Garmin Quest 2

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1.5 stars

"Left me hanging way too many times"

by TheGiftHouse.org on October 11, 2009

Pros: Small, portable.

Cons: Slow, no touch screen, cannot find establishments by name, memory is too small, DO NOT UPGRADE TO NEWER MAPSET!!!!, takes forever to get a signal, sometimes loses signal right before the next turn. Unreliable.
Summary: I intentionally bought this unit for my motorcycle which has saved me a few times and may keep it for the bike only in emergencies. But for an everyday GPS for the car, I'd chuck it out the window in a heartbeat. A few times the unit locked up on me; a few times too many! Fool me once...... I had to do a factory reset, losing all my saved locations and still no signal! (did this at least 6 times in the past year). When they say have a backup map in your car, they're not kidding. Completely unreliable. This unit will cause anxiety attacks while you drive, especially in the middle on no-where, dark and raining, the unit will start searching for a signal. One day during working hours, the unit looked for signals for over 18 miles. Good thing I did the recommended map printout before I left. Completely useless on a recent business trip to Michigan. On a recent family trip it looked for a signal for 3 hours. (I live in Chicago not Gilligans Island). If you miss a turn, you might as well pull over, 'cause it will take over 60 seconds to re-calculate. Don't be surprised if these units appear on the shelves at the local dollar store. Oh yeah, the flip up antenna will get full of dirt and loose it's connectivity. You'll have to take apart the unit and clean the connections. To me, the Garmin Quest 2 is completely unreliable. Keep in mind this is a 4 year old GPS and the newer GPS units (Garmin, Mio, TomTom) are instantaneous in finding signals, directions and re-calculations. The good thing is that I paid $40 for this unit on eBay. The bad thing is the frustration this unit has caused me is priceless.

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Garmin Quest 2: $534.99 - $550.20

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