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3.0 out of 5 starsSimply Awful cheap and nasty device with awful software - Iphone Google maps 1000% better
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 April 2024
I suspect by selling this as the ridiculous price Garmin hope to give the device an 'aura' of excellence.
It reminds me of the original TomTom devices we used to spend hours wiring in and connecting to out 1990’s cars. It compares well to the first generation of dedicated SatNav devices, but by todays standard is simply the sort of thing you might fondly reminisce over when finding in the loft where it was rightly dumped 10+ years ago.
With all updates applied, car and caravan configured, lets trial this device on 3 routes with know issues (thankfully not with the 41ft rig, but just with my car).
Test one: local route with known dead end. Guess where Garmin took me? Yup, straight into the dead end with very little options to 65 point turn my way out. Had the van been on the back, then it would have been an unhitch and manually faff about in the dark and wet.
Test two: another know problem area around Burton Bradstock, Dorset. There are two main routes into this camp site: the easy and safe route or the narrow, mutiple-blind junction single lane tracks one. I will give you 3 guesses? Nice one Garmin (Glad I don’t sail)
Test three: local to home, route under the very low Victorian railway bridge with right angle exit, or the safer slightly longer route. More guesses as to Garmin’s preferred option?
Now lets look at the amazingly intuitive software: theres just one word here. CRAP
It’s too late for me to return this piece of junk now, so all I can do is give this advice: DON’T WASTE YOUR MONEY - USE GOOGLE!
