I thought my DriveAssist50 that is 4 years old had finally failed, turns out it didn't like the new memory chip and a factory reset did the trick. Now I have two.
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November 30, 2019, 01:35 PM
mcrimm
I’m running a 5 year old Nuvicam that does a good job. In spite of having build-in gps in 2 of my vehicles, I still like a full featured gps. I’m tempted to sell my unit for a new model.
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November 30, 2019, 04:30 PM
V-Tail
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Originally posted by mcrimm:
I’m running a 5 year old Nuvicam that does a good job. In spite of having build-in gps in 2 of my vehicles, I still like a full featured gps. I’m tempted to sell my unit for a new model.
The DriveAssist models 50 and 51 that SC refers to, have three major functions:
GPS, with traffic and lifetime free map updates,
Dash camera, and
Display screen for the Garmin BC-30 back-up camera, sold separatey, if your vehicle does not have a rear-view camera built in.
I bought a pair of these, one for me and one for my wife, a couple of years ago. Paid right around $102.50 for them.
Right after I bought them, Mercedes Girl ran a red light and slammed into the side of my truck. She lied to the accident investigato cop, told him that I was the one who ran the red light.
I showed the video from the dash cam to the cop, he wrote her up, and Flo from Progressive (Mercedes Girl's insurance carrier) paid in full, no argument, when I gave Flo a copy of the video.This message has been edited. Last edited by: V-Tail,
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November 30, 2019, 05:53 PM
SigM4
Thanks for the heads up Mars. I have a 51 in my work truck but picked up another one for my personal truck.
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November 30, 2019, 06:03 PM
BamaJeepster
Ditto - thanks for the heads up. My old (non Garmin) unit crapped out but I've had a really short commute for a while and never replaced it, but now I'll be having a long commute weekly until our house sells.
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November 30, 2019, 09:03 PM
Mars_Attacks
They come with a 4 gig card, pick up a 32 gig card to get three days worth of video.
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December 01, 2019, 05:21 AM
ARman
Well, I have been looking at getting a new GPS, as my old one was/is out of date and it was going to cost almost what a refurbished one cost, plus I have been looking at dashcam. So it looks like I killed two birds with one stone and got a great deal.
Thanks for the heads up!
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December 01, 2019, 10:12 AM
mcrimm
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Originally posted by Mars_Attacks: They come with a 4 gig card, pick up a 32 gig card to get three days worth of video.
My experience with Garmin and MicroSD cards shows that Garmin Dashcams eat these SD cards. I've gone to buying more expensive, high endurance cards like the Transcend card. A 32 is $20 but they seem to hold up a little longer.
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