My BMW Navigator VI is possessed

[darrell]

I think I've seen reference to backing up your Garmin. Haven't done it, but couldn't you back up the bad one and then restore to the replacement? Then you'd be all set up with little effort.

This whole thread is unsettling. My June trip os over 6k miles, all on secondary roads that I've never been on. No way to have a full backup plan other than Darrell's spare gps, which I don't have. My plan is if the rig goes whacko, I'll just get a new route from the phone and slab the remainder of the trip.

I’ll look in to how I could back up the current unit and get all the screens set as I prefer to use them.

An option is to watch for someone on advrider, eBay, or forums selling their Nav V for around $250 - $300 and purchase that and keep it as a spare. You can load your routes in there and have a back with you. I’m not ready to give my Nav V up permanently, yet.