I have been suffering with google maps for the past half year or so. It keeps crashing no matter what I try. 6.1, 6.5, no matter whos ROM I use it doesnt change, the app crashes while I am driving constantly. Sometimes after only a minute or so. It was stable for me up until the WDM 1.6 ROM. I would try another GPS app but none of them work as well as google as far as traffic is concerned. Live Search is close but it doesnt go straight to the map and tracking by location goes straight to a zoom that is way too close to really see what traffic is like so you have to zoom out multiple times until you get the view you need...basically it takes too many steps to do what google does easily.
WDM, is there any chance you still have the old google maps cab archived and can you post it? I wish I could tell you what version it was back then, all I remember was that it came from 1.6.
Can't wait for 6.5 full
Thanks