Used Garmin panel mount GPS
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Used Garmin panel mount GPS
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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.
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Just a thought...........
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It had crossed my mind that some of the advertised units may be stolen.
There is no such thing as a free lunch. I've seen 430's advertised as low as US$2500, they must be either shonky or inoperable?
Quite a few of the ads say email me for the serial number of the unit for sale.
I wonder if Garmin would have a database of stolen units that could be checked.
I might email Garmin and ask about their views on second hand units.
Two Dogs
Edit: Just found the answer to my question: http://www.garmin.com/support/faqs/f...n%20web%20page
There is no such thing as a free lunch. I've seen 430's advertised as low as US$2500, they must be either shonky or inoperable?
Quite a few of the ads say email me for the serial number of the unit for sale.
I wonder if Garmin would have a database of stolen units that could be checked.
I might email Garmin and ask about their views on second hand units.
Two Dogs
Edit: Just found the answer to my question: http://www.garmin.com/support/faqs/f...n%20web%20page
Last edited by Two_dogs; 29th Mar 2007 at 03:19. Reason: Just found the answer to my question
