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Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 372 reviews

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars

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88%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are pleased with the DriveSmart 86, especially the large screen size and the GPS navigation. Many find it easy to use and appreciate its overall performance and accuracy. Some customers have noted an issue with the mount losing grip on the windshield.

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Navigator

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought it for my son/he is a cop-makes it real nice to have in his patrol car and uses it quite often

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Scott Hedden

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great GPS! It has all the bells and whistles. Great for going on trips or just driving around town. A little pricey but well worth the money. I would highly recommend

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Screen size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    guidance

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    have not used it yet but am happy with the bigger screen and easy to read

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    GPS

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The DriveSmart 86 works great it is much better than the other on that I had

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Screen size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Garmin Drive Smart 86 - 8”

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The Garmin screen is huge and has great clarity. We switched from 6.95” unit to 8” unit and what a difference. We use the Garmin instead of GPS system in the car because you can change and search without stopping the car.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very good

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This product is very good and Iam very satisfied with it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance, Screen size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works Well!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works great. Auto updates with big screen that works well

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Gps

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    J&J

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Just what we needed.We had a garmin for many years an as with any thing it started to act up a little so when we were in South Carolina and needed to get back home to chicago we whent to a beat buy and got another Garmin to get us home.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Gps

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Garmin Drive Smart 86

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I had this model and unfortunately it was not fixable when it broke. I was very happy to see you had the same model, so no new learning curve. I am very pleased with my purchase.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Screen size

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Very large

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Although I like the size of the GPS, it is large and sometime it connects to my phone, because I haven't connected to Alexa..even though I don't have an active call. This could be minor glitch. This something I need to figure out

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Screen size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Loving it

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Loving the new size screen and the item has an excellent interface.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from GarminProductExpert
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      So happy to hear that! Enjoy. :) Garmin

  • Pros mentioned:
    Screen size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    This thing is awesome

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I got this to replace the gps I bought in 2018. This one is a big improvement and I love it. The screen is big and easy to read while driving. Only downside I’ve found is when I’m talking and accidentally activate the voice commands.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Gps

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love this

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It connects to my phone so quickly, and the maps are not as up-to-date as I would like, but with the new road work, I understand that it wouldn't be.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Screen size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Gps

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Can’t get any better big screen easy use good price

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Screen size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Garmin - DriveSmart 86 8" GPS

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Nice large bright screen. Allows for random waypoint identification. Normal navigation without waypoint or saved setting is a little long before unit starts to display position.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Drive 86

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Used it for the first time for a 1300 mile trip worked great. We didn’t use all the options to be honest we don’t are gust learning as we go.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Gps

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    GARMIN....Worth every penny we spent!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    ITS AWESOME! it came in very handy on our last trip from MA TO SC going only backroads. And this model even had bluetooth ability so we could answer the phone too!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    gps

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    up graded from one that was 10 years old---man this thing is nice--user friendly---no regrets in buying it

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Garmin

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great product but I wish it was easier to attach to the holder.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Gps

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Awesome product and updating maps is simple. Recommend

    I would recommend this to a friend