garmin gps car mount

I have a friend who uses a Tomtom One gps and sometimes it takes a while for it to find signal...but he also doesnt mount it on the dashboard, he holds it in his hand =/

But I know two other people with a Garmin gps, mounted on dashboard and it works great. Plus I've heard Garmin is the best.

So my question is, should I buy a Tomtom GPS for $100? It's on sale, usually $180. Or should I buy a Garmin (and maybe wait til it goes on sale).

Why one vs. the other? I want the most reliable one.

Thanks.

I have owned a Tom Tom One for a few years and just love it. My brother has a Garmin and he likes it as well but hasn't used my Tom Tom. What I like about the TomTom is the ability to change the maps when the roads change from construction or road name changes. You can change it on the unit and then send the change to the Head Office so that others can use the change as well. It's called Map Share. Tom Tom has official map updates every 3 months but you could download other peoples changes every week if you wanted to. (more than 33,000 at last count). When you get updates you also get the new positions of the satelites so that reduces the startup time alot.
I find that mine will get a signal and start up very quickly if I turn it on when the car starts. If I have it turned off and then travel a fair distance and then turn it on (once I'm lost) then it takes longer to find your position. Mine has no trouble if it mounted on the windshield or held in you hand, it has the same signal level. I even have a signal when I bring it in the house close to a window, when I update it.
Since I have owned my TomTom One they have made software improvements like Help Me which shows the location of where you are and how far to the nearest Hospital, Pharmacy, Police, Car Repair shop and so on...
My wife now uses our TomTom One and I have bought the model 720 with a larger screen. I has other features that I don't use like playing MP3, view JPEG pix and FM radio broadcast. I do use the voice spoken street names. I have also downloaded famous voices like Mr T and John Cleese. They are funny. I have also download Points of Interest list like my favorite gas station locations that even shows their symbol on the map when I am close to it.
I would say that $100 is a great price for One, if the wide screen XL One wasn't much more I would pick that one just from personal experience.

2008-11-23 08:49:06 by #1RRR

Needed a cup-holder car mount for my Garmin GPS. So I made one!

Yes they do but they do block allot of the heat/cooling from the vent. I've had mine for years

2010-02-22 20:33:51 by waltb87

Price: $25.00 $0.79

I have a garmin 60CX, what is a good mount for a car, this is a Toyota Camry.

Check out Garmins homepage,they have optional extras there.I find it is always cheaper on somewhere like eBay though!

2007-01-21 00:05:09 by William G

Price: $19.99 $9.50

Made of high quality tough plastic material with soft padding for utmost protection
Firm suction with suction lever keeps your gps secured to windshield or dashboard (with included dash pad)
3-Way Adjustable angle for optimal view
Padded and cushioned side grip arm holds GPS securely
Includes Air Vent Clips

They have both types, depending what you want to spend. The built-ins cost more after installation.

2007-12-23 09:37:12 by IWHBYD...BADBMOTF

I have sticked and used the dashboard disk in my car to mount a Garmin C330 gps unit for years. Now, I am selling the car to another person and the buyer is asking me to remove this dashboard disk. However, this disk thing stick to the dashboard like crazy. I don't want to risk damaging the board surface by removing the disk with a chisel. Is there another easier way to remove this disk? Thank you.

I personally wouldnt go through all the trouble of removing it. When you buy a used car, you buy as is. So unless you want the disk, I would leave it.

2007-03-15 07:25:54 by maxchlin