[T3] GPS recommendations?

[Don Robertson]

I have had good luck with Garmin...they are so cheap today there is 
really no excuse not to have one.  You can buy one with lifetime maps 
and traffic for 150.00 to 200.00.  The lifetime maps part is very important.

Just watch out for cell phone towers...  they play hell with the GPS 
for about a half mile around them.

Don't buy one with an extra large screen, the smaller screen is all 
you need - the larger ones block out too much of your vision of the road.

And remember, when the map and the voice seem to disagree...  follow the map!


At 07:32 AM 8/10/2012, you wrote:
>After spending some time in other people's Type 3s at the CS
>Invasion, I'm thinking it's time to look into buying my own GPS. What
>do you folks recommend?
>
>There are a LOT of choices out there and a wide price range. I'd like
>to keep my cost down, and I don't want to be stuck with something I'm
>sorry I bought. What do you like and dislike? What should I look for
>or avoid? What features do you find useful/not useful?
>
>Not totally Type 3 related, but I promise to use it in my Type 3s.
>
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>Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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