[Fot] GPS and one caution

[Fred & Carolyn Easton]

As a another word of caution, we purchased a Garmin Nuvi 700 series from 
Best Buy only to find out you cannot navigate to a programmed destination 
and view your speed at the same time.  You can view speed if you don't 
navigate.  With our TR6 having different tires, OD transmission, and 
infinity diff, our Speedo is, to say the least, inaccurate.  We were 
planning on the mph aspect of the gps unit being a help.

We decided to take this back to Best Buy and were informed of the 15% 
restock fee.  This amounted to $105!!!!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Barr" <jerrybarr at charter.net>
To: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4 at geneseo.net>
Cc: "Friends of Triumph" <FOT at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 11:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] GPS and one caution


> One caution about the shortest route! Be prepared to take a farm road
> or in my case a named path through a farmers field somewhere in
> Indiana. No harm was done to any farm animals
> On Jan 2, 2008, at 10:46 AM, Jack W. Drews wrote:
>
>> Several of us bought Magellans last year on eBay. Really cheap, work
>> great, didn't need instructions to learn (important factor for us old
>> guys). It has a few shortcomings but nothing major. We love them and
>> the eBay purchasing experience worked well, the units were new in box
>> and $50 cheaper than even Best Buy.
>>
>> In retrospect I'd purchase a unit that has updated maps available on
>> the internet for downloading.
>>
>> and, oh yes -- you may want to talk to your best friend in a local
>> police department about theft. These are a prime target if left in
>> the car, and all it takes is a busted window to get it. And the
>> thieves are pretty clever -- if they spot the ring left on the
>> windshield in the former location of the suction cup, they may break
>> in and search for the unit you hid under the seat. park under a
>> street light.
>>
>> uncle jack
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