GPS...?

[yelnatsch517]

I was just thinking about GPS systems and how convenient they are when going to new places. My mom's car has one and I have experienced their usefullness first hand. I just wanted to know how many of you here have one on your car and what are some good brands that will go well with my 95 240.

[KDashy]

I have one of those handheld models that attatch to your PDA. it talks to tell when when a turn is coming up too, pretty nifty but I dont use it too much as I get too lazy to input addresses and such.

[SeVa-S13]

http://www.mapquest.com

[yelnatsch517]

http://www.mapquest.com

LOL, yea I guess. That only works if your planning on where your going before you leave. I'm a little more spontaneous than that sometimes.

I have one of those handheld models that attatch to your PDA. it talks to tell when when a turn is coming up too, pretty nifty but I dont use it too much as I get too lazy to input addresses and such.

Haha, nice. Yea the gps on my mom's car talks too. GPS is not really that necessary, but just nice to have once in while when your lost or decide to go somewhere for no reason.

[Zyphar]

hopefully later on ill buy a GPS kit for my PDA to hook up to my car. Would be awsome to have along with an XM system =D.

[nismofly]

garmin...nuff said

they make the gps systems in our planes here, if the car units are 1/10 as good i would buy one in a flash

[yelnatsch517]

garmin...nuff said

they make the gps systems in our planes here, if the car units are 1/10 as good i would buy one in a flash

LOL, just saw an ad in popular science magazine of their gps system. The screen is a little small though.

[nismofly]

ive never used it in a car, only in a cockpit, what are the dimensions? also what model were you looking at?

[yelnatsch517]

ive never used it in a car, only in a cockpit, what are the dimensions? also what model were you looking at?

The one in the ad is the streetpilot 2620. I have no idea how big it is, but the ad is fullpage and has it set on the dash of a car. From comparing it the tachs, steering wheel, and ac vent, I think its about 4in by 6in max.

[nismofly]

thats plenty big enough. when you go to the website, go to aviation, panel mount, and go to gs430. those are the ones we have in the planes, theyre only about 2x3 inches maybe and theyre fine because you can zoom in and out.

[93sleeper]

Carputer!

Mount an old laptop or something in your car and get a GPS receiver for it. I'm working on that myself; I haven't added GPS yet. So far it's just DVD/MP3 playback and a TV tuner.

[hannibal]

Ditto the carputer!

Cheaper than standalone GPS systems and much more functional...

[Hijacker]

I was just thinking about GPS systems and how convenient they are when going to new places. My mom's car has one and I have experienced their usefullness first hand. I just wanted to know how many of you here have one on your car and what are some good brands that will go well with my 95 240.

Getting lost is half the fun of going to new places. That way when someone says "do you know how to get there" you can say "I drove past there on my way here!" and then they'll be like, "that's 5 miles away from a direction you didn't even have to come in from"

[nismofly]

yeah but bart i almost ran out of gas one time because i got so lost, that wouldnt have been fun...

[Dano]

Garmin unit, nuff said, im stating this from personal experience.

-Dan

[nismofly]

dan do you have a garmin in your car? because like i said ive used them in a plane before and i swear by it, just never used on for a car...