I have a Garmin 40 LM. Runs around $100 but can find on sale quite a bit.. LM stands for lifetime maps. I do an update 2-3 times a year. My friend got the 2455LMT which has lifetime maps &traffic. We are each happy with them. Sent from my iPad On Mar 6, 2013, at 3:09 PM, "Hobbit Taz @ Charter" <hobbittaz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I have a friend looking to purchase a GPSr for his Wife's car. > He would like something that will have maps that will stay up-to-date without > a yearly fee. > Any one have any preferrences for this sort of GPSr. Do the road maps stay > pretty much useful without subscriptions? > What about Traffic and road constrution (i know that would requre a fee) but > are those expensive features? > > I don't believe he plans to use it outside the car so portability and > entering "GPS Coordinates" probably not high priority to have. > Although, he is a boy scout father and I know they have gone on day hikes > which, as a cacher, I know having a gps with you can be a good thing. >