Garmin Quest GPS

Hi,
The Quest maps can easily be re-loaded with the supplied software, no need to send it away (unless you don't have a computer!!). Not sure if the Quest II is locally supported/available. The upgrade maps are generally not free and really quite expensive for what they are. The last update was around $180.00 and didn't fix a few errors I had pointed out and had acknowledged by Garmin. So, needless to say, I saved my money. Expect the maps to get updates about every 2 years or so.
Cheers

Quest II is the 2nd generation , much more expensive. Not worth it !

I bought my Garmin Quest from USA with Nth America/Canada Maps, it comes with Car kit with speaker. It guides you around in USA with ease !

In Australia, I have a copy of Aust Metro Map with my Garmin eTrex Vista, it can be used in Quest, but it does not voice and Route info., so not much use. However, we can download FREE most of bush tracks into the Quest, quite handy. Please see link www.gpsoz.com.au/tracks4australia/.

In the bush, I carry my notebook with Oziexploter and NATMAP, together with a bluetooth GPS (costs Aud $70), I may not get lost, but I can still get bogged.

Last week, I bought my 3rd GPS ! It is a HP HW6515f, it is a PDA phone + built-in GPS receiver. It costs me $430.00 + $80 (Two Memory cards 3 GB) + $60.00 (Car Kit, Porch,spare stylus). It comes with Co-Pilot GPS, quite easy to use, but I prefer TomTom6. If you do a search in www, you should be able to download every Map of a city. This is the way to go, rather than stick/stuck to GARMIN or Magellan..etc

So all up, I have 3 GPS in my car !

lyndon
I have read all the replies up to now, KKC is not in a position to comment, he bought his from USA , plain stupidity as far as I'm concerned because the base map is USA and to get the Australian City Nav' will be another $360,
The difference is that the first quest , like mine has only 115 mb memory , Quest II has 243 MB memory so will give you room for all of Australia plus T4A as well. The screen is brighter also , it does Tracks and Routes , Nuvi's don't I think you would like the Quest, it also records over 4000klm of track ,.
At the moment Johnny Appleseed has a good deal too, I can recommend them as OK for Internet Buying, I just bought a Nuvi from the Brisbane Shop .anyhow check out the website and also my GPS page as well

www.ja-gps.com.au/garmin_quest_1.html

members.westnet.com.au/dtilley/maps.htm

Doug

Don't take notice of what hL types, He knows absolutly stuff all about the Quest,
I have told you the differences , I own a Quest, an Australian Quest 1 with 115mb of Memory, Quest 2 arrived a month after I got mine , that was annoying. but it does the job,

Doug

Agree with Doug T as I just purchased a Garmin Quest with 115 memory and the main difference in Garmin 1 and 2 was the memory size which did not bother me and for the price I got it suits me. I got mine with an upgrade map in city navigator 7 free.

Brian

Thanks guys!!
Were more confused than ever!!!! AHH it's all good fun!! :))))

The 243Mb model still doesn't allow me to put ALL of the Australia map onto it. I have had to leave a couple of sections off. I have added T4A PRo also, but was disappointed that the internal memory was about 5 Mb short to accommodate the entire map of Australia from the City Navigator CD.

Still haven't figured out the GPS usage / side of the unit yet.

Cheers
Shane