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Garmin nuvi® 255W GPS Receiver

$293.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
i am already planning my next road trip thanks to this device!it did come with a usb cable so i was able to make sure it was updated and load the free icons into it.
from www.bestbuy.com
easy to use and navigate what's not so great:?traffic not included; time to acquire satellites "i got the garmin nuvi 255w a few weeks before heading on a long road trip and it worked out great.
from www.amazon.com
we purchased this product three days before leaving for a 3000 mile family road trip vacation with four kids in the back.
from www.amazon.com
i have used it on several road trips over the past month and it took me to my destinations with no problems.
from www.amazon.com
it was an expense i had tried to avoid for a great deal of time, but once i began making long road trips and found myself in some uncomfortable situations, i decided that buying a gps was a necessary

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Display, Nice Accuracy, Designation: Automobile

2 RECOMMENDED by 11 people for ROAD TRIP

Garmin Nuvi 760 760T Car GPS Receiver

$353.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i love it for road trips.
from www.amazon.com
we still have much to learn about it as we've only had one big road trip since purchasing.
from www.amazon.com
initially, i did not know that as it was my first road trip with the gps.
from www.amazon.com
the display is easy to read, the unit is easy to operate, and it has been a major time saver on road trips.
from www.amazon.com
we recently used it on a road trip and not once did we need to use a written map.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Accuracy, Good Display, Designation: Automobile

3 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for ROAD TRIP

Garmin Nuvi 780 Car GPS Receiver

$372.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i'll be working it out heavily in the coming weeks, including on a road trip to another city with msn direct service.
from www.amazon.com
ok, so i recently purchased the 780 through amazon and took it on a road trip.
from www.amazon.com
msn direct coverage is very limited, making it unusable on road trips where it could be handy.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Display, Nice Accuracy, Designation: Automobile

4 RECOMMENDED by 2 people for ROAD TRIP

Tomtom GO 730 GPS Receiver

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from Rich from Raleigh, www.circuitcity.com
have taken the go730 on a 5 hour one-way road trip and was pleased with it.
from www.amazon.com
for my 1200 mile road trip from michigan to florida i viewed the directions and compared them to mapquest, and the directions where more up-to-date than even mapquest who listed a closed road, where
from www.amazon.com
i bought a tomtom 730 about a month ago for a week-long road trip from the san francisco bay area to the los angeles area.

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Positives: Designation: Automobile, Form Factor: Fixed, Display Size: 4.3 in., GPS Accessory Type: Traffic Receiver

5 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for ROAD TRIP

TomTom ONE 125 GPS Receiver

$146.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
one "i purchased two of these for christmas 2008 and they immediately revealed their value.my pop is the type who gets out his trusty map book to plot every road trip then obsesses over every turn.
from www.bestbuy.com
i am going on a week long road trip and i plugged in my favorites and where i was going and its already for me to turn it on and press go!
from www.amazon.com
we just took the tomtom on a road trip, and it was amazing!
from www.amazon.com
simple to use and very helpful on road trips or when driving in a city.
from www.amazon.com
made a road trip to the east coast and tom tom never failed me when i was around a city or looking for an address in rural new england.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Accuracy, Good Versatility, Designation: Automobile

Magellan RoadMate 1412 GPS Receiver

$178.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
after using the magellan 1412 for a road trip, i found it to be a great product.
from www.amazon.com
pretty accurate on streets, mileage,etc.great for road trips when you don't want the scenic tour.
from www.amazon.com
for example, when traveling on our first long road trip, this unit was adding almost 100 miles onto a segment (dallas to amarillo) that should have only been 364 miles, instead it was 463 miles
from www.amazon.com
how many times have you been on a long road trip and flown past an exit you thought was devoid of gas stations or restaurants because there were no signs ahead?
from www.amazon.com
the big test was when i took it to the southwest for a road trip i took in august.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Display, Great Accuracy, Designation: Automobile

Garmin nüvi 265T GPS Receiver

$219.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
we purchased this garmin for a recent road trip where we had to go past or through washington dc.
from www.amazon.com
i remember so many times as a kid the frustration my parents felt when they had taken us on a long road trip to visit relatives and by accident they got lost after making a wrong turn onto the wrong

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Display, Great Portability, Designation: Automobile

TomTom GO 920

$425.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i ordered a garmin nuvi 750 but didn't even bother to try a road trip.
from www.amazon.com
bought the 920 specifically to minimize squabbling with the "co-pilot" on a road trip around italy.
from www.amazon.com
fm tuner is nearly useless on a road trip, all fm tuners have to be weak to meet fcc guidelines, and if you are traveling, the dead band fm frequencies change, and you need to constantly adjust the
from www.amazon.com
i am looking forward to taking it with me on our annual road-trip in europe this spring.

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Positives: Designation: Automobile, Form Factor: Fixed, Display Size: 4.3 in., User interface: Touch Screen, Voice Command

Garmin nuvi 205W GPS Receiver

$213.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
i take my garmin on all road trips as well!the only thing i can say against it is that i wish it would automatically update maps, since it does not pick up many new streets.
from www.amazon.com
it has a trip computer which i used last week on a road trip to hershey park which was pretty neat (tracks time traveled, speed, distance, etc.).
from www.amazon.com
it's easy to use, almost intuitive, and the best thing to have for a road trip.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Display, Great Accuracy, Designation: Automobile

Garmin nüvi 265WT GPS Receiver

$290.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.qvc.com
i love it!the other great thing is when we got tired of driving on this road trip, i used it to find nearby hotels, then used the bluetooth to call them to check on rates and availability, with a
from www.amazon.com
the picture is awesome, the widescreen is worth the money, and going on road trips to new places make it an essential tool for travel.
from www.amazon.com
i don't have to print out maps before a road trip anymore (saves a few trees too) and knowing the approximate time of arival is a huge help in deciding if there's time for pit stops.
from www.amazon.com
on the initial road trip from massachusetts to tucson, the unit froze as we left san antonio.
from www.amazon.com
major issue - after updating the maps, i went on a road trip.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Display, Good Performance, Designation: Automobile

Magellan Maestro 3250

$278.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
within 30 minutes of having the unit out of the box, i was able to take it on a 90 minute road trip and compare back-to-back with the garmin.
from www.amazon.com
one of my experiences is that it added over almost 1 hour to my trip (i was doing an over 230 mile road trip) because it thought 1 freeway was very slow.
from www.amazon.com
i have used this gps for local routing as well as a few longer road trips.
from www.amazon.com
i bought the magellan maestro 3250 last week for a summer filled with road trips.
from www.bestbuy.com
i took it on a road trip in january 2008 and it gave me wrong directions not once but twice.in august the screen started to freeze so i put it in my closet and decided to take it on a trip with me to

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Positives: Nice Accuracy, Easy To Use, Great Portability, Designation: Automobile

Garmin nuvi 205 GPS Receiver

$224.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
it perfect for those road trips with your family.
from www.bestbuy.com
this has been extremely helpful for those road trips.
from www.bestbuy.com
bought it at best buy on our way out of town and used it on our entire road trip.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Display, Great Versatility, Designation: Automobile

Magellan Maestro 3200

$165.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i have been using it while driving around town, getting ready for a road trip, and it works great.
from www.amazon.com
our road trips.
from Empire Builder, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: i was on a road trip when i broke the screen on my brand "g" gps unit.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
horribly useless device; has made my labor day weekend road trip from canada to portland an utter disaster.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Display, Great Portability, Designation: Automobile

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Garmin nuvi® 255W GPS Receiver

Garmin Nuvi 760 760T Car GPS Receiver

Garmin Nuvi 780 Car GPS Receiver

Tomtom GO 730 GPS Receiver

TomTom ONE 125 GPS Receiver

Magellan RoadMate 1412 GPS Receiver

Garmin nüvi 265T GPS Receiver

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Garmin nuvi 205W GPS Receiver

Garmin nüvi 265WT GPS Receiver

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