quest 1 vs Quest 2 and coverage in Spain?

[new gser]

Anybody got any comments on the quest 1 Quest 2 argument and what GPS coverage these systems give in Spain
Cheers

 

[Deleted account W]

Anybody got any comments on the quest 1 Quest 2 argument and what GPS coverage these systems give in Spain
Cheers

Quest 1 seems to be more reliable. Quest 2 can hold a larger area of maps.

Both have coverage over the whole of Spain

 

[Twotter]

I've had both, and going from personal experience I would go for the Quest 1. Unless you can be sure you're not going to go anywhere near a tall building or tree and you can hang around long enough for the Quest 2 to carry out its incredibly slow redraw rates.

Quest 1 for Prime Minister

 

[Gog yn y De]

I've had both, and going from personal experience I would go for the Quest 1. Unless you can be sure you're not going to go anywhere near a tall building or tree and you can hang around long enough for the Quest 2 to carry out its incredibly slow redraw rates.

Quest 1 for Prime Minister

Is this regardless of Spanish coverage? Aren't there some additional features on the Quest 2 that make it worth having over the Quest 1? Asking from the point of view that I have just sold a Navigator II as I'm tempted by the flexibility that the Quest offers. I just took it for granted that the Quest 2 was the way to go.

 

[Pondboy]

new gser,

Look here and select the City Navigator Europe v8 from the drop down menu. You can zoom in and see if the mapping coverage meets your needs.

http://www.garmin.com/cartography/

Either the Quest 1 or 2 if bought new will either come with CNv8 or allow a free upgrade to CNv8.

PB

 

[Deleted account 211025001]

I was under the impression that v8 has detailed maping only of limited areas in Spain and that for the rest of the country you just have the basic 'base map' - is that not the case then?

Andres

 

[markie_wales]

My experience of V8 in Spain has been excellent. V7 was (almost) a waste of time unless you were in Madrid / Barc etc. V8 has complete coverage in the 3 towns / villages I was in and around this year, where V7 had "a road in and a road out" coverage.

Don't "think" Spain has full coverage yet, but my experience was great.

Mark

 

[Deleted account 211025001]

My experience of V8 in Spain has been excellent.

That's good to know, thanks

Andres

 

[Twotter]

Is this regardless of Spanish coverage? Aren't there some additional features on the Quest 2 that make it worth having over the Quest 1? Asking from the point of view that I have just sold a Navigator II as I'm tempted by the flexibility that the Quest offers. I just took it for granted that the Quest 2 was the way to go.

On paper the Quest 2 is a better GPS than a Quest 1. My experience with loss of satellite lock and the miserably slow redraw rates tells me that the Quest 2 cannot cope as well as its predeccessor. Although the vendor wouldn't take back the unit, after contacting Garmin I had no problems in first exchanging for a replacement unit, and finally exchanging for a 2610.

For coverage I'd suggest buying CN8 for the Quest 1 (if it doesn't come with it). You'll get the benefits of the later mapping with the reliability of the Quest 1.

Sorted

 

[charlie b]

Quest 2 in Mallorca...

I've had both, and going from personal experience I would go for the Quest 1. Unless you can be sure you're not going to go anywhere near a tall building or tree and you can hang around long enough for the Quest 2 to carry out its incredibly slow redraw rates.

Agree...
Quest 2 is..... slowwwwww.

Re: Spain...
Even tho' the coverage is apparently more basic for Spain as a whole, Mallorca and Palma were fine. I used a Quest 2 there last month for a week and the detail and mapping appeared just the same as for UK. More remote spots on the mainland could be main roads only though??

 

[Tomcat]

I just had a quick look at Mapsource v8 on my work PC, to see if it has mapping of Madeira (which is Portuguese). For Madeira it only has a base map, but for Gran Canaria it has full street level mapping . Not that you're likely to ride over there, but I would guess that the rest of Spain must be pretty well covered.

TC

 

[new gser]

Thanks for all the help and advice. Bit worried about the comments around the Quest2, but feel the memory and postcode functionality swings it. Gonna give it a try!

Cheers

 

[Twotter]

Good luck fella

I'm just down the road from you so you can compare redraw rates with my 2610 if you like