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12-21-2007, 05:55 PM
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4 Rivet Member 
Belington
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 304
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I'm gonna wait. At the rate the prices are coming down on these things, next year they might be free with a tank of gas. Of course a tank of gas may be $300 by then.
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12-22-2007, 07:27 AM
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Rivet Master 
1997 30' Limited
1972 23' Safari
1965 17' Caravel
Howell
, Michigan
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 2,071
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I got 20% off on my 260 Nuvi via a friend.. The guy at the store said they had just got their first shipment of them in a hour before. It speaks road names and does everything I need for a great price. Paid 260 for it...
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12-22-2007, 08:01 AM
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Miss Rivette
1965 17' Caravel
Hell
, Michigan
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,644
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I thought you were getting a Garmin?
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12-22-2007, 08:04 AM
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Rivet Master
1997 30' Limited
1972 23' Safari
1965 17' Caravel
Howell
, Michigan
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 2,071
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Originally Posted by airedale
I thought you were getting a Garmin?
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It is a Garmin,,Nuvi Model 260...
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"If your not living life on the edge... Your taking up too much room. WANTED, Single lady who loves and has a Airstream. Please send photo of Airstream and Tow Vehicle
Operation "SAVE RUDY" Strike Team (Charter Member) RALPH, KW8G..WBCCI # 4201 Metro Detroit & 4CU TAC # MI-007
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12-22-2007, 10:04 AM
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1 Rivet Member 
2016 28' Flying Cloud
2009 30' Classic
2008 27' Safari FB SE
Sussex
, New Jersey
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 16
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Originally Posted by Airboss
What model did you get her????
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I bought her the Garmin Nuvi 660 since it has all the critical features that the 760 had without some of the added features that neither she nor I would use. We'll see how that all works out on Tuesday.
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12-22-2007, 02:34 PM
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Rivet Master
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 521
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We use a Garmin m5 w/GPS...pocket PC. Has been great for us when traveling, has removable SD card which also accepts SD wifi card for internet access. Synch it w/ my laptop, runs Excell & Word (other Windows apps too). Screen is about 2.5" x 4", Can watch movies, slide shows, etc. Whatever you save to an SD card or load onto it.
We use it for directions when traveling, geocaching, grocery lists, Honey do list, composing a letter/email while "camping/hiking", save to SD card, and send it later.
I'd highly recommend it if you want to do all that stuff w/ one unit...I guess most phones do that now though.
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01-28-2008, 04:09 PM
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Rivet Master
1997 30' Limited
1972 23' Safari
1965 17' Caravel
Howell
, Michigan
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 2,071
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Not only do I have the Nuvi 260 but I have now bought a Garmin E-Trex Vista HCx... Pretty cool little unit... 
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01-28-2008, 07:58 PM
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2 Rivet Member 
Placitas
, New Mexico
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 47
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I ordered a Nuvi 360 today from Costco.com for 250 bucks, another 50 bucks for the sandbag mount thingy, usb cable, and the 120V charger. Hopefully it'll be here in time to use it on the trip to the rally, but I know where the place is anyway.
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01-28-2008, 09:14 PM
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Rivet Master
1956 22' Flying Cloud
Venice
, California
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 672
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the nuvi's are great. make sure you know your state's law in regards to dash mounted GPS. in california, you are not allowed to have a gps mounted on your dashboard (although i've seen plenty of people do this, like that suction cup on the windshield). check out ProClip Mounting System *-*Choose Your Country they have a great mounting setup for most any vehicle. i have one for my nuvi and blackberry in my tahoe and my wife has one for her phone in her 4runner.
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01-29-2008, 01:02 PM
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Rivet Master
1997 30' Limited
1972 23' Safari
1965 17' Caravel
Howell
, Michigan
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 2,071
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I know what a Nuvi 350 is,,,Whats the 360?? I did see where it said you cannot mount them to the windshield in Ca Didnt know about dashboards.. That info was in Garmin instrution book..Here in Michigan we can mount them on Windshields...
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"If your not living life on the edge... Your taking up too much room. WANTED, Single lady who loves and has a Airstream. Please send photo of Airstream and Tow Vehicle
Operation "SAVE RUDY" Strike Team (Charter Member) RALPH, KW8G..WBCCI # 4201 Metro Detroit & 4CU TAC # MI-007
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01-29-2008, 01:26 PM
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Rivet Master
1976 25' Tradewind
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 622
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Mio c320
The wife bought me a Mio c320 for Christmas for $150 at Radio Shack during Black Friday.
I could not believe how good it is.
It even talks, tells me where to go.
R
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25' Tradewind
'18 Promaster 1500 High Roof
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01-29-2008, 01:38 PM
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Rivet Master
1997 30' Limited
1972 23' Safari
1965 17' Caravel
Howell
, Michigan
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 2,071
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Well now instead of the wife telling you where to go you have the GPS..LOL.. Or do you have both telling you??? yeah they are pretty cool. My Garmin Nuvi 260 even tells me Street names.. I clicked the above site and see a mount I want for my Dodge Ram...R
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01-29-2008, 04:00 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2004 25' Classic
West Chazy
, New York
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 276
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I love my Garmin GPSmap 76CS. I use it in my vehicle, I use it on my boat, I use it while hiking. Multi purpose and easy to deal with although don't expect a panoramic display. The unit does the job exceptionally well if you buy all the right mapping software.
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2004 Classic 25 - The Silver Sausage
2008 Silverado LTZ CC 2500 4x4 Duramax - Brutus
WBCCI 2623
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01-29-2008, 06:55 PM
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2 Rivet Member
Placitas
, New Mexico
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 47
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Not sure about the differences between the 360 & the 350....the other reasonably priced one at Costco was a 250. It only had maps of 48 contiguous US.....I wanted Canada and Alaska and maybe Mexico. I've been driving OTR for over 35 years now, so I know how to get to most places already, but, hey, toys are cool. Maybe when the cell phone I have dies I'll get one with bluetooth so it can talk to the GPS and they discuss with each other why I'm taking this shortcut I know....
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01-29-2008, 06:55 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1973 31' Sovereign
Bertram
, Texas
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 277
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My son got me a NAVIGON from Radio Shack. A bit harder to use but still pretty nice for the money. It does tend to argue with me when I try to take short cuts. My wife says that just helps keep me in line when she is not aboard....
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"There’s not much in life we can’t over-analyze”
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01-29-2008, 09:28 PM
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Rivet Master
1986 25' Sovereign
Southern Middle
, Tennessee
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 3,319
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Originally Posted by JakBluMule
Not sure about the differences between the 360 & the 350....the other reasonably priced one at Costco was a 250. It only had maps of 48 contiguous US.....I wanted Canada and Alaska and maybe Mexico. I've been driving OTR for over 35 years now, so I know how to get to most places already, but, hey, toys are cool. Maybe when the cell phone I have dies I'll get one with bluetooth so it can talk to the GPS and they discuss with each other why I'm taking this shortcut I know....
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Nuvi 360 has Bluetooth Wireless Technology and the 350 does not. Since I'm not into all the bluetooth cellphone stuff, I am looking at either the Nuvi 350 or the 650 which has the larger screen.
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Craig
AIR #0078
'01 2500hd ext. cab, 8.1 litre gas, 5 sp. Allison auto
3.73 rear end
Mag-Hytec rear diff cover
Amsoil Dual by-pass oil filtration system
Amsoil synthetics all around
265 watt AM Solar, Inc. system
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01-30-2008, 07:54 PM
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Rivet Master
1956 22' Flying Cloud
Venice
, California
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 672
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Originally Posted by davidz71
Nuvi 360 has Bluetooth Wireless Technology and the 350 does not. Since I'm not into all the bluetooth cellphone stuff, I am looking at either the Nuvi 350 or the 650 which has the larger screen.
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craig,
i have the 350 because i didn't need all the other bells and whistles (although is does come with quite a few, i never use them). i'd recommend the 350, the screen is actually plenty large. you really don't need it any bigger in my opinion. whichever one you get, i also recommend selecting the female australian voice, i find it quite enjoyable as she's telling me what to do 
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01-30-2008, 08:39 PM
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Rivet Master
1986 25' Sovereign
Southern Middle
, Tennessee
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 3,319
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David,
I'm leaning toward the 350 because it is more in my price range and I have heard from a few people on another forum that it really is a good unit. Thanks.
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AIR #0078
'01 2500hd ext. cab, 8.1 litre gas, 5 sp. Allison auto
3.73 rear end
Mag-Hytec rear diff cover
Amsoil Dual by-pass oil filtration system
Amsoil synthetics all around
265 watt AM Solar, Inc. system
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01-30-2008, 10:21 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 8,812
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hold on 2 your decoder rings kids!
garmin just (2 hours ago) announced the next new thing...
the nuvifone...
snap...
crackle...
pop!
it's a phone, it's a REAL gps, it's a tune box, it does wifi and the web...
it's a camera, it's gotta smart touch screen, and so on...
look for the super bowl commercial this SUNDAY!
cheers
2air'
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01-31-2008, 07:39 PM
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#60
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2 Rivet Member
Placitas
, New Mexico
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 47
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Got the 360 and accessories today (the accessory pack might have been redundant, but the sandbag thingy is gonna get used).
Figuring out how to set this thing up oughta keep me out of Susan's hair for a while.
I like the Australian lady.
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