Two_dogs
28th Mar 2007, 14:46
G'day
I've been wanting to buy a used Garmin GNS-430 and have been told by Australian suppliers that Garmin will only ship factory re-manufactured/overhauled units to Australian dealers and are not available elsewhere. Garmin used to have a factory overhauled outlet on their website, but it appears to have disappeared.
I've seen a few on EBay for around the US$5000 mark, mostly located in America. I've also seen a few advertised on the Ali-baba site mostly located in Singapore or Indonesia at unbelievably low prices.
All of these second hand units are advertised as Garmin overhauled/warranted/certified. I believe there may be problems having these units fitted by Australian avionics companies even though they are supplied with 'green tags' or 'FAA certificates'.
Does anyone have any experience with such units. My initial thoughts are that the prices are simply too good to be true and there must be a problem otherwise they would be priced much higher.
Two Dogs
I've been wanting to buy a used Garmin GNS-430 and have been told by Australian suppliers that Garmin will only ship factory re-manufactured/overhauled units to Australian dealers and are not available elsewhere. Garmin used to have a factory overhauled outlet on their website, but it appears to have disappeared.
I've seen a few on EBay for around the US$5000 mark, mostly located in America. I've also seen a few advertised on the Ali-baba site mostly located in Singapore or Indonesia at unbelievably low prices.
All of these second hand units are advertised as Garmin overhauled/warranted/certified. I believe there may be problems having these units fitted by Australian avionics companies even though they are supplied with 'green tags' or 'FAA certificates'.
Does anyone have any experience with such units. My initial thoughts are that the prices are simply too good to be true and there must be a problem otherwise they would be priced much higher.
Two Dogs