Best Garmin nuvi 1300 GPS Navigation System Watch Video

If you are in the market for a GPS. I highly recommend looking into the Garmin Nuvi 1300. I have personally purchased one of my own about three weeks ago. I overpaid for mine because I got it from a truck stop. In case you didn't know everything in truck stops sale for double and triple the price opposed to regular discount or department stores. My GPS was $179.00 retail, with tax total cost was about $190.00.

This particular model sells for as low as just a little more than $100.00 at Wal-Mart or just about any electronic store that sells GPS or online at www.garmin.com I drive an 18 wheeler all over the country and have done this for the past 13 years. Last month when I was out on the road I decided to look around and get one because I could see the benefits of having one and didn't want to wait till I got home.

There are several GPS brands on the market when I saw the Garmin Nuvi 1300 it seemed to have all the features I was looking for. At the time I knew nothing about GPS or how it worked but it did come with a simple easy to use quick start booklet. One thing I did not know at the time I got it is that this model is not programmed for trucks with truck routes, truck restrictions, rest areas or truck stops like some of the more expensive models that are designed for trucks. This particular model is basically for your standard everyday personal vehicle which I'm sure most of you drive on a daily basis.

Even though this model is not designed for trucks. It has been a huge blessing to have. I think it is the ideal GPS for anyone. It is very easy to use and can tell you where the closest stores, shopping malls, Wal-Mart, drug stores, motels and lodging, taxi cab services, food and restaurants, gas stations, and hospitals are, and it also gives their phone numbers. It has a touch activated screen you can touch with your finger or a pen to type in destination addresses in all cities and states. This one also verbally talks and tells you when and where to turn and highlights the route in front of you to follow in purple and a blue highlighted lines showing the route you have just traveled. This unit also has a setting for pedestrian or if you're riding a bicycle.

If all of this sounds good there is still more. It will also tell you the local time, the total miles from where your starting point is to your destination and how many miles you have driven from your starting point, plus your speed, the elevation of your location and the time it will take to reach your destination. I would encourage you to check around at the different stores that sell GPS and compare the prices and what each one will and will not do to more suit your needs. By the way, I'm not making any money on this or trying to sell you anything, just passing on some free advice and my opinion of this wonderful technology. One thing I can tell you for sure is that I don't know how I managed without it in the past !