GarminDrive™ 53 GPS Navigator, High-Resolution Touchscreen, Simple On-Screen Menus and Easy-to-See Maps, Driver Alerts

Had to return a different GPS as it would tell the wife to turn around if she ignored the misdirection of that device. This is working perfectly. Easy to program and enter addresses; quickly recalculates if a turn is missed. Great battery life noted on our one trip with it so far. Shape is sleek but not as stable as old Garmin unit unless inserted in the supplied mount, which the wife doesn't want to "bother with". Update was a breeze with the app and a PC.

Great functionality and battery life it also will beep when you go into a different speed zone. The route accuracy has been correct every time I have used it while traveling from Tennessee to Florida. The screen size is good and does not block my vision of the road in any way. It is a good value for your money.

Works great and the touch screen is accurate and sensitive. The only problem is, even after being updated, any location I look up it searches 100+ miles away when the address I'm looking up is only a 5 minute drive away. I have to go into the settings each time and set the town I'm in and for some reason it won't update my location. I don't really use it unplugged so I can't speak on battery life. The display is crystal clear though and is great for direction.

Excellent product. I have had other navigation devices; however the Garmin 53 GPS functions very well. User friendly.Size fits my dashboard.Why did you pick this product vs others?:Reviews. Research. Build quality:Perfect sizeValue for money:Fair price.

Works great and even tells you what the upcoming cross street is. That has been incredibly helpful for work purposes when I cover 600 miles of a mountainous area often with no reception or internet.

I got this because I didn't like how mapping apps on my iPhone were feeding all the data about where I was going and how I was driving to the services (Google farms it all, Apple some of it) -- and while there are a few opensource mapping apps that do not do this, they are not as feature rich as I'd like. So, got this which doesn't send my travel info anywhere and I can disable the log of my trips on the device. I like the smaller size (used to have one with an 7" screen) that is less obtrusive on my dashboard. The only downside is that the USB charging/data connection cable is very short and not well shielded.

Initially I just left it lay on my console not wanting it mounted on the windshield. However it kept losing signal. So I repositioned it to the windshield up by the rear view mirror using the suction cup attachment.Works like a charm now. Updates are straight forward. Put the program on my computer and even this 60 plus year old can do it!

I had a Garmin Nuvi for many years and finally had to replace it. This unit is similar but not identical in terms of format. I think the product designers simply fiddle with what already works fine and the result is mixed at best. This unit has done away with the annoying "recalculating" repeated announcement whenever the driver deviated from the directions (to stop for gas, etc.) A plus there. Mostly the directions were correct but it randomly confused "left" and "right" when arriving at a destination. Huh? This unit has been refurbished so, fingers crossed. I appreciate the designers staying with the familiar format (mostly) and decent graphics that can be understood at a glance.