Garmin Nuvi 2497LM

alaTest has collected and analyzed 296 user reviews of Garmin Nuvi 2497LM from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other GPS on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers really like the maps and screen. The price and performance also get good opinions, whereas comments are divided on the reliability.

I agree with all the above. I bought this for a trip to Sicily as my Tom TOm one is pensionable age. We could not understand why we kept going away from motorways and the only route it took us to out of Scicly was via mountain tracks. We discovered the...

This unit works pretty well but seems to get confused at times. I find myself resetting it more than I would expect to.It locked up on me whilst updating the maps and wouldn't restart and my computer was not able to recognise it. I contacted Garmin via...

I have been a user of Tom Toms' for a number of years and decided as I needed another sat nav I would give Garmin a go. Gloucester to Peterborough was to be the initial test run. I had decided to return it barely half way into the journey. The screen...

I purchased the 2497LM on the basis of the Which review. During a recent touring holiday in Europe the screen brightness kept dropping to 27% and the route became invisible... a bit of a problem for a sat nav!Having had a look on the net, this appears...

I think there's a typo in your review: "f you like the sound of the 2497LM, but are looking for something with a larger screen, consider the 2797LM, the 7-inch version of this model."I have just bought - and returned to our ever-helpful John Lewis...

I have to say that I wonder about Which's judgement in the matter of Sat Navs, subjective as the issues are in some respects. Does Tom tom deserve to so low in the best buys? Is Garmin really better?Admittedly after suffering a TomTom failure after two...