BMW told me their Zumo 550 comes with extra points of interest such as BMW garages etc but their Zumo is £50-£100 more expensive - around £600. Is it really worth the extra cash or just go buy a garmin Zumo? Pro's and Cons please?
Or get a map, thats the cheapest option. You could mark all the BMW Stealers locations on it with a Biro.
It's all up to the individual though.
If you need to ask then your already a mug and will do whatever the herd tell you. Research it yourself and make the desision, the info's out there.
BMW branded gps owners are mugs with no idea of what they're buying by the way
Or don't buy a Zumo at all.
They seem to be over-priced shite.
Think I'll stick with my £160 2610 until something else comes out that WORKS !!
After looking further, what's the difference between Garmin Street Pilot 2820 and BMW's own Navigator 3?
More money, less functions, just like the Zumo
Nav 3 doesn't have MP3 capability.
Yes but you get the 4 extra buttons on the left of the Nav III
Mmm not sure I followed that? So you can buy just the cradle from BMW and then go and buy the 2810 from Garmin? Didn't understand this sentence...
"Nav 3 zoom in / out much better for bike use, so wanting the functionality given by the cradle was much reduced on the Nav 3".
I have the Zumo 550 and have had no problems at all. I use it both on the GS and the car (comes with car mount as well as the bike mount). I had the power lead connected when I bought the bike. It works great - avoid the middle man / company - it means cost and faf. Good luck. Regards - Hugo
Nav 3 = 2820 has easy to use on screen zoom in / out.
Nav 2 = 2610 faff to zoom in / out using screen controls.
Pointless buying a Garmin badged GPS and sticking it in a BM cradle, unless the cradle is very cheap as the 4 extra buttons won't do jack sh1t.