How has your GPS saved you money?

Gas, Restaurants, Red Lights....I travel almost 100% for business - So Arriving on time is very important - Priceless

Gas stations - No longer do I have search for the lowest prices or locations when returning the rental cars or even at home - and with today’s prices??

Restaurants - Finding what I want to eat relative to my location is above and beyond my expectations and a nice perk...it means I do not have to eat Hotel food if I do not want too!

Red Lights..what at $200 a pop…you do the math! It only takes one Red Light ticket to justify it's worth!

Those are some good thoughts, subjects....some of which I had not considered. Sounds like you have the msn direct.

We traveled to AZ last month for vacation. I had pre-loaded the locations of all the places we wanted to visit. We got to every location we wanted to see and without any sort of delay roaming about, burning gas and listening to the kids bicker about sitting in the car. Now that's golden! And the Nuvi proved itself to be worth many times more than it's typical retail selling price.

Can I say anything else.. I'm sure it saved several arguments with the significant other like it did for me.

My gps would give me the fastest route from point A to point B. I would never get lost. If I got lost, I'll need to drive more to get right on track. To drive more you need more gas. To get gas you need money. So my gps has saved me by using less gas.

My first serious trip with my nuvi 750. 400+ miles from Denver to Pine Haven, WY. Other than the McDonalds that wasn't in the brush field in the high country above Dillon, CO, it's been working well. Saves me money because with the high cost of gasoline, I don't have to run around in circles when trying to find a location.

I was on vacation and the interstate I was on was backed up for miles as I approached the airport. Because of my GPS, I was able to take some back roads that would never have been find on a typical travel map I would have bought in the past.

Because of that, I am confident, that had I not had my GPS, I would have missed my flight.

I drive a "Big Truck" and use a c330. It works pretty good for the most part. My biggest savings is my time to navigate through cities to drop my deliveries, thus this is saving me money. 1, time is money in the trucking business 2, we are only allowed to be "on the clock" for so long in a work day and the more miles we drive, the more $$$$ we make. This is one of the best investments I have ever purchased.

Garmin excellent avoidance selection.....of Non-Tolls really saved me some bucks.....

Right now my Garmin is tempting me to spend more money. I'm enjoying it so much I want to upgrade.

Stu, although the factory installed options increase the value of the vehicle in thousands (GPS, entertainment/DVD system, etc), they still do not come even close to after-market options. I got my brand new van last year, fully loaded with the exception of DVD and navigation, which saved me over $3,000. The top of the line DVD system with a much bigger screen was under a $1K, and we all know about the capabilities of the almighty nuvi.

Moon

I saved money by not needing a lawyer in divorce. I don't fight with the little lady while driving
any more it was a nuvi or a gag.The nuvi was a better deal.

Well, it saved me from having my butt chewed by my wife for getting lost a few times so, I would have to say, HELL YEAH it saved me!! Not just money but my LIFE! (LOL)

you go through red lights? like if its not an alarm on gps its ok to go through them, or do u see and say o crap and then stop, i think red light pois are stupid

I like mine just like a new toy, but it never gets old. Also it is a good companion, I love going a different way intentially, sometimes just to hear "recalculating".

I assume this is addressed to me...Come on can you tell me that you NEVER go through a yellow light? How I use the alarms etc is that I make sure to watch the lights alittle more carefully and keep the foot on the brake rather than on the gas...or to make sure if traffic is backing up...not to block the intersection...Case in point in DC..I grew up there and I used to know the area really well...in most cases when drivers know areas well they tend to get lazy and take things for granted...Trafiic is horrible and just making it through the light can mean the difference between making a meeting on time or not..As I said it just makes me more aware of my surroundings..

It alerts me of incoming speed traps.
Probably saved me of about 4-5 tickets.