turn down through the bottle-neck to where I live ... there is a sign: "ROAD ENDS IN WATER - 5 MILES"

And they aren't kidding. If you take that last turn around a stand of trees ... the road become a boat launch and you could very easily go swimming in your car.

Mad1
Jeremy
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When I first moved to Fort Campbell/Clarksville in 1998, I tried to drive the full length of Old Hickory Blvd. I couldn't believe the road was long enough to encircle all of the North and East of Nashville and the surrounding communities.

I took a quick look at the map and set out... Seeing the sign and the end of the road explained a lot about the traffic flow and why people didn't travel that part of the road very often- it is under water!

It was funny then, too...

Kevin
 
I have an old Garmin Legend...about $160...no bells or whistles...nothing fancy...but cheap and gets the job done...if there is a location I do not know I just go to maptech and find the coordinates and punch them in...willie
 
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