although my wife and I drive all over the southern United States for recreation , for some reason I just never see a need for a navigator . I could always get some kind of map off the internet or stop at triple-a and get direction , and once I get close , drive around until I find whatever it be we be look for . sure , sometimes I would drive by the place four time before figure out that be it . sure , I would end up in the wrong part of town at a bad -lrb- dark -rrb- time of day . sure , sometimes we would have to run to catch the start of a concert or to not lose we restaurant reservation . but that be all part of the `` fun '' , right ? not anymore . Garmin Nuvi take care of all that . with update , always current , always correct lifetime map , it always get I where I be go in plenty of time . unlike a map , it not only tell I where we be go , but it give I suggestion and direction , like `` stay right '' or `` take the SECOND exit '' . the programming and operation be easy , with just a little three-page manual to tell you all you need to know to utilize all of the Nuvi 's feature . the big screen be highly readable and understandable . and as far as I can tell so far , as long as you put in the correct address , it know how to get there . I even kind of like the sensible female voice -lrb- someone tell I she nickname be `` terrible Tammy '' - I do not know -rrb- . this unit be desirable because it not only come with lifetime map , it come with all the cord and accessory you need to get it up and run . I have only two small gripe : the map download process be painfully , excruciatingly slow . I know I do not have the fastest computer in the world , but it be not doorstop material yet , either , but the overall software installation , map download , map verification , and load onto the Nuvi take very close to two and a half hour . Make sure you update well in advance of any planned trip . -lrb- I suggest start it at bedtime the night before . -rrb- the other gripe be that the suction cup mount really need to be completely free of dirt and the windshield where you be attach it sparkling clean . any kind of residue on the glass or grit on the suction cup be go to send you Nuvi to the floor , where mine have be four or five time already . even with those two nit , this be a device that exceed my expectation and have make travel more , not less , pleasurable . so I be go to give it the five star it would have deserve if I have a faster computer and a clean car .