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| Garmin Nuvi 200 Mexico 3.5-Inch Auto Navigator | 
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| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $266.65
Buy New: $202.63
You Save: $64.02 (24%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  496 reviews
Sales Rank: 14832
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 320 x 240
Display Size: 3.5
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 3.8 x 2.8 x 0.8
MPN: Nuvi 200 Mexico
Model: Nuvi 200 Mexico
UPC: 753759080303
EAN: 0753759080303
ASIN: B0015F1L34
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Garmin Nuvi 200 October 23, 2007
I highly recommend the Garmin nuvi 200, especially for beginners. I had very little previous experience with GPS systems before purchasing the Garmin. It is easy to use, small enough to keep in a pocket or purse, and reasonably accurate. The first use was to find a wedding in another state. Nuvi took us right to the door or the church. She "recalculates" rather quickly if you take a wrong turn. We have found a few times where the map may look a little inaccurate but we ultimately get to where we need to be. The voice command is worth the extra money.
 Garmin Customer Service STINKS - BEWARE! October 23, 2007
16 out of 22 found this review helpful
I purchased this little device about 2 months ago and I have had nothing but problems with it. The biggest problem is that the charger doesn't work in my SUV in either power adapter. In my other car, it works, but if you bump it, the screen changes to a notice that it lost power and asks you to choose to stay on battery or turn off. Very inconvenient while driving. My cup holder in my car is right below the power adapter, so this happens all of the time. The connection is VERY tight and scratches the adapter every time I pull it out. I called Garmin about this.
WOW. It takes no less than 30 minutes on hold to get to a human (I've done this 3 times now). On the first call, I was told that this is a known problem, he documented what types of vehicle(model and year) that I had, and sent me out another adapter to see if it made a difference. It didn't. I even went to a store and purchased a splitter (to turn 1 outlet into 2) and it wouldn't work with that either.
So- I call in again to see there is any other option or if another model of Nuvi has a different adapter and another 30 min. on hold. I told them that I desperately wanted to make this work but without power, this will be useless. I offered to purchase an adapter to turn my car adapter into a regular wall-type outlet...the representative said "No- we don't want you to have to do that...we don't have them here, but I can go out and get one and send it to you, along with the adapter to connect the Nuvi to a wall outlet." WOW I'm thinking to myself. GREAT customer service, right? NO! Lies!
2 weeks later and nothing in the mail. I call back. Again. 35 min. later I'm told that they have no record of me talking with the 2nd person (convenient!). The rep proceeds to tell me that they would never do something like that for a customer. SO I ask if he can at least send the power to wall adapter, and I'll get the one for turning the car outlet into a wall outlet. SURE he says. Guess what?? LIES again. Almost 2 weeks later and still nothing in the mail.
OH- and I frequently sit on "Acquiring Satellites" for as long as 15 minutes (and I live in the metropolitain Washington DC area, have the GPS on the dash with no obstructions), so you need to make sure you have signal before you actually start driving. Garmin said that it shouldn't be doing that, but offered no solution or assistance on that either.
OVERALL- I'd recommend buying a different brand. The customer service alone is worth avoiding this. Because I ordered online, I now (with all of the time elapsed in trying to work this out with Garmin) cannot return this. Beware.
 Garmin nuvi 200 October 23, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Garmin has some drawbacks in rural areas, it can take you roundabout on back roads through miles of countrysides rather than keeping you on a main road until you're close to your destination. It can also lose a signal in rural areas and leave your signal stuck in one place. It also sees crow fly miles rather than road miles and distances are usually inaccurate.
In and around cities I wouldn't ever be without it again, makes freeway driving and finding city addresses a snap.
I also found after spending 10 months adding addresses and phone numbers that it could in a blink lose everything, I was told by Garmin I should have backed up my information on my computer.
Excellent October 17, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Just got this product yesterday, and I can't put it down. It worked right out of the box and is Amazing. It is so sleek and small that it almost feels like a wallet in my hand. The screen is so easy to use and read it can't go wrong. The voice is loud enough to warn you when turns are coming and as long as you listen to it, it will get you in the right place. I haven't found a location that this thing cant get me to yet. It is quick on startup so you don't spend a long time looking for satalities. Overall I have nothing bad to say about this product.
It get's you there... October 17, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Garmin nüvi 200 Pocket Vehicle GPS Navigator with maps for Continental U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico
I purchased the Nuvi about a month ago, and overall am quite pleased with it. Setup to find a destination is quite straight forward. Where I found some fault with it is the routing it gives. In one case it misses the best route by one block and takes you through residential neighborhoods with stop signs every block as opposed to the best route one block south that is multilaned with traffic lights at the major intersections and no stop signs.
Also, at one location it asked me to make an illegal left turn instead of a more direct route. I took the better route, and it 'recalculated'
One weekend we headed for Walt Disney World, and notified me a hundred feet too late to make a right turn, but it did get me back to where I wanted to go... after 'recalculating'...
It's all I expected it to be, and if I'm on a trip to terra incognita, I'll definitely have it with me.
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