It’s been a while since our reviews and this time we got the newly announced Garmin Nuvi 500 for a spin. What’s so special about it? It’s waterproof. With road maps and topographic maps for the lower 48 US states, Hawaii and Puerto Rico the new Nuvi 500 is set to get you from point A to point B either on a bicycle, car, boat or when walking.

What can you expect from it? To perform just as good as any other Garming navigator that is going to show you everything on the 3.5-inch removable touchscreen (320 x 242 pixels). We also loved the part that it didn’t have any moving parts. Which means it won’t break that easy, unless you put your hammer on it or smash it to the ground for a particular reason. The windshield suction cup also did a great job in keeping the new Nuvi 500 in its place.

Other than the great specs, it also has two drawbacks. The added bulk / weight and the omission of text-to-speech. If the first one is not that big unless you have to walk your way out, no text-to-speech is really something we’d appreciate on the upgraded version.

So guys, if you plan to spend $399 for the new Garmin Nuvi 500, we can tell you it’s a good device to get your hopes into. Just make sure you check other GPS navigators, too, before you buy, and see what fits your needs the best.

Just because you paid a lot of money on your GPS navigator this doesn’t mean you are going to get to your destination (safe). To make the story short here is what happened to a truck driver that followed the instructions and got stuck on a “tractors only” road on Wednesday.

He truck was carrying timber from north Wales to Birmingham and managed to block the track at Halton in Wrexham county

“He knocked down branches on the way and damaged trees and is now well and truly stuck.”

The result is, farmer Margaret Evans became very sad because the truck stuck in her farm lane and she now has to use a two miles longer road to get to that particular part of her land.

The company that owns the truck, Maxi Haulage Ltd from Ayrshire, announced that the don’t provide sat-navigation on their vehicles, but the drivers use their own. More on that matter there was a big sign saying that the track was not suitable to heavy goods vehicles (HGV). How was the GPS navigator supposed to know it?

You’d better trust your own instincts, too, not just your GPS.

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