If you don't buy the HD one you won't get the HD Dealerships button...

[kidding]

But I think the HD Ride Planner will work with most Garmin units. I know the GPS / getting lost debate is there - but the GPS has saved my butt with fuel [finding it before pushing] and getting a hotel in the summer before they fill up. [The Garmin has phone numbers in it, call ahead].

I've never owned anything but Garmin. My Canadian iphone is too expensive in the USA. It'd be nice if they gave N. America coverage. I guess that is next. Telus in a US company anyhow, isn't it?

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Nope..only works with the Garmin Zumo line...
I have a Tom Tom and another Garmin and Ride Planner does not save the route as complete route like the Zumo. When you open other GPS' each individual stopping point is a route and you have to write it down on a piece of paper to figure out each route to select...

 

not sure how you picked up the nuvi but if you got it new, you should have access to their base camp or map source. using your computer, you can plan a route and waypoints using that then upload to your garmin. no sense going out and buying a new one if you hardly use it. go to the garmin web site and register the gps....it costs nothing to do that, and see if they have any products for it. you can get updates but unless you get them with the unit they can be costly.

 

There is an app for smart phone call "V-Twin". Check it out. Thet have a navagation site there. also lists all HD dealers and phone numbers.

 

You have a couple of options. First, with the Nuvi 1100 it only supports waypoints and what not through Garmin's MapSource program...I'm sure there is a way around it but I haven't messed around with it at all. Second, if you are in resonable cell coverage you can set up your route through Google maps. I have played around with this a little and it's frustrating. I have used Google maps on my last two trips but I just used the GPS location function when I would stop and type in the destination if I wasn't exactly sure of the route. Before I would leave in the morning I would write the road numbers on my left hand just in case I would need to check mid-ride.

 

At the very least, an your trip on your mapping program, then manually key waypoints into your GPS.

I've done thousands of miles with that method.

 

I have a Nuvi 760. Last year I planned individual routes to all the destinations for our trip. Each morning I'd just open my address book, pick the destination (co ordinates of the the hotel) and press 'Go'. Worked great for 8 days.

 

I have been using this app on my smart phone, its kick ***! It doesn't use your data plan data either. Free to try, Cost 10 bucks, to download the maps and use custom route planning.

On your smartphone go to app store and download COPILOT GPS. download what ever maps you want while in copilot.

use this http://www.routeconverter.de/webstart/en
to plan your route. (works with google maps)
Save your route a a COPILOT 9 file
Email the file to your phone
Save it to the NA folder in the copilot dir
Choose LOAD route from copilot app and you good to go!
Yes, a few extra steps from other options, but its worth it if you dont mind using your phone