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Zumo 660

skidgillen said:
Looks like the 660 still doesn't have what I wanted to have on my 550, Freeway Avoidance Routing. I hate riding on Interstates, and my Garmin always wants to direct me that way. Magellan's have this capability. Don't know how well it works, but I would love to have the option.:scratch
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Isn't that a function of the MapSource software ?
 
jdwatson said:
Isn't that a function of the MapSource software ?
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Mapsource does offer this capability but several models (276C included) offer "route preferences" for GPS based routing that would include avoid "interstates", "unpaved roads", "u-turns" etc.
 
wuli959 said:
Mapsource does offer this capability but several models (276C included) offer "route preferences" for GPS based routing that would include avoid "interstates", "unpaved roads", "u-turns" etc.
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IIRC, my car-used StreetPilot i5, nuvi 680, nuvi 770, and a formerly owned BMW Zumo on my lemon-status F800S, all had/have "route preferences" or "map preferences" for GPS based travels to avoid "interstates", "unpaved roads", "u-turns" and more, i.e., "toll roads". I cannot imagine that Garmin omitted this on any of the newer units.
 
skidgillen said:
Looks like the 660 still doesn't have what I wanted to have on my 550, Freeway Avoidance Routing. I hate riding on Interstates, and my Garmin always wants to direct me that way. Magellan's have this capability. Don't know how well it works, but I would love to have the option.:scratch
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It says it does have this feature if you do the compare with the 550.
 
RTRandy said:
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=135&pID=15000
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This website link shows that it can avoid interstates. Cool. The previous garmin blog website link didn't mention anything about it.

My 550 will avoid "Highways" not interstates, and when I try to use this avoidance it will sometimes totally route me in the opposite direction I want to go, add several hours if not days to a trip. And in some cases it routes me back onto an interstate. I complained to Garmin about this error when I first got my 550, and I just got a generic email in return. This may be their fix.

I could use the Mapsource on laptop to custom make my routes, but I don't take my laptop everywhere I go. And for the price of the gps, why should I have to.

Thanks for letting me rant.
 
skidgillen said:
This website link shows that it can avoid interstates. Cool. The previous garmin blog website link didn't mention anything about it.

My 550 will avoid "Highways" not interstates, and when I try to use this avoidance it will sometimes totally route me in the opposite direction I want to go, add several hours if not days to a trip. And in some cases it routes me back onto an interstate. I complained to Garmin about this error when I first got my 550, and I just got a generic email in return. This may be their fix.

I could use the Mapsource on laptop to custom make my routes, but I don't take my laptop everywhere I go. And for the price of the gps, why should I have to.

Thanks for letting me rant.
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With all due respect, until you've seen how this unit really operates in its menus, maybe you need to rant somewhere else. :blah
 
Will the 550 power cable fit the 660, or will I have to lay a new cable on each bike? Stay tuned....

Fred
 
I just bought a new Zumo 550 at Bestbuy for $486 as they are no longer going to carry the Zumo. Tonight I bought the XM radio antenna for it on Ebay. While I prefer to ride without any radio or MP3 most of the time, having XM on a long trip will be nice. I have been a subscriber since the company first went in business and have it at home, work, my wood shop, my office, my Avalanche, and now my bike. For me, that is a selling point that tips the scale towards the 550.
 
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