GPS offer
Submitted: Friday, Feb 27, 2004 at 18:42
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Member Eric
I have been offered the Garmin 76 for $330.00 inc tax if I purchase 5 of them , anyone interested ?
Venus Bay
Reply By: awill4x4 - Friday, Feb 27, 2004 at 22:49
Friday, Feb 27, 2004 at 22:49
Truckster, if you're still thinking of a Magellan from the states then
check out www.shopharmony.com there have been a couple of reports of good prices on the Yahoo Magellan group. How does US$189 for a factory refurbished Platinum or US$199 for a factory refurbished Meridian Colour sound?
Just enter meridian in the keyword search function.
I know where I'd be buying one from.
Regards Andrew.
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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Friday, Feb 27, 2004 at 23:02
Friday, Feb 27, 2004 at 23:02
Yea not keen on 'referbished'...
but will sus it out
www.gpscity.com is where *&()(* got his color ones from, kept them for few mths used em, sold em adn made a fortune!
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Follow Up By: Member Eric - Saturday, Feb 28, 2004 at 23:13
Saturday, Feb 28, 2004 at 23:13
If you purchase one from these sight in the states , do they take long to get here ? do we need to change anything ?
Venus Bay
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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Saturday, Feb 28, 2004 at 23:44
Saturday, Feb 28, 2004 at 23:44
Take under a week usually, pay bit more will get it here quicker.
Change basemaps... You dont HAVE to, but
yea, I would..
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Follow Up By: Member Eric - Saturday, Feb 28, 2004 at 23:54
Saturday, Feb 28, 2004 at 23:54
Is there much involved in doing that ? it sounds to ggod to be true to get a Megallin colour for that price , I think its around $380 landed
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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Sunday, Feb 29, 2004 at 10:39
Sunday, Feb 29, 2004 at 10:39
nope not much if you have the PC cable and the Aussie basemaps.. the basemaps are the trick to getting hold of them, rare as elephants balls on a fly...
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Reply By: awill4x4 - Sunday, Feb 29, 2004 at 22:07
Sunday, Feb 29, 2004 at 22:07
I got my original Platinum from the states for $600 landed (didn't I truckster?) and was VERY happy with that at the time. When I did it the Aus $ was in the very low 50's, if I was to do it again looking at those prices for refurbished units that's the way I'd go. I'd love to have 2 units a Platinum and a Colour.
The mapping on the Platinum does tend to get a bit cluttered at some zoom levels and being monochromatic (how's that for a big word :-) it can be difficult to see where tracks and waterways diverge. Apparently the colour is better in this regard.
The beauty of the Platinum for me is that I have just taken up geocaching (absolutely great fun !!!!) and the compass is a great feature as it points directly to where you have set a GOTO.
For geocaching the Platinum is the weapon of choice at the moment.
Regards Andrew.
ps Australian basemaps are available it's just that people don't advertise the fact that they have copies ;-)
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