I bought this to replace another Garmin gps. It is the right size and easy to use. Only used it a couple of times, but it seems to be working well so far.

Bought it for my husband for Christmas and he couldn’t even Register it. We live in separate states for a little bit of time and I was very disappointed to have to bring it home and return it. It shouldn’t be that difficult

Garmin 53 is advertise to be use with car and truck but, does not have the correct information truck routes, roads to avoid or streets not suited for trucks. May be a good fit for cars not for trucks!

I moved to a new State. My phone maps was google based. I dont know where i was. I didn't know why. When I lost contact with my phone, I got lost. Because I had experience with Garmin, I decided to buy a new one. I consider myself safe now. Even when satellite did not map a brand new road, or a back country road, it always knew where I was. It made me free to discover my new State.

My Garmin Drive 53 is a great GPS, in a car.. however I got mine for my e-bike. The size was a large part of my decision - it mounts very well and looks fantastic. I got this unit to replace my dead Garmin Nuvi 1390. The Nuvi displayed bike trails and recognized when you were traveling on a trail. The Drive 53 displays trails, but it looks like a spider thread in a non contrasting color. It virtually cannot be seen. That is my only complaint. GARMIN - if you hear me, can we get a map update for Drive 53 that recognizes trails and displays them so they are visible to humans. I mean the trails are there, just not usable. I know you would like me to buy an Edge, but I don’t want an Edge, I want a GPS with the utility of my dead Nuvi. I’m 74 and don’t want a “cycling computer “, I just want to know where the trail goes.

I've had my old Garmin since 2010 and updated it a couple of times but just couldn't seen to update it again so I bought the 53. It didn't show the neighborhoods that have been built in the past 4 years so I tried to update it but was not able to. Needless to say I'm a little disappointed. It also sends me on some weird route to part of Rapid City that doesn't make any sense at all. Otherwise, if I know an address of a business it can't find I can generally get there using the address.

This is, I believe, my 4th Garmin GPS unit. They all have been good, sometimes, one better than the other (depending on the programming). One earlier unit had a "Detour" command you used when you missed your turn or went the wrong direction, which was really good. I believe this command is still there, but is not as up front or convenient as it previously was (maybe I'm wrong). I am not a freeway person, but many times it seems that the unit, most often than not, is directing me there! I unchecked your "Highway" command when my wife told me the unit kept sending her to the interstate. Unfortunately, I don't have my Garmin GPS available to look at while I am writing this. I am a less "bells and whistles" person. I don't use it for traffic. I basically just use it to go somewhere. I am big on coordinates, they have been very helpful in getting me where I want to go. Overall, my Garmin units have been very helpful, but I might add, I can read a map and I use it in conjunction with the GPS unit to look at the big picture.

It powers off too often.

Seems to work fine so far Only purchased this because we find a lot of dead zones in our cellular service and a satellite type GPS would save our butts in a mountainous trip in our RV

Loved my old Garmin. New one is too small to see and dangerous because of it. Directions of use are terrible and someone with common sense should redo them before people get killed! I'm so not happy!