just update map vs just buy new GPS
ps56k
one user mentioned the concept of just buying a new GPS,
and selling the old one....
hmmm - interesting concept -
map update for my Nuvi 255 are $70
New 255 on Amazon is $110 - other sites are about $140 -
maybe sell old one for $50 ?
So, buying a new GPS (to basically get a newer map),
and selling the old one might actually work...
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Mike Lane
> In reading some of the latest discussions about map updates,
> one user mentioned the concept of just buying a new GPS,
> and selling the old one....
>
> hmmm - interesting concept -
> map update for my Nuvi 255 are $70
> New 255 on Amazon is $110 - other sites are about $140 -
> maybe sell old one for $50 ?
>
> So, buying a new GPS (to basically get a newer map),
> and selling the old one might actually work...
>
That may be so if you actually want to change your GPS every few years. I am
still using a StreetPilot 2820 (now long discontinued) which I would hate to
give up in exchange for anything more recent. All that Garmin seem to have
done in the past few years is to remove many of the features of the
StreetPilots, miniaturise them (making them a lot more flimsy in the process)
and add a few irrelevant features like MP3 players and so on.
I would like to keep my StreetPilot for as long as possible - it's very
solidly built unlike the Nuvis, and has no battery to wear out so it should
last a few years yet. I've therefore bought a NuMaps lifetime subscription
for CN Europe. I've had 2 updates so far in 2009 and each one has had
significant changes so I think it's already paid for itself
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Mike Russell
> In reading some of the latest discussions about map updates,
> one user mentioned the concept of just buying a new GPS,
> and selling the old one....
>
> hmmm - interesting concept -
> map update for my Nuvi 255 are $70
> New 255 on Amazon is $110 - other sites are about $140 -
> maybe sell old one for $50 ?
>
> So, buying a new GPS (to basically get a newer map),
> and selling the old one might actually work...
I just looked on ebay and my model, the Nuvi 200w, is still selling above
the $60 mark even for beat up models, so you may have a point.
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MR
I sold my old C320 which was kind of bulky, to a truck driver and bought a
nuvi 260 which is a lot smaller, had street name call out and new map for
the difference of a new map update. The nuvi 260 has all the features I
need plus it just drops into my pocket when getting out of car so may just
get a map update.
MR
Retired VIP
about $80. So for just a less than the cost of your 255 I get up to 4
updates a year for as long as my 750 keeps working. Plus I don't have
the hassel of selling my old one. Now THAT seems like a good deal to
me.
On Sat, 2 Jan 2010 17:14:03 -0600, "ps56k"
CCR
"Retired VIP" <jackj.ext...@windstream.net> wrote in message
news:q3i6k5hi6uafl829u...@4ax.com...
: Just before Christmas, Amazon.com was sell life time map updates for
: about $80. So for just a less than the cost of your 255 I get up to 4
: updates a year for as long as my 750 keeps working. Plus I don't have
: the hassel of selling my old one. Now THAT seems like a good deal to
:me.
That was a good deal...dunno how I missed that. However, there are many
stupid people who buy ebay. Shipping often is quite expensive. The
item is often dated or used. I believe many people who bid on ebay get
caught in the "bidding" frenzy and pay way more than they should.
CCR
this seller is going to get it but he's trying.
http://cgi.ebay.ca/GARMIN-NUVI-350-CAR-GPS-NAVIGATION-SYSTEM_W0QQitemZ270512170062QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGPS_Devices?hash=item3efbc8244e
Mike Russell
That actually looks like a reasonable price to me. Amazon's price is $367
USD. Several have sold recently in the $230 price range on eBay.
Peter H. Coffin
> Well, it may depend on the level of stupidity as I hardly buy
> anything from eBay unless it's 1/2 ot 1/3 cheaper than regular store
> and S/H too.
>
> I have noticed that many eBay sellers are getting much smarter or
> they are using software to make thing harder for some of us to get the
> lowest bid.
It's fairly easy to bypass all of that crap: bid what you're happy to
pay right up front, and understand that since this is not an original
Van Gogh, there will be another along in a day or a week. If someone
else bids over you, they wanted to pay more than you did. If a shill
bids over you, idiot seller gets to pay the ebay fees and STILL has to
sell the item again.
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