Free GPS Guidance

What do I think of refurbished GPS?  I was asked this recently by someone who was uncertain.  Does this mean they are used or faulty?  No, my friend, it does not.  Whenever a package is opened and returned to the manufacturer for any reason, say the customer ordered the wrong thing, there was a loose wire from the factory or possibly even a slight imperfection in the case, the manufacturer goes over it with a fine-toothed comb and fixes anything which may not be working correctly, but it can no longer be sold as “new”.

As one gentleman put it “the fish don’t care if I find them with last season’s GPS” – OK, he was talking maps, but I feel the same thing applies here.  With the same warranty and a much lower price, it makes perfect sense to me that if I can find the unit I am looking for at a greatly discounted price, why not buy it?  I can get the GPS receiver I want, and I can use the extra money for something else – the GPS mounts so I can move it from car to car (or cabin to flybridge) perhaps, or I can check out the cases or GPS antennas I wanted but could possibly not otherwise have purchased? Anyway, don’t be afraid of a refurbished or factory remanufactured GPS unit.  Don’t think of them as just cheap GPS devices.  They are a great value and worth a second look.