Please don't think I'm a downer on Garmin because I'm not, I have one of their watches I wear every day as does my wife and daughter, nuvi nav in the car and I like basecamp, if the nav 6 was reliable I would never had changed it.
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considering the amount of problems people seem to have and also acknowledged by Garmin I would not bother. So far I have been OK but as Wapping says the first 1000 miles or so fine, and then mayhem. A pal bought a new one and had exactly the same from day 1. From what I can see the changes are cosmetic. I actually just bought a NAV 6 old version from someone here to have a back up in case mine goes loopy on a long trip. Bonkers really - you pay almost 500 quid and you have a back up.....
I really would not bother with the new version.
I really would not bother with the new version.
Still has ghosting problems, just exchanged a new one with the dealer for exactly the same issue that was on my original Nav VI. Buy an XT
Yeah I heard that......
Ive been using an XT since last September. 100 times better
I too gave up with both 'make life a ride' and earlier versions after a few failures.
The XT is a much better nav
Have you had any issues with the "can not calculate route" message? There have been reported issues with the XT refusing to recalculate if you deviate off a route. I hit the Home button on Friday and the route it gave me home was a bit convoluted, as soon as I deviated it refused to calculate the route. Cancelled the route and tried again, same thing happened. Garmin told me to delete all the files in the archive folder, will see if that has fixed it. But I am not the only one who has experienced this, so must be a garmin glitch.
I did the same, after 7 units they refunded me. Using the cradle now, not perfect but good enough for me. So much faster than any nav I've had.
Tried my mates, quicker than a five or a six but not as quick as the phone.
General use, searching, routing etc. the xt is fine and if I didn't want to keep using the wheel may have been my choice. But I like the 700 as well.
The phone in the cradle is certainly faster at route recalculation than the XT (which isn’t slow) and quicker than the VI, V, IV and earlier models / devices.
Will the XT unit fit in the BMW nav cradle and draw power?
I presume the Nav wheel won't work with anything else but BMW stuff or the connected ride cradle and a smartphone? I could do with a Garmin-based unit to share routes on tours and also still be able to navigate without a phone signal if out in the sticks.
I have a new (used) 1250GSA coming soon with Nav prep and want to update from my old Zumo 660LM unit, but don't want to pay for an overpriced pile of trouble despite any BMW branding on it, especially if the XT is a better unit that works.
I presume the Nav wheel won't work with anything else but BMW stuff or the connected ride cradle and a smartphone? I could do with a Garmin-based unit to share routes on tours and also still be able to navigate without a phone signal if out in the sticks.
I have a new (used) 1250GSA coming soon with Nav prep and want to update from my old Zumo 660LM unit, but don't want to pay for an overpriced pile of trouble despite any BMW branding on it, especially if the XT is a better unit that works.
it will with the powered mount from the italian company mentioned in other threads,i got the powered locking mount so my xt gets power from the bmw nav 6 mount,of course the wizzy wheel for navigation is redundant
Thanks very much.
Must give Garmin some credit.
I contacted them in early May and reported that my Nav 6 was going though all the faults mentioned on here....ghosting. freezing, zooming out to show the entire globe, shimmering icons and hard starting in the cradle. It took hours to download routes from Basecamp as it constantly showed an error. When I finally did get the maps onto the unit it would freeze whilst importing the files
Garmin immediately offered me a new unit (not refurbished...a totally new unit!) even though I was the second owner (bought off this site) and 3 years old. I couldn't take up the offer immediately as I was going on tour to Greece before the expected delivery of the replacement. On the tour I cleaned the screen and removed the battery for a few minutes most nights. A pain I know but the 6 behaved itself for 99% of the time only freezing for about 5 minutes on 3 occasions and hard starting itself once
On Tuesday 7 June I finally got around to returning the unit using Garmin's free postage. Today I have been notified my new unit will be delivered tomorrow
Obviously very impressed with Garmin's after care service. Just hope that the new unit is OK. I'll keep you posted
Mike
I contacted them in early May and reported that my Nav 6 was going though all the faults mentioned on here....ghosting. freezing, zooming out to show the entire globe, shimmering icons and hard starting in the cradle. It took hours to download routes from Basecamp as it constantly showed an error. When I finally did get the maps onto the unit it would freeze whilst importing the files
Garmin immediately offered me a new unit (not refurbished...a totally new unit!) even though I was the second owner (bought off this site) and 3 years old. I couldn't take up the offer immediately as I was going on tour to Greece before the expected delivery of the replacement. On the tour I cleaned the screen and removed the battery for a few minutes most nights. A pain I know but the 6 behaved itself for 99% of the time only freezing for about 5 minutes on 3 occasions and hard starting itself once
On Tuesday 7 June I finally got around to returning the unit using Garmin's free postage. Today I have been notified my new unit will be delivered tomorrow
Obviously very impressed with Garmin's after care service. Just hope that the new unit is OK. I'll keep you posted
Mike
Better result than I had, 2.5 years old, had to pay £150 for a refurbished unit. But sold it now and bought an XT
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