06-28-2011, 09:33 PM
I can't comment on the traffic quirkiness; my Garmin only does very little of that. But, in general, I wouldn't buy another gps without lifetime map updates and lifetime traffic. At this point those features are relatively cheap; a Garmin 1350LMT is $148 from Amazon and a TomTom SL340TM is $130 from Amazon. Second, if I was concerned about not liking a particular brand, I'd buy it at Costco so I could return it for an extended period of time if I was not happy.