I am looking to get a GPS system for my car, and I would like to know who out there has one and which one is the best one to have?

 

You'll get lots of support for most of the systems out there.

I have the Pioneer AVIC N1 and I love it. I used the existing Bose speakers. Good value for all that is packaged in the system.

Pics of the installation on my web site.

 

I have been doing quite a bit of reading lately and am drawn toward the Tom Tom GO Plus. It gets terrific reviews and supposedly has the best audio for directions.

If somebody has a big after Christmas super sale, I will probably bite.

Cheers!

 

I've also seen the Consumer Report review of the TomTom Go system. What I'm not sure of is what the difference is between the $1000 system and the $750 range system. Do you have to purchase the software and load it yourself on the $750?

 

I use a Garmin color handheld with a cigarette light adapter. Granted the screen is not huge but it is (of course) dead on accurate. My not have the voice prompts and such but it tells me where I am at and how to get to where I want to be. Plus, no permanent mounting required. Now if you are talking doing triple digits, I guess you better lock that sucker down!

 

I thought Dion was gonna get one of those .

 

A friend of mine has the hand held Garmin, it is very user friendly and you can download many programs. I thought it was pretty neat that you could pull up the exit number and it would give you all restaurants and gas stations. Very good tool for somebody that travels much.

 

I use the magellan 700 RoadMate and can get you one at a discount. Call 210 3787939.

 

A late christmas gift for the .

 

I have a Garmin 2620 which works great. One of the mags recommended the TomTom. However, the Garmin was not one of the other ones that was judged. Main difference that I could tell is that the TomTom presents the streets in a 3D manner. Garmin shows a typical map. As you get closer to a turn, the Garmin starts zooming in the map so you get a detailed street view. Garmin comes with a clever weighted bean bag which lets it sit securely on the dash. You don't need the optional antenna when using in a vette. I imagine you will be happy with either one.

 

That's a pretty nice christmas present for someone who barely takes his Z06 out of the garage. I guess mine is the mail right now, right Sammy???

 

I have the Garmin 2610 system with a 2GB compact flash card in it. It hold the whole US/Canada with room to spare. There are several online retailers that sell them at a deep discount. With the card and after rebate I paid about $850.00.
I am very happy with the system.
I mounted it on the dash above the radio. Not the best place asthetically but definately the most function one. I can look at it without taking my eyes off the road totally. I can also move it to my wifes car if necessary. If you look close in my signature picture you can see it on the dash.

 

Great piece of equipment and a brand new NA map (and features) are available on those currently shipped that may not show up in reviews. According to the forums the POIs are the same though. The Roadmate 700 is the one with the harddrive and one complete NA map that never needs changing for regions (the one I'd recommend.. can get em for around $950 now and comes with mount). There is also a 500 model that uses flash cards. A new 300 budget model is available now too (don't know much about it).

Excellent interface, great feature list, awesome maps, but the color of the unit doesn't really match most Vette interiors (light gray). The big LCD shows you a big easy to read color map, what road you are on, what your next turn direction and street name is, how far that turn is, how far your total destination and estimated trip time is, split screen that shows an approximation of what the split in the road looks down along with a ding and bar that shrinks as you get very close and excellent audio instructions. You're not supposed to be selecting and planning routes while you are driving... but you'll end up doing it anyway so you want a very easy to use big screen interface that you can do what you want in a few clicks. The other nice thing is that you take it out of the box, you plug it into your car, turn it on, and you go.
Best buy and circuit city have them, so check em out to see how it works (hopefully they have one plugged in). You really have to use them to notice all the "little" things that seperate the good from the great.

From a clean mounting aspect though, you can't beat the headunit flip out DVD touchscreen units! Check www.crutchfield.com for models and www.pricegrabber.com for prices. The LCDs can work tripple duty as DVD players, interfaces for the headunit for music, and navigation systems. Pioneer and Kenwood have some sweet systems. Very nice (for a price)! The only downside is I often use the GPS system in the truck and other cars when I'm picking up stuff way out in the boons (where the GPS has luckily lead me directly to places that don't even have street signs).

 

Great thanks for the write up

 

Are you talking about getting a stereo integrated GPS system for your C5 or a stand alone?

 

I've got the Garmin Streetpilot 2610 and love it!

 

I would love to have this set up. It looks OEM and is very functional.

 

Right. It's in the mail.

 

Thanks for the info.

 

I love my Cobra! It comes with the all of the United states and Canada loaded on it and I can take it in any of my three cars
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