Anybody Got a Hookup for the Garmin Nuvi 660?

that seems to be the best price i've recently seen it on the internet for. for a while, it was $712 from amazon.com if you used a discover card. stalk fatwallet.com to see if any new deals come up for it. the nuvi 350 can be had for relatively cheap. though it's missing the bluetooth, which could be handy

 

Vik, I have the Garmin Nuvi 360 and it ROCKS. Very useful, in my view, but then again all I really look for is good, accurate directions and maps that are easy to use (i.e. I don't need the thing to tell me how many Hooters restaurants are in any given 10 mile radius )

Anyway, the 660 can presumably only be better. This is for the P car, I take it? Good luck.
J.

 

Ooo I hadn't seen the 660 yet. Bought a 360 for the Bullrun and, well, let's just say we arrived 1.5hrs before anyone else in Toronto. I'm sold on Garmins for life after that one

nlh

 

I too have the 360 and take it with me everywhere I travel on business. It is absolutely fantastic. I only have one regrete, I wish I bought it sooner. Great, great piece.

 

Agree that you should go with the 660 of course if getting the Nuvi at all. My two cents: Shivam is right that direct install is "cleaner" and confers some advantages, but the Nuvi really is great, is obviously very portable (which is nice because you can take with you for rental cars and the like while traveling, and it serves as a good map/compass even while hiking/camping etc. (if you ever do that kind of thing). Also, a LOT cheaper than direct install, and if it breaks, you don't have to take the whole car in for repairs...

Anyway, there's not really a "right" or "wrong" here, but there is a lot of upside to the Nuvi... If you want to try out mine on the next run if you're in the Porsche, I'd be more than happy to hand it over (only catch is you then have to drive slow enough for my little 308 to follow you )

Best,
J.

 

Another vote for the Garmin units, after spending about an hour playing with the various brands in the store last week, they have much better software, display and interface than Tom Tom or Pioneer which were both harder to read and use.

 

Yes. Right out of the box. I opened mine in the car I think... I can't remember if it comes with a disc, but the maps are pre-loaded. Maybe you can do more with it with a computer, but to use all the nav functions -- just open the box, plug into cigarette lighter and go...

 

Are the ones you are talking about, the 360 and 660 the best on the market?
I'm looking at getting one for my cross country drive in December.

 

I have the Garman C550. Bought it at best buy for $750 (?). You plug it into your computer via USB to charge and for updates. What I liked about it, was that it's a lithium battery. No cords to plug in. I leave the cord in the glove box just in case the battery runs down. I have it in my Porsche. I mounted it with the suction cup. The best place in the Porsche is on top of the windshield, on the right side of the rear view mirror. The only problem is that when the roof is down, it is hard to hear it. When the roof is up or if you have a coupe its no problem. I like it mounted high, so no one really sees it. Out of sight from a crook. Its also blue tooth, so you can program your phone to work with it. Compared to factory installed ones? Just as good. By the way, I tried it with the Ferrari with the roof off and couldn't hear it at all.

 

Actually, this is a very good point I forgot to mention, Vik. But I probably didn't mention it because I knew you're using it in a coupe not a convertible...
The thing is, I doubt an in-dash is any different in a convertible (you still have to crank up the volume and it may be hard to hear), and you can just read the display -- hearing it isn't entirely critical...

 

I have an indash in one of my other cars. Its much easier to hear because its through the stereo speakers. When the ladies voice comes on to give directions, the radio volume goes down. Its adjusted by the volume on the radio. My Porsche came in without the Nav so thats why I got the aftermarket unit. When I enquired with the dealer to install it, they wanted 5 grand. Didn't think it was worth 5 G's, but I can't live without one, so the after market, for that price was a deal. I really only use it a few times a month. There is nothing like being lost and pushing the "home" symbol, and your on your way. Vik, I may do the OBI on Sunday (w/ the Ferrari), if I do, you can check it out. I'll even let you use it to get home. You'll overnight it to me the next day. Let me know, so I'll take it with me.

 

I just wanted to interject that "hearing" a navi system isnt of great importance to me either.

I bought a TomTom this past Spring and Im quite pleased with it. It isnt flawless, but it never left me completely stranded either. I first used it when driving the family to Florida... 2800 miles in one week... it was a godsend.

Most of the time, I have the volumed turned way down, if not totally off.

 

Vik,
I would def go with the nuvi for an all in one. The nuvi was my first choice for evo, but after a lot of research decided to go after market alpine. Ill post more when I can get to a computer. 2k for the system installed and its so amazing.

 

How is the alpine blackbird?

 

Too bad they only have Europe for now.... http://www.ferraristore.com/e-shop.des/page,shop.flypage/product_id,12269/category_id,46/imagenumber,3/zoom,/

 

I think the nuvi 660 is very nice, but I do have a complaint about it.

Apparently Garmin is not giving the nuvi and the c5xx models the same capabilities as those that exist on the StreetPilot 2xxx and 7xxx models.

I have a Garmin StreetPilot 2720 and I recently bought a c550 (same software as nuvi 660) because I wanted to "upgrade" to a unit that had the new antenna technology -- you know, the capability to more quickly obtain satellites and to retain them even in the most obstructing areas.

Unfortunately, when I received the c550 I discovered that the most useful capabilities of the 2720 were missing. For example, the "detour" function on the 2720 allows you to choose individual roads to omit from the route. Another example -- the 2720 allows you to input multiple destinations, and then it automatically figures out where you should go first and what the quickest routes between the several destinations are. Last example: the 2720 has a much more thorough "find near point" capability. With the 2720, you can find "near here," "near other city," "near destination," "near recent finds," etc. There are so many oher features of the 2720, but it would be a little cumbersome to list all of them here.

Needless to say, I promptly returned the c550.

I guess Garmin wants to keep the models "tiered," and thus it is not giving the less expensive models the same software.

Garmin, if you are out there: give us the option to at least purchase the better software for use on models like the nuvi 660!

 

Ok, I'm tired of getting lost on our Ferrari outings. I'm biting the bullet.

The consensus is Garmin Nuvi 660 ?????

FYI here's a deal that I think is just too good to pass up $369.98 Wal*mart

 

I bought a Nuvi 350 about a year ago, no complaints here, I don't know what else I'd want it to do. I'm also sold on Garmins for life.

 

Found a Garmin Nuvi 750 at Buy.Com for $399 (free shipping, no tax to NJ)

So why is the 660 more money than the 750 (in most on-line shops & MSRP). I see the difference at Garmin web site but I would have thought the 750 more desirable. anyone?

 

Clyde,
I got a Nuvi 200 and it does the trick too, and it's small enough to fit in your pocket. And for the sub $200 price tag, you don't get many options, but you can't really go wrong with a no frills navigation device that can fit in your pocket.

FYI, the wider screen like a nuvi 200 vs. nuvi 200W does absolutely nothing for you, because if anything, you'd want to see a taller screen instead of a wider screen (you don't need to see what's on your sides, but what's in front of you, which is what matters).

Best of luck!