Garmin Drive 52 (010-02036-42)

This is the second Garmin product we have purchased from Johnny Appleseed and have been completely satisfied with our purchase. The GPS is simple to use and has some great features. The split screen is great when approaching major junctions and with the added verbal directions we have found it easy to navigate unknown areas. We have always had good service and quick delivery of goods from Johnny Appleseed and highly recommend them.

Different layout on the screen to what I was previously used to, but other than that, it is very informative. Pop up messages alert you to traffic conditions in the direction you're headed, even without a destination set. It doesn't half a Bluetooth connection for a mobile phone, but as it's a lower priced unit, you get what you pay for. In my case, I can use the phone though the car setup, so that was ok. For the money, it's a great GPS and dose all I need it for.

Does all it is supposed to do. I have had both Tomtom and Navman machines previously and this machine at this stage is as good if not better than those. Longevity and updates will probably influence my overall view of the machine. Service from Johnny Appleseed was outstanding. Australia Post excelled themselves as well as I had the machine delivered in three days. Well done.

Bought six of these for our car club. We often undertake long distance multi day trips. Producing road books for each participant is a long and expensive task. What we do now is to plot the entire route on my PC then email it to each participant for them to download to their Garmin until.. Saves me lots of time and each participant only has to follow the spoken instructions rather than their partner navigate via a roadbook. Very handy when transversing built up city areas.

Complete and utter rubbish. The GPS will not calculate the fastest or shortest route. After googling I found a Garmin website that said the route would improve on the GPS if you did not follow the suggested route. This from: https://support.garmin.com/en-AU/?faq=NSuk5S9lZ53wkLi7yvtA69 "Behavior you may notice on the device could include: Recommending a route that is far slower/longer than the optimal route Offering out of the way routes to a destination Making illogical routing choices (e.g. routing off of a highway, and then recommending to re-enter the highway) Ignoring Avoidance settings during a route (e.g. recommending an unpaved road, when unpaved roads are avoided)" It now sits in the glovebax and will be disposed of next time I need space for some other piece of garbage.