Spent 100's, Saved 100's

WoW! That was my impression upon borrowing my sister's Garmin Nuvi 760 on a trip from Edmonton, Alberta to Vancouver, British Columbia.

I had never used a GPS device before and had mostly avoided them in the Big Box stores. I should have taken a second glance.

First off, I am new to this GPS world, but having been in IT for many years, I quickly got the idea of the simple user interface of the Nuvi 760.

OK cut to the chase: I tried the traffic alert feature and saved over 45 minutes rerouting around 2 accidents in the greater Vancouver area. I found a Swiss Chalet at a moments notice before we hit a major highway that could have taken at least 20 minutes to get back (if not for all the POI food locations).

I then routed the device to tour us around to all the destinations we wanted and it did so flawlessly.

My wife & I HAD to get one, upon arriving home, we set about deciding on a Garmin 755T. (Don't use Bluetooth, didn't need Europe though can add later and MSN receiver for 3 months then pay $$ - Nah!)

Free Lifetime Traffic is the way for us, though not supported in Edmonton yet

Double WoW! It has reminded me about upcoming red light cameras (possibly saving me and my lead foot 100's of $$$ and shown me how to get to my destinations faster, saving precious fuel.

I literally feel that every time I use it in the car or van, I am saving money

Anyway, this is my first post and hope to contribute more as I peruse all the fun things this puppy will do.

Now to upload those 503 different vehicles!

Cheers!