EldoGuy Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Hi Guys, Anyone on this board who can give us some feedback of following GPS: Garmin nuvi 360? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadillac Jim Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 The Garmin 360 is the 350 with Bluetooth. It comes ready to go with maps installed. You set it up and personalize it in a few minutes and you're ready to travel, or drive with confidence in unfamiliar roads and streets. It uses a touch screen that responds to fingertips. The first couple of months that I had mine, I used the windshield suction cup mount, wrapped the cord around the rear-view mirror stalk, and plugged the power supply into my cigarette lighter jack. I put it up in the tinted area right next to the rear-view mirror to avoid breaking any laws about windshield mounting (check your local laws). Now I have a permanent mount on one of the A/C ducts just to the right of the steering wheel and just below the flat area above the dashboard. You can put a 4-digit PIN on it. I did that and added a Stuffbak sticker so that I have a good chance of getting it back if I lose it (or if it's ripped off). The user interface is simple, intuitive, and versatile. If you want to see information on something you see on the screen, just touch it and likely a screen will come up that is just what you were looking for, or has a hot-button on it that is exactly what you want. Bluetooth in my Eldorado is OK but not great. There is a hollow barrel sound that some people comment on, but I find my phone messages left at home to be quite clear and intelligible. If you set up Bluetooth with your phone, the Garmin will take the call if it's on and the phone is in the same room. I travel with my cell phone on my belt and answer the phone with my Garmin when I'm driving, so I have a legal hands-free cell phone in the car. There's a headphone jack on the Garmin so you can use a headpiece if you use the phone in the car a lot and prefer that. Under the Favorite Locations menu, you have an option "Current Location." I use it to mark the position of the car in a large, unfamiliar parking lot such as Disney World in Orlando. With the Garmin in your pocket, finding the car is a snap. Some commercial and professional locations use nominal street addresses, and the "Current Location" can be a way of marking the exact location of their parking lot for directions back. You can enter locations by address, category (food, theater, lodging, gas, etc.) or you can spell it out, as in "COMP USA" and you will get a set of locations in order of increasing distance. The distance is from your current location by default, but you can press the "Near" button and make the center your current route or another city. Shop around for price. Once you get it, it's the same Garmin. -- Click Here for CaddyInfo page on "How To" Read Your OBD Codes-- Click Here for my personal page to download my OBD code list as an Excel file, plus other Cadillac data -- See my CaddyInfo car blogs: 2011 CTS-V, 1997 ETC Yes, I was Jims_97_ETC before I changed cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wicz Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Now I have a permanent mount on one of the A/C ducts just to the right of the steering wheel and just below the flat area above the dashboard. Have any pictures?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadillac Jim Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Now I have a permanent mount on one of the A/C ducts just to the right of the steering wheel and just below the flat area above the dashboard. Have any pictures?? I've been planning an update to my blog for some time now. Watch for it before the weekend, probably Friday. -- Click Here for CaddyInfo page on "How To" Read Your OBD Codes-- Click Here for my personal page to download my OBD code list as an Excel file, plus other Cadillac data -- See my CaddyInfo car blogs: 2011 CTS-V, 1997 ETC Yes, I was Jims_97_ETC before I changed cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EldoGuy Posted February 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Hi Guys, Your feedback is appreciated A while ago on the news was a story of a Guy who was following the instructions on his GPS and ended up having a head-on collision in a one way street ... so, don't always rely on your GPS and keep an eye on one way streets though . . . Anyways, the Garmin 350 is for sale @ Costco and I'll get one this weekend!! Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marika Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Hi Guys, Your feedback is appreciated A while ago on the news was a story of a Guy who was following the instructions on his GPS and ended up having a head-on collision in a one way street ... so, don't always rely on your GPS and keep an eye on one way streets though . . . Anyways, the Garmin 350 is for sale @ Costco and I'll get one this weekend!! Cheers, I just picked up a Navigon 2100 MAX a few days ago. It doesn't have a load of bells and whistles but I didn't want bells and whistles in my navigation unit. The maps can be updated quarterly. So far it's been passing every test I give it. If you really want to make people safe drivers again then simply remove all the safety features from cars. No more seat belts, ABS brakes, traction control, air bags or stability control. No more anything. You'll see how quickly people will slow down and once again learn to drive like "normal" humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 Thinking about asking for one for xmas. Garmin, Tomtom, is one better then the other? Logan Diagnostic LLC www.airbagcrash.com www.ledfix.com www.ledfix.com/yukontaillightrepair.html www.ledfix.com/ledreplacements.html www.ledfix.com/j42385toolrental.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hud Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Sorry for the late input on this. Have been on vacation. I purchased a Garmin 880 last month since I was having trouble with the Pioneer AVIC-S1 I purchased last year. The Pioneer was one of the biggest pieces of junk I ever purchased. Anyway, the Garmin was so easy to set up and understand, that I did not even use the instructions. It works great and some of my friends also own different Garmin series and they all have positive things to say about them. It's one good GPS unit. The Pioneer is in the trash can. I feel better now......even after costing me $650. Also, the 880 is speech activated. Really strange at first talking to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDK Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Dear all, I rarely use GPS, but when we travel to some new place out there a bit, I still like the laptop version with DeLorme. I can take my time to program it well in advance with shopping, food, fuel and potty stops. I have the timing adjusted for 82-mph average on Interstates, etc. The map updates are much easier and saving and reloading is very easy. She can read it and show it to me when I need it. In some ways, that aspect is actually much safer than a driver-based unit. Obviously, the screens are many times larger and the details can be many times more complex if desired. All IMHO, Regards, Add power to leave problems behind. Most braking is just - poor planning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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