Garmin or TomTom?

[mrnecsteve]

I have the Nuvi 350 and recommend it,especially if you wanna play with the mp3 player .
(I load audio study courses onto mine .) I used to want a larger screen,but because it guides you with step by step directions ,i rarely do more than glance at the speed.It is pocket sized and is easy to take from work vehicle to PSD or boat.
I do field service on third shift. It is great that it tells me "arriving at such and such....on the right" If i miss a turn,it recalulates the route ,then tells me to continue...or make a uturn xxx feet ahead. It even handles New Jersey jug handle turns.

[jantzmr]

I've also used both and the Garmin wins hands down. My Tom Tom only lasted a little over year before dying on me. The Tom Tom also left out some features such as Bread Crumbs and Trip Info. My Tom Tom was a 910 and my current Garmin is a nuvi 5000.

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Last edited by jantzmr : 03-13-2008 at 07:58 PM.

[fishingjred73]

For the money tom tom one can't be beat. You can get one for about 150 on ebay

[NoRalPh]

There's no question Garmin IS the, undisputed leader in GPS.

But the REAL reason to NOT buy a TomTom is their OBNOXIOUS commercials.

I NEVER spend money with Any company who tries to sell me their product by producing and assaulting me with commercials that are intentionally made to be as annoying as possible.

Where's the DOPE who would buy that "HEAD-ON" crap after they've practically spit-in-your-face with that ad!

SCREW TOM TOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yea,,, I got issues..................

[Dirk]

Originally Posted by NoRalPh

There's no question Garmin IS the, undisputed leader in GPS.

But the REAL reason to NOT buy a TomTom is their OBNOXIOUS commercials.

I NEVER spend money with Any company who tries to sell me their product by producing and assaulting me with commercials that are intentionally made to be as annoying as possible.

Where's the DOPE who would buy that "HEAD-ON" crap after they've practically spit-in-your-face with that ad!

SCREW TOM TOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yea,,, I got issues..................

I should have my Mr T voice kick the crap outta you.

TomTom works perfectly for a general car navi.

[NoRalPh]

Forgot to mention....

Garmin Nuvi 650 @Costco.com for $299 - you can't go wrong!

Oh Yea, one more thing... Mr T's a gold chain wearing FAG

[jantzmr]

Originally Posted by jantzmr

I've also used both and the Garmin wins hands down. My Tom Tom only lasted a little over year before dying on me. The Tom Tom also left out some features such as Bread Crumbs and Trip Info. My Tom Tom was a 910 and my current Garmin is a nuvi 5000.

Called Tom Tom this week and found out there is a VERY small pin hole that a small paper clip can be inserted into to reset it. It seems to be working well now. I also found out that once you program in a waypoint you can never edit it's location on your PC or on the GPS. I wanted to get a list of Lat/Lon to key them into my nuvi 5000 & F-450 but they tell me it can't be done. If you key in waypoints for Lat/Lon that you might want to later use again on another GPS keep a list.

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Last edited by jantzmr : 03-16-2008 at 11:58 AM.

[06TWO50Diesel]

GARMIN!!! I've used both, and ALWAYS went back to Garmin, had one myself and just bought one for my girlfriend. Glad I did! I'm still benefiting from it's great navi and mapping

[83notcho]

I just got a brand new garmin nuvi 200. 132$ shipped

[F250gal]

Garmin wins hands down again!