Rightway RW500JR Spotter 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator (Dale Earnhardt Jr. Edition)
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Bring NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. into your vehicle with the Spotter GPS Navigator, Dale Jr. Edition! Forget those computer-generated voices! Dale Jr. himself provides turn by turn voice guidance commentary.
Preloaded Navteq maps of the United States with millions searchable points of interest (POIs) including unique Dale Jr. & NASCAR POIs, such as Dale Jr.’s favorite pizza places, NASCAR Home Tracks, NASCAR Speed Parks, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series tracks & team garages!
Pre-loaded Race Shop Tour Route of garages and race shops in the Charlotte, NC area! The Spotter also has the ability to create and optimize multi-stop routes of your own choosing.
Choose from the Amp Energy car, the National Guard car, or the Team Hauler as your GPS pointer! Change the voice for street name text to speech capabilities! Choose from 6 different map views!
The 4.3″ fu
Features
- Instead of a computer-generated voice, Dale Jr. provides turn-by-turn directions in a casual way
- Includes Points of Interest (POIs) unique to NASCAR and Dale Jr.
- Choose from a selection of Dale Jr.’s vehicles for the GPS pointer
- Video player, music player, photo viewing, and e-book capabilities
- 4.3-inch high-resolution LCD anti-glare screen
- Dimensions (W x H x L): 1 x 3 x 4 inches
- Weight: 1 pounds
Extremely Disappointed
This was such a cute idea. My daughter is in love with Dale Jr. You can imagine her disappointment when it didn’t recognize her address, nor the streets or addresses of many of the places in our area. It was frustrating and useless. In a phone call to the manufacturer we were informed that we could request certain streets, and they would “consider” adding them next year. We don’t live in Podunk, Nowhere. We live in The Woodlands, just north of Houston, the fourth largest metroplex in the nation. You’d think their satellites would recognize this area. We returned it for a refund.
Looks good!
I bought these as Christmas presents, so hopefully they will work okay. The packaging looks brand new, in which they are brand new. I received them promptly in good packaging. So far I am very happy, and I’m sure when they are opened at Christmas, my husband & son will love them.
Love It
I bought this GPS over 4 months ago even though I did not need one since my phone all ready has GPS on it. I love this one. Traveling by plane and using my phone GPS is simpler but I take my SPOTTER GPS along. I enjoy hearing Dale Jr give directions. There are additional voices that give more detailed direction (name of streets). I have been watching the price for this GPS on [...] and [...] and the price on AMAZON is the best so far.
Just Wish I could listen to the race on it.
Dale Jr GPS
I must say I was excited to get this new GPS unit. However, I have been extremely disappointed with it. It seems to have some cool features, but on a regular basis it does not find addresses for me. The manufacturer doesn’t have an update available. Their helpdesk suggested that I look up the address on Google Earth, then get the Latitude and Longitude coordinates, then input those into the GPS device for accurate directions. I say no thanks. I’ll go back to using my Garmin.
Disappointing
Got this for my hubby who is a huge jr. fan. Drove from Louisiana to Branson with it. On the plus side, it was nice to hear Jr.’s voice. Specific probs: Had probs finding our location! Honestly, it didn’t know where we were! On two occasions, it took us on a wild goose chase only to put us right back where we started from – so basically ran us in a circle for about 30 mins each time. Twice on the interstate, it was telling us to “hang a left here”. In the middle of the interstate. Very frustrating. We own a TomTom but had loaned it to the kids as were traveling to separate destinations and we bought this one for us. Doesn’t compare to Tom. We so wanted to like this product b/c it’s a great concept, but it’s going back!
Well Worth The Price
I like this GPS. Good thing it talks because it lays on the passenger seat. The suction cup mount broke after a week of extremely careful use. I registered the product and e-mailed the RightWay customer support about this, that it broke way too easy given the limited use and extreme care in handling it. I wish I could say the response was lousy, but it was worse than that. After three e-mails and no response, I bought my own mount which has been working fine for about a month now.
If you plan on buying this GPS, be prepared to include another $25 or so to the final price tag to cover the cost of a new mount. I truly hate companies like this.
UPDATE: The touchpad completely stopped working, making the unit useless. This time, I did get a response from RightWay customer service. On the first try. I had to post this update, because this time they were great. When I sent the unit back, I included the broken mount in the box. Not only did they send me a new mount, they repaired and returned the unit to me in less than a week. From no stars to five stars. As for the performance, I love this thing. Anyone having problems with bad directions from this unit either has a defective unit or did not understand or read the operating instructions. When you add an address location, it asks you first for the city or zip code. Next, a street name. And finally, a house number. I was keying in the house number prior to the street name… you will confuse the unit if you do not put in the address exactly as it asks you to. I live in the Pittsburgh suburbs, and had to go dahn-tahn today. An insurance company near Heinz field. It took me from the expressway to the city streets and back through the rural country roads without missing a turn. You can have it give you directions from quickest, shortest or economical perspectives. You can change from Dale Jr.’s voice, to other ones that will also speak street names. And you can change views from 3D, 2D and many others. Very customizable for even the most picky and demanding user. Well worth the price tag.
Awesome GPS with Dale Jr guiding all the way!
I’ve used a friends Nuvi simultaniusly with the Dale Jr and the Nuvi was way off – had me heading down dead end roads into the lake! The Dale Jr GPS gave me right on directions. I love it! I’m on the road a lot and usually alone so it has been a life saver. The screen is the right size and it’s small and light weight. Beats the Garmin Nuvi for me!
Dale Jr. GPS
It’s what I thought I was getting and shipped when they said. Very satisfied with the purchase.