Cars

[The Rube]

Re: Cars

I negotiated a standing offer w a Mazda dealer on a Mazda 6. Got a price that I don't feel like checking around to beat. I just want to check my financials and whatnot first before I close my eyes and execute the deal. I told them I'd be back Friday.

Now, gps isn't standard so I'm going to need a GPS device.

Any thoughts?

Buy a map.

[dxmnkd316]

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Saw a Ford GT the other day. Wow.

[Patman]

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Buy a map.

as arcane as that sounds in this day and age its probably not a bad idea... maps were always my favorite xmas present when i was small.

[SteveP]

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as arcane as that sounds in this day and age its probably not a bad idea... maps were always my favorite xmas present when i was small.

I still have a road atlas from my motorcycle touring days that has all of my travels highlighted in yellow.

[Bob Gray]

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People shouldn't entirely rely on GPS. On occasion, GPS gets things wrong, or there's a detour or something. I've heard of people who rely entirely on GPS getting way off course for their destination. Having a good map or three on hand makes a lot of sense.

[RaceBoarder]

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People shouldn't entirely rely on GPS. On occasion, GPS gets things wrong, or there's a detour or something. I've heard of people who rely entirely on GPS getting way off course for their destination. Having a good map or three on hand makes a lot of sense.

Had a friend who gave herself a panic attack while she was driving from Chicago to Orlando, FL... The was using her phone for a GPS but dropped it and managed to kill her phone while getting gas in TN... She knew she was on I-40 when it happened but had no idea where she was or what the rest of her route was... She started freaking out when her parents pulled it up from their house and proceeded to tell her the directions over the phone (she also had to use a payphone to make said call and that didn't help the freak out situation)... The idea of using mile markers to tell where you are or not having a voice say "Exit XX is 1 mile ahead on the right" was completely foreign for her... I felt bad that she had a legit panic attack over this, but at the same time, it was one of the hardest facepalms I have ever had to personally endure...

People are amazed that I don't use a GPS, yet can drive anywhere using an atlas that I got for signing up for State Farm Insurance back in 2001...

[Twitch Boy]

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People shouldn't entirely rely on GPS. On occasion, GPS gets things wrong, or there's a detour or something. I've heard of people who rely entirely on GPS getting way off course for their destination. Having a good map or three on hand makes a lot of sense.

I use GPS/Google Maps before I leave to get an idea of where I'm going, then I print out or write down the directions/major turns. One less thing to pay attention to - for one of those dadgummed spoiled entitled Millennials, I'm alarmingly one-track minded.

[UncleRay]

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Buy a map.

Neanderthal.

[The Rube]

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Neanderthal.

True story:

A couple years ago, a couple of us were travelling to Traverse City from Minneapolis. We hit some construction in BFE, WI and looked for a detour on a smart phone. Detour would take us a few miles out of our way, including some backtracking. I consulted a map, found a much shorter way (less than a mile out of our way). Yes, I gloated.

[state of hockey]

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I never use my phone for a route. I merely look up the address of my destination. If I am unfamiliar with the area I'll study the map I suppose, but I never let it tell me where to go.

[The Rube]

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I never use my phone for a route. I merely look up the address of my destination. If I am unfamiliar with the area I'll study the map I suppose, but I never let it tell me where to go.

I'll look it up on Yahoo Maps (or similar) and write it down. It's only failed me once, and that was my fault, as I didn't specify the address I was coming from (I only entered the city), and they assumed I was on the other side of the main road I was coming from.

[SteveP]

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Neanderthal.

Even AAA Triptiks have gone digital

[SteveP]

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People shouldn't entirely rely on GPS.

I hate the condescending English woman constantly saying "Recalculating"

[The Rube]

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I hate the condescending English woman constantly saying "Recalculating"

. (must spread rep)

[bigmrg74]

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I hate the condescending English woman constantly saying "Recalculating"

She is so **** smug!

And you should really watch that Recalculating when you're out in the boonies somewhere. A couple of years ago, a couple of ladies got lost out in Death Valley because their GPS kept changing routes on them, which lead to them driving around in circles and running out of gas with no supplies to be staying out in the middle of Death Valley with. They where lucky to be found by a helicopter from the CHP.