For quite a while now I've resisted the temptation to buy one of these. I drive 25-30,000 miles a year and have always depended on printing out Google directions if I was headed somewhere I wasn't sure of. Lets say that happens 3-4 times a year. My kids run Garmin units in their cars and they find them quite handy.....my guess is that they now depend on them a bit much. That's another thread though.
I'd find one useful when searching for something specific....hotel in downtown Chicago or a decent place to eat at the next exit, maybe even the speed limit....that kind of thing.
Woot
http://www.woot.com/ has one today that seems like a good deal but reading the reviews makes me wonder. And who do you believe? People that are happy are less likely to go to the trouble of posting a positive review than people that are pissed off, so I question even the reviews.
So who makes a good one?
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1969 GTO, 455ci, 230/236 Pontiac Dude's "Butcher Special" Comp hyd roller cam with Crower HIPPO solid roller lifters, Q-jet, Edelbrock P4B-QJ, Doug's headers, ported 6X-8 (97cc) heads, TKO600, 3.73 geared Eaton Tru-Trac 8.5", hydroboost, rear disc brakes......and my greatest mechanical feat....a new heater core.