Garmin 255W Is Not A Bad Unit, But Has A Few Quirks
By Erin S. Contour
I purchased the Nuvi for my Jeep Wrangler. I had a factory GPS unit in my Toyota 4Runner that I loved… the Nuvi 255W appealed due the size of the unit and one’s ability to remove it from the car and carry it around as a hand held if walking city streets. It was also appealing because it offered ‘elevation contours’ at higher zoom levels so you got some feeling of the lay of the land rather than the flat depictions you get on a lot of automotive GPS units.
This review is heavily weighted text wise on the negative. That does not mean I think this is a bad unit… it is fine for around town and certainly a good unit to pick for your first GPS. I do have to say, that comparing it to my old GPS (factory unit in my 2004 4Runner), this unit is not as good. My old GPS has more useful mapping features and routes more reliably.
It is, however, good to be aware that no GPS is perfect and understanding going in where the quirks are with this one will lessen any frustration you might feel in finding them later.
