Quote:
Originally Posted by majorityof1  Count me in as another person looking for a cheap GPS. If I get what you are saying Chewie, just buy a kick ass GPS now and sell it back later? It is a good idea, and would be cheap in the long run, but not possible right now. I am looking to spend about 300 bucks on a GPS. Anyone selling I will buy it.
Slightly off topic... Does anyone know what discontinued means in terms of getting updated databases? Is there any huge downside of getting a discontinued GPS? |
Yep you got it. I went through the same dilemma. I only wanted to spend a max of $400 for the unit. So, the question was.....Do I want a kick-ass unit that I can utilize the hell out of and have a love affair with for the duration of my training? Or, buy an old and outdated POS for $300 that will be worth less than $50 when I am done with it..if I wanted to dump it then. And, I would probably hate and cuss it every time I went up.
Hey, this is a personal choice and I am not bashing the other side of the coin here. To each his own, I guess.
When I am felted and down to nubbins on my loan...(which could be at the very end of my training) I can dump it and will be at the very end of my training.
Whatever decision you make, you cannot go wrong with having a GPS and building massive X/C hours relying on it. VORs and NDBs are for fun, but GPS is for real!