GARMIN QUEST PROBLEMBS

[richard]

If you are going to buy one DON'T they have what i would personally call major cartography problems, I'm now on my 2nd one with the same problems it will not even negotiate the roundabout at the end of my street. I have now been in contact with Garmin europe who have in turn been talking to Garmin Us they are getting me to run some tests.. But they cannot resolve them prob until Jan 2006 yes next year if its a mapsorce problem, and if its a hardware fault you are looking at March but they do not know which yet..


To say im a tad pissed off is a understatment :bang:


R

 

[Supabird1100]

Richard M8....may I suggest............... :} :}

 

[skippy]

Richard M8....may I suggest............... :} :}

From Maps R Us no doubt:dunno:

 

[Rolfy Dave]

But they cannot resolve them prob until Jan 2006 yes next year

Richard, I suggest you buy a calender as well as a new map...

Jan 2006 is the year after next.............

As far as I can remember (which aint a lot these days) is that its still 2004c7u8

Feeling sorry for Lindz now that senility has taken over, or is it just the alcohol??? Have a beer on me mate :beer: ...LOL

Rolfy

 

[SILVERONE]

Can you not get the Highways Department to change the roundabout or go a different way ? :dunno: :}

 

[Rolfy Dave]

Nah mate......

From Maps R Us no doubt:dunno:

This is the place....

http://www.stanfords.co.uk/

Ooops !! sorry... acommercial.

Rolfy
:beer:

 

[Supabird1100]

From Maps R Us no doubt:dunno:

Of course Skip.......as seen on Ebay and Police 5 !!!!!!

 

[RHINO]

Richard , what software is installed in the Quest???????

 

[richard]

Richard , what software is installed in the Quest???????

Mapsource m8 :violin:


R

 

[RHINO]

Cheers RICHARD, i shall avoid that at all costs then, BUZZ aka Helen recomends TOM TOM so i think thats the way for me..

 

[skippy]

Of course Skip.......as seen on Ebay and Police 5 !!!!!!

Careful mate as I heard a rumour that Maps R Us are about to be boycotted by a local action group group because the mapping paper is derived from the mushrooms grown by slaves that are forced to remove their motorcycle helmets.

 

[richard]

Cheers RICHARD, i shall avoid that at all costs then, BUZZ aka Helen recomends TOM TOM so i think thats the way for me..

What ever you do m8 do not get a pda ---Ipaq as the screens crack with vibration on the bike ive also got two of them with phooked screens :violin:



R

Off to WHS to get a bastard MAP :bang:

 

[RHINO]

Can't understand why a PDA screen would crack when my phone lives in the tank bag and has never suffered yet,, are you riding CYCLECLIPS 883 Massey Fergy??

 

[richard]

I had it mounted on the handlebars m8y suppose if its in ya tank bag it might b ok but i like to see the screen as the voice was not that accurate or give you enough time to make a decision.

R

 

[RHINO]

Thanks Richard, it will be used mainly when i do get lost just to relocate.

 

[Fodder]

Sorry to hear your having problems Richard. I don't want throw salt in your wounds m8, but, I've been putting mine through its paces for over a week now and not encountered any problems at all. Routing, autorouting, roundabouts, avoidances, off route recalculations etc all function without any errors or hicups. So far as I'm concerned its a nice bit of kit for the money.

 

[richard]

Fodds try it in simulation mode with the satellite acquisition switched off it's when it shows the probs then when you go to drive the rout it will just loop on tiself ...they have ran a test at garmin and everyone they tried did the same fault :violin:


R

 

[Fodder]

Fodds try it in simulation mode with the satellite acquisition switched off it's when it shows the probs then when you go to drive the rout it will just loop on tiself ...they have ran a test at garmin and everyone they tried did the same fault :violin:
R

Thanks for the info Richard. However, I've spent the last hour or so testing and I cannot recreate this problem with mine :dunno:

I think I covered all the bases, I've created routes both in Mapsource and on the unit, I've simulated them and actually driven them, it's worked without fault everytime.........tis a bit of a mystery........

 

[Jaws]

This is very very strange ! We went all over Europe and the Quest was perfect all the time..
And I got to play with one for a couple of days and loved it to bits !

 

[richard]

The plot thickens, try and go into simulation mode and try and go around the roundabout at 52o 58640 North 27576 west (On autorought) Heading up Breton Gate in Peterborough From the Atherstone ave end to the A47.. I bet ya it throw's it's toys out the pram..


Try from 55 Axiom Ave westwood to 20 Tollgate In Bretton



R