So if I were to buy a new gps, will this lifetime map subscription be transferable?
Hell no.
Garmin's policy states that it's the lifetime of your unit or the lifetime of the company, which ever is less.
When they become transferrable, wake me up.
Until then, I will stick to buying a new GPS every 3 years.
Yeah that's my problem. I have a 5 year old GPS that still works but I don't want to spend that much money on maps in case it's nearing the end of its life. And I hate buying new things when the old ones still work just fine.
Isn't there a way to put maps on one without buying it. Like a free update or something? Or maybe it was just the GPS I was looking at? or maybe I'm way off.
As I recall Garmin gives you one free update within six months of initial purchase.