Garmin nuvi 3598LMT-D

alaTest has collected and analyzed 197 user reviews of Garmin nuvi 3598LMT-D from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other GPS on Amazon.co.uk. Opinions about the design and price are generally positive. The screen and performance are also appreciated. Many are less positive about the memory and reliability.

Whatever you want from a satnav, this does it - and then some

Recently I visited the London Transport museum, surely one of the cleverer places to launch some Satellite Navigation devices. They launched three and I was allowed to take the top end device and give it a good testing.

I purchased the top of the Range Garmin Nuvi to augment the in-car sat nav in my VW Touareg which was getting some what old. Despite updating all the files a couple of days before setting of it fell at the first fence in Portmouth!The old VW files were...

I own an older Garmin Nuvi, a best buy when bought, and am thinking of replacing it.My current Garmin does exactly what your review said it would - great screen, good location, quick directions. What it does not do is choose useful routes. It always...

I have the 3597 which is the immediately preceding model with lifetime European maps and traffic updates. Probably the only difference is the 'Real Directions'. I used to use TomTom which was OK to use but updates were difficult and website terrible!...

Doesn't matter how many bells and whistles if the maps are wrong and the graphics for complex junctions rotate and confuse one completely. For example, junction 8 on the M 25 doesn't exist on this satnav. Very disconcerting if you leave that junction...

I invested in the nüvi 3598LM having previously had a TomTom Go Live Sat Nav. The TomTom became too unreliable when it came to connecting to the main server, so I frequently had to drive on the motorway to/from work with no traffic updates. I also...

A great SatNav; simple to use, regular map updates, and live traffic updates. Superb on long trips to work out quickest routes taking into account live updates of accidents, traffic jams, road works, etc. Would recommend this to anyone looking for a...

Just brought this with full European mapping. Just out of the box and very first update it says not enough memory for full Europe and I need to select a smaller map. Contacted Garmin who fobbed me off saying sat navs are not future proof and they have...

Reliability is rock bottom. Progressively, the voice developed a stutter, the screen started to freeze up several times a day, a message was incorrectly displayed which started the wrong cable was connected for Live traffic. The suction mounts provided...