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Adam, I am in agreement with Dale. I have a 3 yo C550 Garmin Street Pilot and it is almost flawless. I have the latest upgrade and have it set up for "Bus" and generally use the 'direct route' mode. Like most electronic equipment it needs to be setup properly. If your VCR (does anyone still own one of these antique devices?) still blinks 12:00am after 15 years then you could be electronically challenged and might need some help setting up the GPS. If that isn't the problem try Garmin's tech support. Something isn't right if you are having so many serious problems with this highly-rated product.
Good Luck (a Nevada thing)