Why are GPS units so much trouble.
I bought a Garmin Nuvi 5 or so years ago that worked most of the time,but occasionally went beserk.On our Christmas trip to South Carolina,it routed us one way going south and another way going north....
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Kinda depends on what you buy and how you program it... I have 2 Garmins - an older 660 Nuvi and my newer Zumo 665 which I use on the bike... The Nuvi works well for what it is, and we even used it in Ireland last year and had no issues, but is not infallible... Keeping maps updated and setting your avoidances is key to getting it to work how you want it to...
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The better GPS is of course, my Zumo 665 which I use exclusively on my motorcycle... I will lay out routes in Map Source or Base Camp and load them into this unit and then I am sure of the route I will use... It also has a track back log and leaves a "breadcrumb" trail to return home the same way you arrived... The Zumo also has Nav Weather and Nav Traffic plus lane assist and bunch of other features (XM and MP3 built in) which I use on the bike as well as bluetooth for hands free cell usage integrated into the bike audio system...
The Zumo doesn't make many mistakes and both my units have lifetime maps which I update frequently... In most instances, you get what you pay for, and this is true of the Zumo 665 as well - it is expensive, but lends itself well to a bike being vibration resistant and waterproof and having tons of features valuable to a motorcycle rider...
And finally, as another member said, a GPS is a driving tool - nothing can replace the GPS that is sitting "between your ears"... A road map is still a valuable tool and I use them often as well...
Les
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The better GPS is of course, my Zumo 665 which I use exclusively on my motorcycle... I will lay out routes in Map Source or Base Camp and load them into this unit and then I am sure of the route I will use... It also has a track back log and leaves a "breadcrumb" trail to return home the same way you arrived... The Zumo also has Nav Weather and Nav Traffic plus lane assist and bunch of other features (XM and MP3 built in) which I use on the bike as well as bluetooth for hands free cell usage integrated into the bike audio system...
The Zumo doesn't make many mistakes and both my units have lifetime maps which I update frequently... In most instances, you get what you pay for, and this is true of the Zumo 665 as well - it is expensive, but lends itself well to a bike being vibration resistant and waterproof and having tons of features valuable to a motorcycle rider...
And finally, as another member said, a GPS is a driving tool - nothing can replace the GPS that is sitting "between your ears"... A road map is still a valuable tool and I use them often as well...
Les
