navagation devices used on trips
Hi, I have a question for anyone that uses thier in vehicle navagation systems. I recently purchased a 2015 Chevy Silverado pickup with built in navagation system (8"chevy mylink). My question is do t...
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2oldman wrote:
Paper maps are extremely unlikely to tell you where the nearest grocery store is.
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When we are traveling out of town and want to stop at a fast food place or buy some lunch meat at a grocery store, the Garmin is at its best. In the old days, you would stop at a phone booth and look in the phone book to find a store, etc. With phone booths gone, that option is no longer available. Also, the Garmin gives you the places starting with the closest, so you don't drive across town when there was a McDonalds around the block.
I like to use a paper map for the long stretches of the trip, and then the Garmin when looking for individual streets (as someone already mentioned). I doubt anyone carries a paper street map for EVERY town and city along the way.
The built-in nav systems from the auto/truck manufacturers are usually overpriced and expensive to update (someone mentioned $200 for an update!!)I have the $150 garmin with free updates. This is like in-car tv screens that are a $500 option for dual 9" screens when you can go to Walmart and buy a kit with 2 9" screen and a dvd player for $99.
Steve
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