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I purchased a Garmin nuvi 1250 Automotive GPS from a local retailer when it was on sale and really use the display feature of both posted speed limit AND the speed that I'm driving at right next to each other. I knew that I wanted the same GPS in my second car. When the eBay daily deal email had one listed refurbished for 33% lower price, I decided to take a chance buying one refurbished. Although I was nervous when I got it and it would not turn on right, I merely had to plug it in for a full charge. Since that first day of getting the full charge it has run perfectly! There is a plastic guard on the rubber circle for the windshield that needs to be removed or it falls off. The only difference is that the location of the speed icons was on the right of the display, not on the left as shown in the product description on the eBay listing. For $99, it's well worth the peace of mind to get directions to and from home! It has never lost sattelite connection. This has changed my mind on buying refurbished. I also purchased the extended warranty for the touch screen and workings when I checked out. I would definitely buy this again!Read full review
I like the fact that it comes with 2010 maps on it. That's great so you don't have to spend even more to update them. The directs are easy to understand unlike my Magellan. The one thing I don't like is buying the lifetime traffic report power cord. It doesn't work all the time. If you aren't in the right zone, you get nothing. My Magellan uses a different traffic report system and it's always on. There are several options with this Garmin, my suggestion would be to consider a different alternative to the lifetime power cord. I think you will probably get more satisfactory traffic reports more often with a different choice.
Inexpensive; however, it was easy to set up, easy to use, bright, and loud enough to hear over the car noise and radio. I bought this to help me drive across the state, and it helped me a lot. Sometimes I would get turned around with detours from construction (Michigan), but it would always recalculate and help me out. This is my first GPS, but I am happy and would highly recommend.
The Nuvi 1250 is my first GPS and I love that it calls out the street names and it shows on the screen how far you have until your next turn and lists the next street name. I also like the feature that shows your current speed as you travel, and it shows speed limits on primary roads. I would like to have had a model with bluetooth capabilities, but as usual I got an excellent price with ebay, so I am happy. It far exceeds trying to read a mapquest or google printout!!
I loved my original Nuvi and realized that it made more sense to upgrade to this model for the latest features AND the latest maps than it did to simply update the maps in my old one. I'm looking forward to using the "pedestrian" mode later this year when I visit NYC and DC. The only downside of this new, thinner range of models is that Garmin hasn't released any cases for them -- they fall right out of the old-style slipcase!
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