new to all this!

[ianmac]

What is the cheapest GPS Garmin system that wil do 1 , UK and Europe , and 2 can it be expanded to cover USA?
THANKS ALL,

 

[BurnieM]

You can get a cheap handheld unit that will cover the whole world for 100 pounds.
This unit does not have maps.

Do you want a handheld or car/bike unit ? (or perhaps something that can be used both ways ?)
Do you want maps ?
Do you want 'turn by turn' auto-routing mapping ?
Do you want voice prompts with the 'turn by turn' mapping ?

A unit with all of the above is significantly more that 100 pounds.

Give us an idea of your usage and projected budget and we can give you more meaningful information.

 

[ianmac]

Do you want a handheld or car/bike unit ? (or perhaps something that can be used both ways ?)YES , BIKE MOUNTED A MUST NOT HANDHELD IF IT COULD WORK ON CAR DASH AS WELL THATS A BONUS!



Do you want maps ?YES

Do you want 'turn by turn' auto-routing mapping ? YES

Do you want voice prompts with the 'turn by turn' map NO


DOES THIS HELP? GARMAIN QUEST OR 2610? POS?!

AS I SAY NEED UK+EUROPE, IF AMERICA COULD BE ADDED THAT IS A BONUS!

 

[BurnieM]

The Quest sounds like an option, about 350 pounds.
Comes with City Select Europe mapping CD, car windscreen mount, car power/speaker cable, USB cable etc

Specs here on Garmins website;
http://www.garmin.com/products/quest/
Note the European Quest has more internal memory for maps (243 MB) than US version.

Comes with City Select Europe maps that cover Western Europe;
See Garmins website for what area it covers;
http://www.garmin.com/cartography/mapSource/cityselectEuro.jsp

The Quest has 243 MB of internal memory.
See this site for how big the maps are for each country;
http://home.online.no/~sigurdhu/CS_Europe-v6.htm


Need to add a motorcycle mount; about 35? pounds for a RAM mount


City Select North America maps are extra; 175 pounds in UK or 120 dollars in the US