Is a Garmin i3 worth purchasing in Ireland?

[eorpach]

Hi all,

I'm living in Ireland and am planning to purchase a Garmin i3 (with City Navigator Europe Version 8 mapping).

I have a few questions which I'm really hoping to have answered first:

1) I mostly (but not exclusively) drive in the Greater Dublin/Wickow area. Is there any update from Irish users as regards the quality of the (Republic of) Ireland coverage in version 8

2) Given that we don't use postcodes in Ireland, is it still relatively easy to input Irish routes/destinations into the Garmin i3

3) If I buy the Garmin i3 now, with version 8 mapping, is it likely to cost me alot to upgrade to full Irish coverage when it becomes available? (hopefully as part of version 9 later this year!) Presumably this would involve the purchase of a new card from a Garmin retailer

Many thanks in advance for the advice!

Regards,

eorpach

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