It's not a competition but I'm interested to know what Sat. Nav(s). folks have/had, how long owned and any problems etc.
I'll kick it of with, I've got a 10 years old Garmin Zumo 660, haven't had any problems with it, not even changed the battery.
If at sometime in the future it does fail, I'd probably replace it with a BMW (made by Garmin) unit as the cradle/mount is currently the same for both.
Sat. Nav. - Expected Lifetime
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In general mine have lasted at least 10 yrs, I’ve only had one car mounted Tomtom go wrong after about 6 yrs.
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I've had a zumo 550 fail me years ago. It was out of guaranty and replaced with a refurbished 550 that I later sold for what it cost me to have replaced. Then I had a zumo 395 which I gave to my wife, to use on her bike. Big mistake. LOL Don't ask.
I got a Nav V with my '16 RT, no issues. After 2 years I found out not to keep it on my bike, in sleep mode. I needed a new battery.
Then I got a used Nav VI and got a bit of the ghost issue. I keep it clean which seems to work for me. It's an European model so I don't know about getting it replaced in Canada.
I got a Nav V with my '16 RT, no issues. After 2 years I found out not to keep it on my bike, in sleep mode. I needed a new battery.
Then I got a used Nav VI and got a bit of the ghost issue. I keep it clean which seems to work for me. It's an European model so I don't know about getting it replaced in Canada.
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My old TomTom Rider 2 was about ten years old when I retired it, no problems at all, only retired because it was so old they stopped updating the maps.
And I still prefer TomTom UI over Garmin, particularly for planning.
And I still prefer TomTom UI over Garmin, particularly for planning.
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Nav V which I got in 2015 with a GS as they were including them with the bike as a promotion.
No hardware problems but did have an issue with an update in 2017 which left me no maps on a trip to Spain (which didn't become apparent till I'd got off the eurotunnel in France).
Now on the RT, dropped it a couple of times putting it in the mount but keeps going strong.
No hardware problems but did have an issue with an update in 2017 which left me no maps on a trip to Spain (which didn't become apparent till I'd got off the eurotunnel in France).
Now on the RT, dropped it a couple of times putting it in the mount but keeps going strong.
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Started off many years ago with a Zumo 550 that gave up after many years happy use.Sent it back to Garmin with a cheque for £111 to get it refurbished.About a month later i got a new/refurbished 660 with all the mounts for the bike and car.Sold all the 550 stuff on ebay and as good as got me £111 back.Had the 660 for about 6 years,stuck it on me work bike one day,was a couple of miles from home and realised i no longer owned a 660 >:(
Replaced with a TomTom 550 premium and i love it,find it so much better than the Zumo.
Replaced with a TomTom 550 premium and i love it,find it so much better than the Zumo.