Garmin Drive 60 USA + CAN LM

Great GPS
Our old Garmin was so old it was not possible to update the maps so we bought this one. This new one was just great. We used it to travel home to Ontario, Canada from our rental home in Florida. It was reliable, always correct and gave great advice about what lane to be in on busy interstates. It was also good for finding gas stations and restaurants nearby. When we arrived back to Canada it was seamless to continue our trip home. This ca with lifetime North American map updates which we really appreciate.

typical garmin, works very well, just slightly off in accuracy, but minor
i did the update before a long trip.. update literally took several hours………… THAT, i find a bit of ” you gotta be kidding me ?” kind of issue. i have fast internet, but the device/web site stated ” this may take several hours”…so be prepared to have that kind of time for a big update.OK. it DID update..plugged in the address ( 710 mile trip ).. and left.. went on a couple of different roads i normally hadnt travelled ( not a complaint, it was actually an improvement ), and got me where i wanted to go, with little issue.coming back, slight change in my route, as i wasnt heading back to where i had started from ( work, not home).. again, no issue.it showed a few small side streets as not existing, or not connected, streets that have been around for some time, and shouldnt be “missing”, even without any update.BUT, other than that, and again, only a minor error here and there, over all, its a solid 4 out of 5 stars. maybe slightly higher.shows nearby gas, food, lodging as you get close to them, will “ask you” if you want to stop ( you can just decline the reminders ) for gas or food/lodging, shows you school zones, and speed zones.it was “Off” in a few places, as the speed zones had been updated and Garmin didnt have the current ones in its system update, meaning the zone was higher than Garmin was registering.not an issue, unless you are a true ” i only go the speed limit” kinda person………Overall, i like this Unit. size is ” just right” to see all i need to see (6″ screen). touch screen is easy to use,inputting the address is a little issue, as it wants to only look for states immediately adjacent to where you are, for the address you input. i was going 700 miles, so i had to re-input the address a few times, to figure out how to get it to register the correct State i was traveling to.No paperwork came with this, so actual instructions might have helped. but again, not a “Note worthy” issue, I just had to figure out what i was missing, in my address input.once done, takes you where you want to go. it doesnt have live traffic updates, which might be a nice upgrade, as i got lucky on no real issues, other than construction that is just unavoidable on the trip.i would recommend this unit. just make sure you update long before you go, and practice inputting addresses if you are going on a really long trip. otherwise, it is fairly simple to use, for modest distances.

It Will Bring You Home Safe, In Due Time
Compared to my old Tom Tom XXL, the learning curve is much more difficult, but after that it works great. Be aware that it is not ready to use out of the package, you need to charge the battery before you can do anything. When you charge the battery off the USB port on a computer, you cannot operate the device at any time. For use in an automobile, the unit comes supplied with a cable equipped with the old cigarette lighter connector. That worked fine with our 2006 Toyota Highlander but, on a recent trip we rented a Mazda CRX5 which did not have a cigarette lighter port in the front console. It did have charger ports for iPhones and lap tops but useless for the Garmin cable. You can order a different cable from Garmin but be aware of the problem if you have a newer vehicle. On the road, the unit does a good job of navigating with very fast “recalcuting” directions. We live in the mountains of Western North Carolina where the roads are very twisty according to mountain terrain. It seems that all brands of navigation devices tend to take the nearest Interstate route, however in the mountains, sometimes you can’t get there from here. The Garmin, just like my old Tom Tom, will finally get you to your destination but you may not like the route. The Garmin Drive 60 has a lot of features that my old Tom Tom did not have so overall I like it a lot better.

Muy buen GPS

I have owned several Garmin units with this one being the most advanced. I really like this model But there a couple of annoying issues. The main issue is a lack of contrast adjustment for the screen. During daylight the screen is very “washed” out making it very hard to read. Night time clarity is great. My opinion is that this contrast is so bad, that it is probably a defect in just my unit. I probably should have returned it. I cannot fathom that Garmin would produce a unit that operated like this one. There are a couple of software glitches too. Periodically one of the warnings such as “curve ahead” will appear, but then stay on. It usually requires a complete re-boot to eliminate. Secondly when the first spoken notice of a turn approaching the unit always says “left turn in 1.5km”. This occurs even when it is a right turn. I’ve learned to check the screen to verify the turn direction, It does however indicate a right turn on subsequent notices. Very strange. Since the unit has lifetime upgrades hopefully these glitches will disappear.