Garmin Nuvi, do you really need one?

Take this quick Quiz to see if you need a garmin streetpilot in your car:

• Are you a professional driver or drive to places your not familiar with?

If you have a car you are going to go to places not all to familiar to you, so a back up navigator on your car dashboard will not hurt. If your anything like me and always make that wrong turn somehow, save yourself some time and frustration and get a guide that knows the lay of the land.

• Do you like tech?

I ask this because if you don't like new tech gadgets and playing with them, then you probably need a map and a compass. If you have a cell phone you can use a gps, especially by Garmin. There gps systems are very user friendly. If I can use one without throwing out to car window I'm pretty sure you can to.

• Are you driving to San Paulo Brazil from say Las Vegas Nevada?

I ask this because the Garmin nuvi 285W/285WT doesn't work that far south. It only has maps for the entire US (Alaska, Hawaii included) Canada and Puerto Rico. So if your driving in North America your pretty much covered.

Here are some other features you may like to read about:

Turn-by-Turn directions- every turn you make will be spoken to you with real street names Not just "turn in 23 ft."

Real Time Traffic updates- If your just driving to work or going across country the Garmin Nuvi updates traffic in real time, so you can make changes on the fly.

Its Very Portable- Just stick it in your pocket or purse and forget about it until you hop back into the car.