Originally Posted by
pred02
I am interested in feedback people may have regarding the ability to load European maps on the US-bought/based units. That is, who had success taking their US unit to Europe, loading a map and getting good results (TomTom, Garmin software).
We bought a European chip for our Nüvi 350 and it has worked like a charm, so far in the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Norway, and Denmark. ^
While we like the extremely small size, the computerized voices (choose your accent and language) that tell you you're "arriving at 123 Smith Street on your left," and other features of the Nüvi, one should factor in the extra cost of that chip as opposed to other units with the European maps already loaded before you purchase.
Cheers,
Fredd