which GPS unit??

Do a search on here under GPS and the various brand names.

This question is asked about twice a week and there are hundreds of answers.

It all depends on what you want to do, where you want to go and how technically minded the user is.

There is no "One does all" perfect unit as eveyone has different expectations.

If you state what you want it for and roughly what price you are prepared to pay you may get a better response.

They vary from $138 to up in the thousands for something like a VMS unit

You have probably answered your own question.

I've been looking into the GPS units as it's one of those things we'll probably purchase some time in the future, however at the moment it's a want rather than need so there are other priorities.

But through my research so far like you I think the Garmin 760 seems like a pretty good value if you're primarily after city navigation. I haven't looked into Shonkymaps but from my understanding it's an option that works with Garmin for offroad stuff?

If money truly was no obect I'd probably look into the VMS system. But you have to consider we already have a Garmin GPS76, from which hubby can download tracks we have travelled into the OziExplorer on his laptop. I suppose we don't use it to navigate a great deal, but mostly to leave a breadcrumb trail.

I don't think there is a "best GPS". I could easily say something like VMS because it's one of the most expensive systems, but if it doesn't suit your usage and has many more features than you would realistically use then it's not really the best for you (or your father in this case).

Good luck anyhow, hope he likes whatever you get him!

Garmi 276c would be the best stand alone GPS, about $1800 car ready.

Ultimate...laptop and touch screen monitor, laptop mounted in the back and touch screen mounted in front.

I just purchased the Hema Navigator and i think it might be the answer to the old question of city or outback unit.

All maps are pre loaded and they look good to me. You can load additional map files but will need to replace the 2GB SD card with a larger one but thats easy to do.

Pffft....if money is no issue, then Trimble is the way to go! Maybe a Trimble Recon or similiar :-)

Andrew