# recommend me an aftermarket navigation unit **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 27, 2008, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommend-me-an-aftermarket-navigation-unit/47524 "2008-04-27T18:27:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ly555is](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3bc359/32.png) [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2008, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommend-me-an-aftermarket-navigation-unit/47524/1 "2008-04-27T18:27:23Z")
Hi 🙂 Did a search, didn’t come up with this topic anywhere. My apologies if it’s already been covered and I didn’t catch it. I’m looking at the Intellinav 3, Magellan units… budget is about $300 max. Help me, educate me… And thank you in advance. - Joel ---
**Author:** ![evane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6bbea6/32.png) [@evane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/evane)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommend-me-an-aftermarket-navigation-unit/47524/2 "2008-04-30T13:48:46Z")
> [@ly555is"](#): > > Hi 🙂 > > Did a search, didn’t come up with this topic anywhere. My apologies if it’s already been covered and I didn’t catch it. I’m looking at the Intellinav 3, Magellan units… budget is about $300 max. Help me, educate me… > > And thank you in advance. > > - Joel Tom Tom or Garmin Nuvi ftw… I hate the Magellan Units ones i had seen and used are kinda klunky and annoying. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 1:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommend-me-an-aftermarket-navigation-unit/47524/3 "2008-04-30T13:50:49Z")
getagetagetageta Garmin. No complaints about mine, but then again I already sold you on a radar detector back in the day by accident :lol: ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommend-me-an-aftermarket-navigation-unit/47524/4 "2008-04-30T13:52:03Z")
my g/f just got a tom tom one for super cheap, around 120 dollars. Works well, no frills really, but it fits in a nice tight, inconspicuous spot and gives accurate directions. ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommend-me-an-aftermarket-navigation-unit/47524/5 "2008-04-30T13:57:14Z")
ease of use - tomtom looks - garmin nuvi features - debatable on either side. they both have things that are nice. just make sure you get text to speech. (says outloud what street to turn on before you to it instead of saying left or right in XX yards) accuracy - same so really, you can’t go wrong if you buy a Garmin or TomTom. other brands have some issues that i’ve heard of, especially with accuracy. ---
**Author:** ![AKA-FERRARI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aka-ferrari/32/7260_2.png) [@AKA-FERRARI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AKA-FERRARI)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommend-me-an-aftermarket-navigation-unit/47524/6 "2008-04-30T14:18:36Z")
paid 150 for my tomtom and it does everything i want it to ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommend-me-an-aftermarket-navigation-unit/47524/7 "2008-04-30T14:18:56Z")
TomTom - had one in a rental a year or so ago. Easy & to the point. ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommend-me-an-aftermarket-navigation-unit/47524/8 "2008-04-30T14:29:18Z")
Garmin Nuvi 600 or 700 series gets great reviews all around ---
**Author:** ![ly555is](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3bc359/32.png) [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommend-me-an-aftermarket-navigation-unit/47524/9 "2008-04-30T14:33:14Z")
thanks for all the input, guys sounds like the Garmin’s gonna be it :tup: ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommend-me-an-aftermarket-navigation-unit/47524/10 "2008-04-30T14:48:11Z")
> [@AKA-FERRARI](#): > > paid 150 for my tomtom and it does everything i want it to :word: