**UPDATE: Lots of feedback on this one. Read the “What’s with the photo?” post and the post where readers review their own GPS traffic gadgets. **

It wasn’t pretty.

I set out with a new toy, the Delphi NAV200 system, plugged into a live traffic feed and hit the 405. I was confident that this new traffic service would help me avoid accidents, jams and, at minimum, highway slowdowns. While some reviewers may have had better luck with the $200 traffic kit (service is good for life, by the way), I found myself stuck in traffic, riding the brakes and unhappy that Delphi’s traffic kit did not reroute me. Read my full review HERE.

A few afterthoughts: The $300-ish NAV200 system by itself worked fine for the most part. While it did freeze up occasionally — and only when it was receiving live traffic information — it prioritizes activities and never lost my location. That’s a big plus. I definitely can’t say that for my 4-year-old portable GPS, which freezes often and requires unplugging to reboot. Still, this review wasn’t about the GPS itself, but the traffic kit, which was rarely helpful and possibly more of a distraction for the passenger. It isn’t worth the extra $200 to me.

**UPDATE: Lots of feedback on this one. Read the “What’s with the photo?” post and the post where readers review their own GPS traffic gadgets. **

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