After market Navigation, I need recommendations.

[grotto]

I was thinking Garmin 660 but maybe there is something better.

[vabeach]

I use a TomTom mounted on the window. It seems as though all these units are now very similar and about the same price. Between Garmin and TomTom it is probably a toss-up. If purchasing today, I would buy the one that I could get the best deal on.

[spiral]

I was thinking Garmin 660 but maybe there is something better.

I have a TomTom as well, and like it well enough, although I haven't tried other brands. I pretty much based my purchase off of reviews. I've heard good things about the Nuvi as well. One of the main differences between brands is the software interface, so it would be to your benefit if you can find somewhere to try out a couple different brands to get a feel for how easy it is to program and access different functions. If I was looking for a new GPS, I would ask myself some of the following questions:

How much, and what type of info can be displayed on the main screen? Current time? Estimated time of arrival? Current speed? Compass direction? Current street being traveled on? Next turn direction? Next street? Distance to next turn? Controls to alter map view (zoom + and -)?

Is the info laid out in an easy to read fashion?

Do I like the look of the map views? Are they easy to read?

How easy is it to carry out different functions? Programming a route? Programming multiple waypoints? Programming detours? Finding points of interest close to current location and also far from current location? Manually searching a map?

I'm always amazed at how powerful my little TomTom is, and how many things it can do. There is no way I could memorize all the ways to use it, so for me it is important that it is relatively intuitive. Sometimes it may take me a minute or two to figure out how to do a certain function, but I haven't had to refer to the manual since the first time I read it.

Good luck.

[Old Chuck]

There has been quite a bit on this topic over at the Bimmerfest forum. Many of the folks liked the Nuvi and gave good reports on it. Many opted for the after market to save a bundle. I would check all the major boards and get different opinions.

I was thinking Garmin 660 but maybe there is something better.

[percymon]

I've used TT for years, love the easyuser interface and had no issues at all - there are far too many reports of poor mapping and slow gps connection with other systems (exception being Garmin).