We are on our second Garmin Nuvi. Have not had any problems with either. The battery on first one refused to take a charge after several years, so we replaced it last year with another Nuvi also with the lifetime maps. It allows us to find nearest rest area, restaurants, fuels, stores, alternate routes, traffic, etc., while traveling or after set-up. Tried 2 Tom Toms before buying our first Nuvi, both failed right out of the box. Didn't want to see if the third time was the charm.