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Garmin 182 Questions

Firstly sorry if these questions have been posted before but although I’m not a compete technophobe I’m very much a novice when it comes to chart plotter GPS’s.

I’ve got the option of buying a Garmin 182 for £100. Perfect working order with a boat GPS receiver.
It does NOT have a data card though.

So questions:
Can I utilise mapsource software with maps of Morocco?
Do I need a data card to upload maps and waypoints from Mapsource?
I guess any GPS receiver will work (don’t fancy bolting a dirty great white boat receiver on to my car!)
Will I be able to download maps / routes such as Olaf’s to my PC and then in to the 182?

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I had a look at the specs here:

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=159

This is a marine unit and it appears it doesn't do auto-routing, which is one of the most useful features in a GPS, especially in cities. At 770g it's also quite heavy.

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with a boat GPS receiver.
It does NOT have a data card though.
That's an external antenna and it uses a proprietary data card (= $$$).

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So questions:
Can I utilise mapsource software with maps of Morocco?
Yes.

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Do I need a data card to upload maps and waypoints from Mapsource?
I can't determine that from the specs but I guess the answer is yes.

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I guess any GPS receiver will work (don’t fancy bolting a dirty great white boat receiver on to my car!)
Yes, under 'Accessories' you will see a car antenna listed, which is just a small saucer.

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Will I be able to download maps / routes such as Olaf’s to my PC and then in to the 182?
Very likely yes.

However, buying a non-routing unit with an external antenna, with the old chipset (less accurate, slow) for road use seems pointless. If you are in a car buy any Nuvi. They are made for driving, have better receivers, use standard (= cheap) data cards, built-in antenna, auto-routing, the list goes on. By the time you buy a Garmin data card you will probably spend as much as the cheapest Nuvi costs new.

For alternatives check out this topic: 376C / 378 and 478 - Motorcycle-Navigation.net
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