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| Garmin nüvi 670 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator | 
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| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $1,099.99
Buy New: $317.99
You Save: $782.00 (71%)
New (75) Used (1) Refurbished (3)
Avg. Customer Rating:  126 reviews
Sales Rank: 94
Platform: Not Machine Specific
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Display Size: 4.3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 1 x 5 x 3
nv:Type: Car Kit
Inputs: USB
Inputs: Bluetooth
Display: Color
Touch Screen: Yes
Expansion Slots: SD Card
Battery Life: 7 hours
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 0100054030
Model: 0100054030
UPC: 689076361781
EAN: 0689076361781
ASIN: B000MF674G
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Very disappointed in Garmin customer support- It gets worse May 8, 2008
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
While the product works it came with outdated mapping software. They want $70 to update. It is only a week old I should not have to pay for an update. The battery is non-replaceable so call this thing disposable after it stops taking a charge. A lot of money for something you throw away. I paid extra for Bluetooth now find out it is not compatible with all phones. I think when the battery dies I will take the $70 and buy one their competitors. Hopefully they will have better customer service.
Update - They told me to return the Europe software and they would send me the US disc. I sent it to them unopened by certified mail over 2 months ago and they have done nothing. So now I don't have either. Would like to give Garmin Customer support zero stars.
 Lots of info in a little tiny box May 6, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The nuvi 670 is quite good, I would highly recommend it. I have been able to use all of the navigation features, load and play music (MP3 files) through the built in speaker and through the car's FM radio without much effort at all (i.e. no instructions and success with little delay). So I'm big fan of whoever designed the human-machine interface I think they did a perfect job. It is both efficient and intuitive. The maps are unbelievably good, yet not perfect.
One limitation to keep in mind, the memory card slot is for SD cards, not SDHD cards. This wasn't a problem for me as I wasn't looking for more than 2GB of extra memory.
Excellent product May 5, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is an excellent GPS unit. So far I've been able to find locations in the POI database that weren't available in my Magellan unit (although this unit is supposed to have a broader POI's database).
The traffic feature is cool, but I hope it's coverage will increase fast enough. The blue tooth connectivity is probalby so far the best asset. I was really disapointed with the FM transmitter (I've tried all frequencies and I can hear more static in all of them that I can hear the actual sound being transmitted by the Unit (That's why I removed one star....)
Very Pleased Overall April 16, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The Garmin nuvi 670 is the first GPS I've owned, I've used them in rental cars, but decided that since I travel so much, I needed to own one. I bought the 670 rather than the 660 although no trip to Europe is planned right now; the cost difference between the 660 and 670 was about $100, and Europe maps cost about $200.
The unit is great so far. Mapping works, although it doesn't know some recent roads. I travel alot, both in the city and in very rural (gravel road) areas. The routing in rural areas was weird - took me miles out of the way, but later I learned that the "avoid unpaved roads" was turned on. I've unchecked this option and will try again soon. Another weird routing decision was that it routed me one way to my destination and another way on the return trip. Despite these events, it gets me where I need to go and is an improvement on my total lack of direction.
I love audiobooks, and took advantage of the 3 free Audible books with the Garmin. They have a fantastic selection and I'm really thrilled to get bestsellers to listen to. My library has a good selection, but not too much really recent. Also the NY Times - really great to have the news read to me in the morning!
I thought I'd love the FM transmission feature - but I guess I didn't understand how it works. I can't listen to my car radio or CD player while its in FM transmission mode. So I don't use it much, except when I'm listening to something from Audible that I've loaded into the unit.
The best feature is the bluetooth. I don't have to take my phone out of my purse. I can make and receive calls so easily and its much safer than trying to hold the phone while driving. And I like it much better than the headphone I sometimes remembered to wear. My callers say that the sound quality is OK - not great, but as good as what I was doing before.
The TMC traffic is pretty useless - it has warned me about incidents that don't exist by the time I get to the area - and not warned me about other incidents - or rerouted me into major construction areas. I've heard MSN is better, but I'd have had to spend at least $100 more on a 7xx model, and I didn't think it was worth it for me.
The POI is really neat too - a mobile yellowpages. Really geat that I can also call with just a press of the button. Its just as helpful at home as on the road in unfamiliar places.
How did I get along before my GPS?
 2000 miles thru Europe in new BMW April 12, 2008
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
Just back from taking Euro delivery of BMW 550i. As Garmin shareholders, we elected to not purchase the BMW nav and instead the Nuvi 670.
Overall impressions are good with some reservations. First day travels took us from Munich north in one day to Lieden, Netherlands (about 600 miles). We then drove back south to the Alps over the course of two weeks.
PROS:
Overall good screen and value. Used it to "lock" on the car and then wandered thru villages, and mountain hiking, with unit in jacket pocket. Great at night to find way back to hotel or car. Fast satellite acquistion times and idiot proof functionality. Our first time with a "car" unit, we are longtime offshore sailing users of Garmins and liked the ease of use, quick tap in for addresses and visuals. Liked the option of fast route and shortest distance for interesting country roads and side trips.
CONS:
VERY disappointed on the lag time for turning instructions. At normal speed limits, we were often in the intersection or at the exit before the prompt "turn onto ......." began and there was no faster setting. Couple that with the incorrect pronounciation of the street names in local language and ........frustrating as it cycled into "re-calculating". Another issue was fuel stations that were often the right brand (Shell) but unfortunately located on the other side of the autobahn and totally inaccessible or worse at exits, not there at all. This caused some exciting times when we let fuel levels get too low. Also, we took advantage of the free trial download of safety cameras for the Netherlands. However, while this became abit annoying as any place a camera could be or may have been became a "DING" from the unit, better safe than sorry and no tickets.
FINAL OPINION:
We opened the box and charged the unit and left on the trip with no prior use. Given that, a very good experience and very glad we had this particular unit. Superior value but takes some time to adjust to. Suggest playing with it at home before travel. Would buy again.
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