i have built in GPS with my radio that i bought for my car, it talks, has the whole north america, canada and alaska and hawaii, and maybe mexico too(?)

 

Is it hidden? My brother just got a simila setup stolen from his car about a week and a half ago here in SoCal, the OP's place of residence as well. NOTHING is safe here! [:@] The nice thing about the TomTom and Garmin Nuvis, for example, is that they can easily be placed out of sight and even moved from car to car.

 

A map - low power requirements, easy to edit, folds up small (takes some practice), cheap, portable, no power cord required, obsolete versions keep those under 8 busy.
Jim

 

yes, it hides Very well, its a flip up screen, and i can listen to the radio and have it down or up, and when its down and inside, it looks like some old *** cd player. and anyone breaking in to steal that would have to steal the unit, the hide away brain, the antennas, and everything else thats tucked away. it wouldnt be a 10second break and pull.

 

by the way happy (late) birthday?!

 

That sounds like a great deal. I like it when useful stuff gets combined into one.

The only portable unit I've used was a Magellan, but it was my friend's so I don't know how much it cost or what model # it was. For me, it was kind of pointless because I can memorize a map pretty quickly, but for her it was great because yeah, she could get lost between her place and the grocery store three blocks away and she could just stick the unit in her purse whenever she wasn't in her car. The only other systems I've used have been integrated into the car itself.

 

people here are nice, i can always ask for directions

 

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thats cause you live in rich area of dallas

 

Thanks, it was on July 1st. I was lucky I got to work from 10-7 HOORAY. BTW Got my first paycheck today. 105 bucks after all the union dues and taxes were taken out.