So I want to replace my 5 year old Quest (which I love, but they no longer
offer maps for it); there are almost 50 (!) Automobile units on the Garmin
website!! Jeez. Shy of trying to figure out the differences for each one
(I can't believe there's a reason they have to have so many choices), does
anyone have any tips on how to go about figuring out which one I want?

Ideally, it would be nice if there was some way of telling the website "I
ABSOLUTELY WANT this feature", "I COULD CARE LESS ABOUT this feature", and
so on to whittle down the choices.

Any thoughts or pointers shy of going through each one??


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- Andrew

Andrew wrote:
> So I want to replace my 5 year old Quest (which I love, but they no
> longer offer maps for it); there are almost 50 (!) Automobile units
> on the Garmin website!! Jeez. Shy of trying to figure out the
> differences for each one (I can't believe there's a reason they have
> to have so many choices), does anyone have any tips on how to go
> about figuring out which one I want?
> Ideally, it would be nice if there was some way of telling the
> website "I ABSOLUTELY WANT this feature", "I COULD CARE LESS ABOUT
> this feature", and so on to whittle down the choices.
>
> Any thoughts or pointers shy of going through each one??

Whoops - I do see a product finder on the website that does allow selection
of details. Never mind! I might have some other questions. I drilled down
to only having a few options....

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Regards -

- Andrew

In article <4d829065$0$12782$(E-Mail Removed)>,
"Andrew" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Ideally, it would be nice if there was some way of telling the website "I
> ABSOLUTELY WANT this feature", "I COULD CARE LESS ABOUT this feature", and
> so on to whittle down the choices.

so, you've never actually been to the web site.

In article <4d829287$0$2196$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Andrew" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

> > Ideally, it would be nice if there was some way of telling the
> > website "I ABSOLUTELY WANT this feature", "I COULD CARE LESS ABOUT
> > this feature", and so on to whittle down the choices.
> >
> > Any thoughts or pointers shy of going through each one??
>
> Whoops - I do see a product finder on the website that does allow selection
> of details. Never mind!

Ah.

On Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:51:49 -0400, "Andrew" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> does
>anyone have any tips on how to go about figuring out which one I want?

Also really like my Quest. The hardest thing I've had trouble finding
is recorded tracks.

>Ideally, it would be nice if there was some way of telling the website "I
>ABSOLUTELY WANT this feature", "I COULD CARE LESS ABOUT this feature", and
>so on to whittle down the choices.

I agree with you.

>Any thoughts or pointers shy of going through each one??

The overpriced (to me) motorcycle units or the 60/62 are what I'd look
most seriously at for my future replacement.

On Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:18:49 -0500, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>so, you've never actually been to the web site.

Elmo, you are a bright guy and have been here a while, so I figure I'm
the ignorant one.

ASSUME one is interested in creating routes via MapQuest (or anything
else) and downloading to the unit. I have "aftermarket" topo and
Garmin (albeit old) routable street maps for my Quest I. As long as
it is routable, OSM would do.

ASSUME one wants to save tracks and review them (with elevation) on a
computer.

ASSUME one wants turn-by-turn routing on roads.

Where did you find anything that helped at all? What series?

GeorgeB wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:18:49 -0500, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> so, you've never actually been to the web site.
>
> Elmo, you are a bright guy and have been here a while, so I figure I'm
> the ignorant one.
>
> ASSUME one is interested in creating routes via MapQuest (or anything
> else) and downloading to the unit. I have "aftermarket" topo and
> Garmin (albeit old) routable street maps for my Quest I. As long as
> it is routable, OSM would do.
>
> ASSUME one wants to save tracks and review them (with elevation) on a
> computer.
>
> ASSUME one wants turn-by-turn routing on roads.
>
> Where did you find anything that helped at all? What series?

George - I Think what Elmo was saying was that on the website indeed THERE
WAS a way of doing what I want (to select features); I didn't see it before
I wrote my POST. I corrected myself on a subsequent post. I'm ok with his
comment....perhaps a little sarcastic, but I deserved it for not doing my
homework completely.

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- Andrew

On Mar 17, 6:51*pm, "Andrew" <and...@jkl.com> wrote:
> So I want to replace my 5 year old Quest (which I love, but they no longer
> offer maps for it); there are almost 50 (!) Automobile units on the Garmin
> website!! *Jeez. *Shy of trying to figure out the differences for each one
> (I can't believe there's a reason they have to have so many choices), does
> anyone have any tips on how to go about figuring out which one I want?
>
> Ideally, it would be nice if there was some way of telling the website "I
> ABSOLUTELY WANT this feature", "I COULD CARE LESS ABOUT this feature", and
> so on to whittle down the choices.
>
> Any thoughts or pointers shy of going through each one??
>
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> Regards -
>
> - Andrew

I replaced my WQuest with a NUVI 500 http://www.billcotton.com/nuvi500.htm