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I too was having trouble last week using the MRA - Drive - XT transfer, but in my case Garmin Drive just wasn't showing any files ready to transfer, whatever I tried. However, the Drive app was updated 3 days ago, and on trying again it's now working perfectly. Which is very frustrating, given I've ...

Won't an announced waypoint be sufficient? Perhaps you could drag the route onto the forecourt if that's shown on the map.

To answer the original question - "I do". It seems rock solid to me. I have recalculation set to "off", as any route can be reloaded from the SD card, its track can be made visible, I can zoom in and out when necessary and I can temporarily stop the route to navigate to the next ...

For a cross country trip, I normally carry my laptop, which has a copy of Garmin's Basecamp software and my current database of routes, etc, just in case I need to alter the rides I planned. I used to do this, but now carry my tablet and mobile phone instead, with my current database on MyRouteApp....

There's a simple solution for this problem - normally you already know the direction, in which you will be driving! Just set the starting point around 500 meters from your house/hotel or so! This gives your Zumo a greater amount of time to get your exact position and you don't have to fear to miss ...

jfheath wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 6:15 am However, the XT uses your vey recent riding in order to work out times.

Now that I didn't know!

Largely yes, except for Germany and Austria.

I don't think I've ever had a problem when I wander off route. I simply zoom out and work out how to rejoin it.

FrankB wrote: ↑Wed Feb 15, 2023 8:39 pm @colirv @Berf doesn't want to rely on internet.
Mra needs internet.

Thanks. I'd forgotten that.

An alternative while on tour is to plot routes using MRA on a tablet, then Garmin Drive to the XT.