Desperation vs. Honda and Garmin

[EssOne]

Post deleted by LMTFAN.

Edited March 22, 2015 by LMTFAN

[espacef1fan]

I like your solution, but functionally I dislike how you have to look all the way down to see it.

 

I might have done the same thing to be honest though.

[Grand Torino]

I like your solution, but functionally I dislike how you have to look all the way down to see it.

 

I might have done the same thing to be honest though.

I agree....not crazy about taking my eyes off the road but it does look good installed down there.

[Murgatroy]

I use a GPS for the speedometer in my car, since when you adjust the steering wheel to be comfortable, you can't see the gauges. I used double sided tape to keep mine in place, and it is positioned right between the gauges. 

[EssOne]

The reason I mounted it down there is that we only use it when my wife and I travel together, never locally, so she operates it and I go by the voice commands. If I was going to use it by myself I prolly would have looked at mounting it higher. I never look at it unless we're stopped. I don't keep it set up all the time. It stays indoors until we go off on a trip so the dash looks clean and I can use the dash pocket for other things....that and I don't care to get a window busted out by someone who wants one the easy way.

Edited March 22, 2015 by LMTFAN

[Wicked1911]

I just got a good window mount for my Tom Tom. But your way looks good too.

[Erik88]

I'm just going to be blunt. Because you have this mounted so low your putting yourself and others in danger. We recently had a state trooper visit us at work to talk about various things. One thing she mentioned is that at highway speeds looking down for 2 seconds means you've traveled the distance of a football field. She showed us pictures of a crash where a young man was texting and rear ended another car killing a woman. Many lives were ruined because he looked down for just a few seconds.

 

Using a GPS is the same as a phone. My dad was doing the same thing as you and I finally convinced him to move the GPS to the windshield. 

 

They provide a suction cup for a reason. 

 

As I typed this I noticed your previous post which makes me feel better. But for anyone else who is considering mounting this down low, please don't do it unless you plan on having a passenger look at it.

Edited March 22, 2015 by Erik88

[EssOne]

I've deleted the original post.

[Erik88]

I've deleted the original post.

 

Sorry bud. I wasn't trying to offend. 

[EssOne]

No sweat Sir. I should have done a better job in the original post of explaining that I never look at the GPS when I'm driving and that I only use it on long trips when I have a right seat navigator to run it for me....So I don't need to keep it up at eye level. I'll do it right next time. Best wishes.

Edited March 23, 2015 by LMTFAN