Who here has a good GPS?

personally i'd use the garmin if i had the choice and even at that i'd get the rand mcnally tnd500 cause streets in trips will definately put you into bridges as it cannot tell the difference

 

Call the little blond receptionist, cute as a bug, and she can get you to the dock without worry///////

Don't worry about the 9' 5" bridge clearance a half block before you get there...it looks to be 15' to her from her little Prius!

 

Hey s2b, I just got the new Rand McNally TND 500. I only have about 4000 miles with it so far, but Im LOVIN' it so far.

 

I have been driving for 17 years and I would like to move away from using my shoebox of maps and switch to using a GPS. I have never used a GPS before, but would like to start with one that is easy to use and has truck routing and I don't want to have to upload stuff from the computer to make it work. My only experience with a Gps was a friend if mine had one in his Dodge Truck and it always announced upcoming turns after we passed them and then it started announcing make nearest U-Turn.
So please give me your opinion.

 

Man have you opened up a can of worms.

With your experience and knowledge of areas. You could just as easily go with a non truck specific GPS. Like your friend has in his Dodge.

I'm using a Garmin 205w. Which is about 18 months old, and sells for $185 new.

Your truck specifics are going to run $400-600.

 

Yes, but the one in my friends Dodge sucked. All the directions it spit out were at least 100 yards after we passed the turn.

 

Yeh, that would blow.

Mine doesn't wait that long

 

Clarification. They have gone down steadily. Now $199 - $499 depending on screen size and brand.

 

i bought the rand mcnally when i decided to get into trucking and when i went thru my training my instuctor had the pc miller. if i knew now back then i would have saved 200 bucks and gotten the pc miller, dont get me wrong i like my rand but unless you need it to let you know when your speeding or when theres a weighstation coming up id go with the pc miller.But keep in mind you cant rely just on a gps to plan your trips it needs to be used as a tool to compare routes and i love them because they let me know when my turns coming up. so if you have the 300.00 to spend id recommend the pc miller