My gps was a former Takara, I have often used it held 5 years but I wanted a little more recent gps ...
It was also at this time, for short trip, I was using Navigon on my mobile phone.
What I liked about these gps is that we could choose three route choices: shortest, fastest, simplest and the interface is nice. This is where I started looking for a new gps.
Takara was for me a good device but wanting change, I decided to try another brand. Navigon, meanwhile, no longer gps product, only the navigation system. So it remained only GARMIN TOM TOM and wholesale.
Tom Tom is for me a brand I've never appreciated. A relative had one and the system is not clear and beautiful, the brand not attract me. That's why I turned to Garmin. At first a little hesitant, and now I highly, highly recommend!
It has many advantages:
- First of all, navigation is clear and very pleasant
- You can choose the shortest or fastest route
- Updating maps is free for life (max 3 times / year, which is more than enough)
- When you plug it into the cigarette lighter and it should remain mandatory, it alerts you when a traffic jam. From experience he had an accident on the road. He warned me and may offer another route! Being the fastest way, I did not have the choice to continue my journey ...
- What is also very interesting for me, you can display km remaining, time remaining, total distance, time of arrival here all on one screen!
- Voice command works well but is more a gadget, I rarely use.
- Speed cameras are not listed but it alerts you by sounding a tone and tells you "dangerous passage"
- The speed limits are usually well respected time, having made the journey of more than 300KM tested and approved;)
- You can also change the navigation interface! There are 3 or 4 including Navigon! What I liked ^^
- It warns you if a toll is coming your way and you can decide to bypass it or not.
Disadvantages:
- I have not found a lot, just a roundabout in my area and already after several years (2.3 years) and up to date, it is always for him a crossroads.
- There is a memory of 8 gigas, the update is just past there are only a few megabytes. There is possibility of a memory card but are that an advantage? Imagine that this one is defective, everything will unfortunately lost ... Do not be so pessimistic :-)
- The voice command is activated 2 times for no reason because of the radio.
In conclusion, this gps Garmin 2597 LMT is the gps to own! At a great price +/- 150 euros (a good quality / price ratio).
It has many advantages and has virtually no defects!
Being a bit hesitant at first, I recommend it to anyone who wants a gps, simple, comprehensive and good quality!
Overall Rating: 9/10! Thank you for reading and I wish you a nice day :)
