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

Be very careful and check your purchase within return time as the unit we received was for USA only. It cost a further £80.00 to buy a Europe SD card. Then the sat nav worked correctly in UK! We have had Garmin equipment previously and as with this one we were very pleased with its operation. I don’t know who was at fault here but it left a bad taste!!! Check quickly on receipt!

The item dercription was inadquate. The battery was sbort lived after vhargong. I believe this item wae probablt vlearance stock of older models as it had the older mini usb connecrion not up to date with descriptions of current usb C.

Could not get it working .bought it months ago for holidays this year and tried it this weekend. Updates done can’t find a good single anywhere. My phone does a better job

Touch screen is sensitive and device is easy to use

I want to start out this review by talking about traffic capability... this Garmin Drive 53 model may be advertised as not having traffic, but it actually is compatible with Garmin Traffic; it just doesn't come bundled with a traffic cable. I bought a GTM-36 traffic cable secondhand (as the cable alone is no longer available new from Garmin) after reading online that it is compatible with this particular GPS, and sure enough, it works! Onto the rest of my review... I really love this device! The 5" screen is the perfect size for sitting on my Rav4 dashboard; I could not imagine using a larger unit in my car. The screen itself is crisp and looks pretty good imo. The screen is capacitive like contemporary smartphones; I have no issues with navigating this unit's UX. One thing that's small and silly that I really love is how you can customize the arrow/car icon on the map. I like how it has a speedometer and shows the current speed limit, and gives you the option to have it ding when the speed limit lowers. Navigation itself is pretty good and you are able to (but don't have to) select your route before beginning navigation. Map updates are free, and so is Garmin Traffic. One thing I will note is that this device does not have wifi or Bluetooth, which is a perk for me but might be a downside for others. And in order to update maps, you must plug the GPS into a Windows or Mac computer and run Garmin's software, Garmin Express. This device also has a mini-USB (!!!) port, which is kind of crazy and inconvenient in the age of USB-C, but oh well, you can't win them all. Overall, I recommend the Garmin Drive 53 to those who want a simple and compact nav, and I urge anyone who wants "smart" features to consider Garmin's larger automotive GPS offerings. EDIT: I wanted to add that when I am using directions and am on the freeway, and exit the freeway before the exit that my Garmin wants me to, it will still think that I am on the freeway when I am actually on the feeder/frontage road, reflecting the incorrect, much higher speed limit of the freeway and not recalculating. I will say that frontage road design varies depending on location, so this probably would not be an issue everywhere. Another thing that I have noticed is that speed limits are not always correct. For example, when I drive in some school zones, even outside of school zone hours (could be the middle of the night), it will reflect the lower active school zone limit at all times. For these issues, I am taking a star off my review. I still recommend this satnav, but not for everybody. As someone who uses a feature phone (non-smartphone), I still feel much more secure with it than without.

Bom equipamento. Comprei como backup para viagem internacional, em caso de dificuldade com 5G no celular.

Ce produit est certainement excellent, sauf qu'il ne correspond absolument pas à une clientèle française, qui attend de tout GPS une cartographie de la France, alors que votre produit ne contient qu'une cartographie américaine, sans aucune spécification claire de cette particularité. Quoiqu'il en soit, je vous remercie du remboursement de ma commande : vous êtes une entreprise sérieuse : ma clientèle vous est acquise !

Thank you absolutely love this no wifi or data needed