
A great and affordable GPS -
13 of 13 people found this review helpful.
I bought my new Nuvi 200 for $145 on ebay. It arrived the day before I went on Vacation to Oglebay Resort in Wheeling, WV. It was a trip arranged for my parents 50th Anniversary and we had never been there before. That was last August and we have used it a ton since than.
Overall - this is a great unit. Easy to use, makes finding locations a snap.
PROs: Great 3D screen (way better than most car makers built in GPS at 1 fifth of the cost), great directions, helpful voice nav (we don't use it anymore but some people love it), love the business finder - need to find a pizza joint in a strange town? Let the Nuvi find it for you. Also I have yet to enter a street address that the Nuvi couldn't find.
Cons: In my neck of the woods (Washington DC) you don't want to use the window mount. Thieves see the suction cup marks and will break into your car just because so many people leave the GPS in the car - often on the floor. My real issue is that the aftermarket Garmin Beanbag holder, the way to set the Nuvi on your dash, is way overpriced - it's a beanbag with a plate costing some $40-$50!
Overall I am thrilled with the Nuvi. I have used a number of GPS units over the years and this is a great unit. I don't have the best eyes in the world but have no problem reading the screen as I am driving - I would not want a bigger screen blocking my view. The next generation GPS units (costing $600 plus) offer a live traffic component which I would like for driving around DC, but in addition to the much higher cost of the fancy GPS, they also require a monthly subsciption fee and I don't need to avoid traffic that much. All in all I highly recommend the Garmin Nuvi 200 series - spending more just doesn't get you very much.
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