Garmin from USA

Steve,

It could be either! Thoughts below are if someone is going
to get it. If you are shipping it see my final note.

Okay the basemaps of the USA versions are USA basemaps so
they will not give you any functionality here in Europe. But
then you have to decide if that is important to you.

If you buy a mapping unit such as the Vista or the MAp 76
range or the 60C range etc then you will not have any
mapping that is of use in Europe so its a waste of money
going to the map version. HOWEVER! If you add to the basic
unit streetmapping for Europe (metroguide), then you can use
the main memory up to its maximum and you will have
streetmapping detail and the basemap makes no difference.
BUT The basemap is the map that you will see when you zoom
out beyond about a 3 miles display scale so when you zoom
out then you will not see any roads.

To be honest if you are looking at buying the 60C or CS then
the basemap on these is e degraded version of the normal
Euro basemap and is almost worthless - so if I was buying a
Garmin in the USA it would be a 60 or 60CS. (CS has
barometer and compass). The memory on the 60 is 59mb so
plenty of room for the metroguide (buy this in the USA as
well) or for autorouting add the navigation kit (about $200)
with the City Select Software.

I wouldn't buy a car unit in the USA though if I were you
because by the time you have bought the European software -
which MUST be bought in the USA then its almost the same as
in Europe plus you have the pain of not having any display
of maps outside of the 3 miles zoom scale.

On all units you can load the worldmap into the memory and
this will give you just about the same basemap information
but takes precious memory space - with the handhelds there
is not much memory to play with.

So in summary - yes and no but if yes buy a 60C or CS for
the most 'international' 60c in usa about $380 in uk about
£340 CS about $420 in USA in UK about £420

Final Note to those who want to ship it to UK. Add about 27%
to the cost of the US Dollar price as there is a cumulative
additional %age as follows: Most online stores will add 3%
for credit card insurance (but this makes cumulative even
higher!), add cost of shipping, then add 3% of the cost of
product plus shipping for duty, then add 17.5% of the cost
of the unit PLUS shipping PLUS duty = about 27%

EU customs now charge above on all imported goods having
value over £18.00

--
Best Regards David Harrison-Wood www.gps4less.co.uk

"Steve Tipper" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Hi Again NG

A friend of mine has just told me he is off to the USA in
a few days...

now

Quoted message said:

their Garmin GPS are a damn site cheaper than here, you
are following my drift I can tell 😉)

Are the garmin GPS sold there any different to the ones
here in the U.K ?

What I am basically asking is if he gets me one of the top
end models with Barometer, compass etc will it be of no
use in the U.K or a bargain not to be missed.

Thanks in advance

Steve

In article <[email hidden]>, Steve Tipper
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

Hi Again NG

A friend of mine has just told me he is off to the USA in a
few days... now their Garmin GPS are a damn site cheaper
than here, you are following my drift I can tell 😉)

Are the garmin GPS sold there any different to the ones
here in the U.K ?

What I am basically asking is if he gets me one of the top
end models with Barometer, compass etc will it be of no use
in the U.K or a bargain not to be missed.

It will be fine. The only potential pitfall is that units
with maps will probably have an Americas base-map (as
opposed to rest of the world / Atlantic) and may come with
bundled maps of the US of A.

If you do not want a mapping receiver there will be no
difference.

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I ordered my etrex summit from the states, it worked out
after import duty £30 quid cheaper, as it has no mapping, it
works perfectly well over here

Cheers Paul

"gps4less" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Steve,

It could be either! Thoughts below are if someone is going
to get it. If you are shipping it see my final note.

Okay the basemaps of the USA versions are USA basemaps so
they will not

give

Quoted message said:

you any functionality here in Europe. But then you have to
decide if

that

Quoted message said:

is important to you.

If you buy a mapping unit such as the Vista or the MAp 76
range or the 60C range etc then you will not have any
mapping that is of use in Europe so

its

Quoted message said:

a waste of money going to the map version. HOWEVER! If you
add to the basic unit streetmapping for Europe
(metroguide), then you can use the

main

Quoted message said:

memory up to its maximum and you will have streetmapping
detail and the basemap makes no difference. BUT The
basemap is the map that you will

see

Quoted message said:

when you zoom out beyond about a 3 miles display scale so
when you zoom

out

Quoted message said:

then you will not see any roads.

To be honest if you are looking at buying the 60C or CS
then the basemap

on

Quoted message said:

these is e degraded version of the normal Euro basemap and
is almost worthless - so if I was buying a Garmin in the
USA it would be a 60 or

60CS.

Quoted message said:

(CS has barometer and compass). The memory on the 60 is
59mb so plenty

of

Quoted message said:

room for the metroguide (buy this in the USA as well) or
for autorouting

add

Quoted message said:

the navigation kit (about $200) with the City Select
Software.

I wouldn't buy a car unit in the USA though if I were you
because by the time you have bought the European software
- which MUST be bought in the

USA

Quoted message said:

then its almost the same as in Europe plus you have the
pain of not

having

Quoted message said:

any display of maps outside of the 3 miles zoom scale.

On all units you can load the worldmap into the memory and
this will give you just about the same basemap information
but takes precious memory space - with the handhelds there
is not much memory to play with.

So in summary - yes and no but if yes buy a 60C or CS for
the most 'international' 60c in usa about $380 in uk about
£340 CS about $420

in

Quoted message said:

USA in UK about £420

Final Note to those who want to ship it to UK. Add about
27% to the cost

of

Quoted message said:

the US Dollar price as there is a cumulative additional
%age as follows: Most online stores will add 3% for
credit card insurance (but this makes cumulative even
higher!), add cost of shipping, then add 3% of the cost
of product plus shipping for duty, then add 17.5% of the
cost of the unit

PLUS

Quoted message said:

shipping PLUS duty = about 27%

EU customs now charge above on all imported goods having
value over £18.00

--
Best Regards David Harrison-Wood www.gps4less.co.uk

"Steve Tipper" <[email hidden]> wrote
in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Hi Again NG

A friend of mine has just told me he is off to the USA
in a few days...

now

Quoted message said:

their Garmin GPS are a damn site cheaper than here, you
are following my drift I can tell 😉)

Are the garmin GPS sold there any different to the ones
here in the U.K

?

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

What I am basically asking is if he gets me one of the
top end models

with

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Barometer, compass etc will it be of no use in the U.K
or a bargain not

to

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

be missed.

Thanks in advance

Steve

What was the full cost in sterling by the time you got it
here - good to have all info!

--
Best Regards David Harrison-Wood www.gps4less.co.uk

"Paul Blake" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I ordered my etrex summit from the states, it worked out
after import duty £30 quid cheaper, as it has no mapping,
it works perfectly well over here

Cheers Paul

"gps4less" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Steve,

It could be either! Thoughts below are if someone is
going to get it.

If

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

you are shipping it see my final note.

Okay the basemaps of the USA versions are USA basemaps
so they will not

give

Quoted message said:

you any functionality here in Europe. But then you have
to decide if

that

Quoted message said:

is important to you.

If you buy a mapping unit such as the Vista or the MAp
76 range or the

60C

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

range etc then you will not have any mapping that is of
use in Europe so

its

Quoted message said:

a waste of money going to the map version. HOWEVER! If
you add to the basic unit streetmapping for Europe
(metroguide), then you can use the

main

Quoted message said:

memory up to its maximum and you will have streetmapping
detail and the basemap makes no difference. BUT The
basemap is the map that you will

see

Quoted message said:

when you zoom out beyond about a 3 miles display scale
so when you zoom

out

Quoted message said:

then you will not see any roads.

To be honest if you are looking at buying the 60C or CS
then the basemap

on

Quoted message said:

these is e degraded version of the normal Euro basemap
and is almost worthless - so if I was buying a Garmin in
the USA it would be a 60 or

60CS.

Quoted message said:

(CS has barometer and compass). The memory on the 60 is
59mb so plenty

of

Quoted message said:

room for the metroguide (buy this in the USA as well) or
for autorouting

add

Quoted message said:

the navigation kit (about $200) with the City Select
Software.

I wouldn't buy a car unit in the USA though if I were
you because by the time you have bought the European
software - which MUST be bought in the

USA

Quoted message said:

then its almost the same as in Europe plus you have the
pain of not

having

Quoted message said:

any display of maps outside of the 3 miles zoom scale.

On all units you can load the worldmap into the memory
and this will

give

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

you just about the same basemap information but takes
precious memory space - with the handhelds there is not
much memory to play with.

So in summary - yes and no but if yes buy a 60C or CS
for the most 'international' 60c in usa about $380 in uk
about £340 CS about

$420

Quoted message said:

in

Quoted message said:

USA in UK about £420

Final Note to those who want to ship it to UK. Add about
27% to the

cost

Quoted message said:

of

Quoted message said:

the US Dollar price as there is a cumulative additional
%age as

follows:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Most online stores will add 3% for credit card insurance
(but this makes cumulative even higher!), add cost of
shipping, then add 3% of the cost

of

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

product plus shipping for duty, then add 17.5% of the
cost of the unit

PLUS

Quoted message said:

shipping PLUS duty = about 27%

EU customs now charge above on all imported goods having
value over

£18.00

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

--
Best Regards David Harrison-Wood www.gps4less.co.uk

"Steve Tipper" <[email hidden]> wrote
in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Hi Again NG

A friend of mine has just told me he is off to the USA
in a few

days...

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

now

Quoted message said:

their Garmin GPS are a damn site cheaper than here,
you are following

my

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

drift I can tell 😉)

Are the garmin GPS sold there any different to the
ones here in the

U.K

Quoted message said:

?

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

What I am basically asking is if he gets me one of the
top end models

with

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Barometer, compass etc will it be of no use in the U.K
or a bargain

not

Quoted message said:

to

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

be missed.

Thanks in advance

Steve

Paul Blake <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

I ordered my etrex summit from the states, it worked out
after import duty £30 quid cheaper, as it has no mapping,
it works perfectly well over here

The op said his friend is going over to the US, so shipping
etc doesn't enter into it.

I brought my Vista back and it cost me £195 equivalent,
about £73 less than the going rate on the .net. It also
included the PC connect cable......

I bought the Metro USA CD, installed it on son-in-law's
Laptop so he can use it over there, and that cost me $99,
about £55.

The US base map doesn't bother me because I have Mapsource
UK R & R, of which the Vista can store about 2/3 in its
24Mb. That has been very useful when in the car.
--
Gordon

"Gordon" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Paul Blake <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

I ordered my etrex summit from the states, it worked out
after import

duty

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

£30 quid cheaper, as it has no mapping, it works
perfectly well over here

The op said his friend is going over to the US, so
shipping etc doesn't enter into it.

In case it wasn't clear I assumed that in my original
response but needed to add the caveat at the end for those
of us who do not forsee a trip to the state in the near
future. The cable comes with all of the Garmin handhelds
except the eTrex and the Geko 101 and the 12 (don't think I
missed any).

Quoted message said:

I brought my Vista back and it cost me £195 equivalent,
about £73 less than the going rate on the .net. It also
included the PC connect cable..

You can get the Vista for about £140 from www.tvnav.com so
the deal to buy in the USA is even better if you find the
right place.

The cable comes with all of the Garmin handhelds except
the eTrex and the Geko 101 and the 12 (don't think I
missed any).....

Quoted message said:

I bought the Metro USA CD, installed it on son-in-law's
Laptop so he can use it over there, and that cost me $99,
about £55.

The US base map doesn't bother me because I have Mapsource
UK R & R, of which the Vista can store about 2/3 in its
24Mb. That has been very useful when in the car.

R&R is no longer available from GArmin and the R&R UK is
quite old now. But still very useful as there are not that
many major changes and its better than nothing on the
basemap. The problem will always be if you have a mapping
unit then you won't have any maps unless you install either
the worldmap or the other Mapsource products such as R&R
and Metro.

As I said - you pays yer money .........etc

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Gordon