Epinions Recent Content for GPS Car Navigation Systems

GPS III: A great personal GPS unit

Wed, 15 Jan 2003 23:49:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author enos - I have owned my GPS III for several years now and I love it. I use it mainly while driving and it sits nicely on the dash. All the maps are preprogramed which is nice because you do not have to buy all these map cards. The accessories seem a little...

Garmin SPIII is Excellent

Sat, 28 Dec 2002 12:37:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kag624 - I bought the Garmin Street Pilot III Deluxe system, which included the 128 meg insert module. I've used the unit from Colorado to New York and have been amazed at the map quality.

The unit takes a bit to learn the programing functions. We use...

Competent Contender

Mon, 24 Jun 2002 09:06:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author snkee - I have owned my GPS-II+ for about two years now. I have had no major errors from the unit and it has proved very rugged and reliable. It's been dropped, doused and treated with my usual hamfisted disregard for all things electronic and come up roses...

Clarion AutoPC 310c: AutoPC

Sat, 23 Feb 2002 01:47:13 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author driverjohn - I bought my Clarion AutoPC on eBay, thank goodness. Paid $500, and since Clarion offered it thru their dealers for $1,300, it sounded like a good price. Although the manual and the display icons include a "Directions" program, there is no such thing!...

Pronounced Technologies AudioNav: "NAVIGATOR NEW ROUTE" much nicer than saying I'm Lost

Tue, 25 Dec 2001 19:51:43 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jckatz - UPDATE June 23rd, 2005 I have since upgraded to the V
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Command, it is almost exactly the same, but now uses a hard drive (20 Gigs) has the entire United States and has GPS. Yippy!!!! Its also...

CARiN 522: Let CARiN Tell You Where To Get Off! (HTP Love Fest)

Sun, 9 Sep 2001 17:28:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author AmyLEnsor - (This is part of the HTP Love Fest. The proceeds of this review went to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society). The usual disclaimer is necessary that were I able to write like Mark, I'd have started a long time ago and been raking in the big bucks. Since I...

Pioneer AVIC-505: Wizard of a Small Insignificant Country Slightly to the East of Oz - Part II

Tue, 29 May 2001 02:12:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author aaronreview - Author's Note: This is the second in a series of epinions that offer you a continuous story line and helpful product knowledge along the way.

Zed shifted his truck into neutral. He coasted to a stop on the break down lane of the...

Navigation with AM/FM & CD!

Thu, 26 Apr 2001 20:36:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author surferdude7 - This is an in-dash Navigational System with an AM/FM Radio, CD player and CD changer control. The unit measures 7 inches by 2 inches by 6 1/8 inches, with a large illuminated amber display in the center. The display is easy to read and navigate with. You...

Alpine NVE-N851A: No, I don't need directions. Just a street address will do, thanks.

Fri, 6 Apr 2001 12:31:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kweckstrom - I originally had the Pioneer AVIC-505 navigation system. After recently wrestling with the Pioneer system's plethora of wires and cruddy RGB monitor cabling scheme, I decided to go Alpine.

I'm REALLY glad I did.

The 815A DVD...

Pioneer AVIC-505: Love means never having to stop and ask for directions.

Thu, 22 Feb 2001 12:14:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kweckstrom - Ok, I'm a guy. I shudder at the thought of having to stop and ask a guy for directions, based on my working at a gas station as a kid. I was a punk, and would just get people totally lost. On purpose, mind you.

Very rarely is there a...

"Navigation for Dummies"

Fri, 2 Feb 2001 01:19:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author marthas1 - I purchased a Nav 750M about a month ago, after significant research into GPS systems. I chose this model because it is completely portable, does not require installation of any type, and is designed to easily move from vehicle to vehicle. It is packaged...

Pioneer AVX-7000: TIME TO INCREASE YOUR COLLISION INSURANCE!

Thu, 18 Jan 2001 14:17:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kweckstrom - One lesson I have learned from my experience with Car Audio is that there's a VERY fine line between Hobby and Mental Illness. I have crossed that line with this setup. I couldn't let this pass me by. After using a plain ole head unit (Pioneer...

Alpine NVE-N851A: Almost never lost....

Tue, 9 Jan 2001 03:29:47 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jmsully - Last fall I purchased a new toy, a Mazda Miata. Since I had cash to burn I went shopping for a fancy stereo to install in it and was attracted to the whizzy Alpine CVA-1005 head unit and NVE-851A, but hesitated. As I priced out the rest of the system,...

Where's the Bridge?

Thu, 28 Dec 2000 13:17:30 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dkarmol - We rented a Lincoln Town Car for our trip to Vermont, and ordered one with the NeverLost Navigation System- made by Magellan. It was great when we followed the main roads, and when we new the precise address where we wanted to go. But it had some major...

Alpine NVE-N851A: Alpine NVE-N851A, never be lost again.

Tue, 19 Dec 2000 19:41:31 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gjacks - A good friend of mine just recently bought an Alpine NVE-N851A for his Chevy Blazer. He basically wanted it just to have a new toy, but he got quite a bit more than he originally thought.

As a person who works for an international data...

Alpine CVA-1005: CVA-1005 vs. IVA-C800

Thu, 30 Nov 2000 04:15:01 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author J15BIG - I am planning to put Navagation/CD/DVD/TV into my 2001 mustang cobra. I have not yet bought the products I will need because I wanted to get other peoples opinions. The guy who is most likely going to install it for me said he would make it possible to...

CARiN 420/440: Home James

Tue, 14 Nov 2000 00:30:06 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lnichols - I bought a new Range Rover and it came with the J.A.M.E.S. system which is their name for the Carin. I absolutely LOVE it. It is simple to use and very accurate. Mine talks with a British accent, but that may just be Land Rover's added touch, I don't...

Alpine NVE-N851A: Tool or toy?

Tue, 14 Nov 2000 00:18:09 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lnichols - I bought this for my dad because he travels hauling horses alot and I thought it would break up the monotony for him a little bit on his trips. He really likes it, though its been a month and about 5,000 miles of driving and he still doesn't know how...

Great Invention

Wed, 1 Nov 2000 02:11:23 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rovron - While on vacation in California this past summer, we rented a car from Hertz. It was a Lincoln Continental, with a navigation system in it. This system was called the Magellan Neverlost Navigation System.

I had never seen anything like it...

We Never Got Lost!!

Tue, 31 Oct 2000 18:46:51 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author RobinLynn - As my husband and I explored the beauty of the New England autumn, we were able to truly relax and enjoy ourselves, feeling confident that we would get to our final destination at the end of the day without the usual frustrating wrong turns,...

Alpine CVA-1005: Alpine - 6th Month Report

Sat, 23 Sep 2000 04:28:48 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author officerdave - Thank you for reading my review on this the Alpine CVA-1005.

In order to fully review this product, it would be helpful to list the items I have attached to this as the 1005 is only a screen and FM/AM radio. I currently have following items...

Alpine CVA-1005: Men, are you lost???

Fri, 25 Aug 2000 14:04:47 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gjacks - What an invention! A Navigation System. This had to have been invented by a man for men. Now all the women out there don't have something to gripe about when we get lost and refuse to stop and ask directions. We can just use our handy dandy...

CARiN 522: Super In-vehicle GPS Navigation System

Tue, 11 Jul 2000 09:27:19 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author IronMike - The CARiN in-vehicle navigation system is a super product. I've had the system in my vehicle for two years now, and it has saved me time and trouble on many occasions. I had it installed when I purchased the vehicle.

It's virtually impossible to...