Has anyone used the Garmin Nuvi 3790?

 

Bought mine Aug 2010. Best unit i've ever owned! It's very light, slim like an Iphone. I mount it right on the top section of the speedometer. Adding an address using voice recognition is its best feature - works 99% of the time. You can get it at sam's club for $390, which now includes lifetime map and traffic upgrades. I paid full msrp back in August-$459.

 

Thank you Tom !

Which mount are you using?

 

One that comes with the unit. Also compact and light. Fits perfectly and securely on the very top of the speedometer, then tilted towards me.

 

Tom,

Can you post a pic of your Garmin installed on the speedo please.

 

sorry for the wait. file size too large for nam. i can send them direct to your email

 

Tom, that would be great.

 

I have the same unit as well. I installed a kuda mount and have it hardwired to the fuse box so it's always powered. I agree that it is a great unit. Voice command system works pretty good. I've had no problems with it.

 

Spend my day in my MSC and love the 3790. Cravenspeed mount from outmotoring and then hardwired it.

http://www.outmotoring.com/mini-coop...ion_mount.html

 

I too would like to see a pic of this. Im looking at getting something like this with my return.

 

Here is a picture I just took.

 

I'll try to post a pic of mine this evening, too. I suspect it'll look very much like nailsale's because it's on the Cravenspeed mount, but not their "fixed" mount--they gave me an extra long arm so less of the display is covered by the steering wheel. I spent a couple hours routing the power cable under the dash last weekend (they included a cig-lighter splice so my cigarette lighter socket is still free). My only complaint is that the GPS vibrates a bit on the mount, depending on road conditions. I suspect the Kuda doesn't, right?

 

Here's my Garmin (it's a 1390, but still wide-screen) on the extended arm of the Cravenspeed mount. The power cable goes behind the tach, behind the panels down under the cig lighter.

 

I like the way that looks. Im looking at the 1390 also.

Thanks!

 

It looks like the suction cup will stick to the top of the dash, is that right??