| Author | Message | ||
     Firemanjim |
Need idiot proof, simple to use GPS for wife's car. | ||
| Bomber |
first, define the idiot ;-} Avoid Lorance -- great units, but their marine roots showup in interesting ways (asking to return to the start point results in a line-of-sight heading -- fine in a boat, I assume, but tough on a street bike) a neighbor (not at all technical) loves is TomTom (lil pricey though) | ||
| Doon |
My wife does fine with the garmin quest 2 that Shares time between the Bikes and the Car. But she is fairly non idiotic when it comes to stuff like that. One of the decidedly non technical ladies here at the office has a Tom Tom and she loves it. | ||
| Tramp |
while you've got her car in the garage, remove the mirrors and the rear brakes  | ||
| Old_bird |
My assistant just got a Garmin Street Pilot C330, $400 internet from Ritz. IMO, it is intuitively easy to use. Full color, touch screen, directions, restaurants, lodging, gas (I think). Amazing what they pack in it. I haven't done comparisons with any other car units. I have an old Etrex which isn't meant for cars, as far as I can tell. It's great for hiking and bicycle riding but it's nothing compared to the SteetPilot C330, except waterproof. I'm borrowing the C330 for vacation next week. If it is as good as I think it will be I'll be using my son's employee discount to get one or maybe a C530. Do note that the C330 is not waterproof and there are vibration warnings on the Garmin website. In other words, it is for a car not a bike. Hope this helps. | ||
| Firemanjim |
Old bird, give me a run down after you use it. Going to be car only. I prefer the old fashioned navigation style,point in a direction and get lost -- find great roads that way. | ||
| Brineusaf |
I have an HCT Navigation System for the car ( haven't mount a mount yet for the bike), it came with ac and dc charger, car window mount, and full maps of N & S America, Canada, Puerto Rico, And most European Countries. Features include: Option to go only highways... or my favorite, NO Highways. Option for toll roads or NO toll roads Option for Ferry or NO Ferry Option for fastest route, or shortest distance Option for vehicle settings, choose from bicycle, motorcycle, car, and maybe one or two others. Optional direction mode, 3D versus 2D; and arrow versus line. MP3/Movie/Still image display, slide show capable/compatible. Night and Day Mode and lastly, (wife calls her my girlfriend) a lady announces turns and distances on each road, and if you miss a turn, she'll reroute you immediately. I installed the power outlet on the bike, now I just need to find a mount compatible with the unit. My wife isn't the most advanced female in the world, but she doesn't seem to have a problem operating it by herself. | ||
| Jimduncan69 |
i have the tom tom rider. i love it and my girlfriend has no problem using it. that alone say's that this thing is easy to use!!! she is a great lady but is not tech savy at all. i think just about all of the gps are nice now day's just get what is in your price range. i am sure you will be happy. | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
I have maps, & a mouth & ears, it seems to have worked ok for the last 25 years of professional driving, even in countries where I don't speak a word of their language. Don't think I'll change now. I had a GPS in a Opel Omega (Cadillac Catera to you) it was rubbish, (mind you so was the car) & didn't know half the roads, kept telling me to turn off the autoroute when there were no exits & stupid things like that. If I could have got hold of the silly cow in that black box, I'd have strangled her. | ||
| Sandblast |
I have a Whistler that works great, all the above listed features at a good price. I have also used a Tom Tom and it rocked, super user friendly. | ||
| Brineusaf |
Grumpy... Opel Omega... I hate those stupid things. I rented an Opel Corsa once that I think was alright for the money, which included the navigation. How about that soccer.... or uh... I mean football... traffic has been crazy here because of it. | ||
| Spiderman |
Give her a compass and a sextant and tell her good luck  | ||
| Firemanjim |
Spidey,funny you should say that as I was teaching her compass use when we were hiking in Sierras right after I got back from seeing all of you folks. | ||
| Old_bird |
Firemanjim, I will let you know what I think of it. I'll be back in two weeks. The manual is available on the Garmin website. It is one of the easier to read product manuals I have seen. Almost too simple. | ||
| Cruisin |
The Garmin StreetPilot's aren't bad either... http://www.gpsdiscount.com has some great prices, and often stocks factory reconditioned ones - it's worth checking out. |
