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Best and most reliable GPS Sat Nav on the market

Apologies in advance if this has been posted recently on here, but I currently have a 3-yr old Magellan RoadMate GPS Sat/nav system that not only is incredibly unreliable, but is quite big as well. I've not had good luck much with it at all, and due to my frequency of getting lost (don't ask) have decided I'd like to get a new one, possibly a Garmin. What's the best and most reliable sat/nav unit out there that's a plug-and-play kind?

What brand(s) do you all use, and how have you liked/disliked them? I'm looking for something small that I can put in my Cherokee.

Thanks guys!


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Old 09-24-2007, 08:23 PM
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Garmin in my brand of choice as they use Navtech mapping and WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System) technology. Accuracy is within 9-10 feet (claimed).
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Garmin is the most user friendly IMO.

I have a Garmin nüvi 360 and I love it.
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Depends on how much you want to spend, and if you plan to take it to Europe. We have a Garmin Nuvi 350. Walmart.com is about $100 cheaper than if you walk into the store. It does everything we need it to. There are a lot of resources out there to compare units- do some research and you'll find answers. Also check this out...

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread.php?t=360959&highlight=GPS

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+10 on the Garmin. We have a Nuvi 350 - it's great.

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