New GPS??

[XXXL80]

A friend of my dads has offered me a brand new Garmin GPS 3 in the box with all the bits and pieces (car brackets etc..) for $200 bucks

Can anyone advise what there thoughts are on this model? is it a good brand? is it a good model? is it easy to use? (ive never used one)

thanks in advance...

[bogged]

A friend of my dads has offered me a brand new Garmin GPS 3 in the box with all the bits and pieces (car brackets etc..) for $200 bucks

Can anyone advise what there thoughts are on this model? is it a good brand? is it a good model? is it easy to use? (ive never used one)

thanks in advance...

Its a good unit, I like the layout of them, either layin down or upright. Nice clear screen and all.

GPS2's are going for $250+ on Ebay, so $200 sounds cheap, grab it! Theres GPS 3's for $350 startin price on Ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... 67897&rd=1

Or

For ~$550au (Well was a few weeks ago when $ was beter) you can get a new magellan color from USA.

$295us for the Color Meridian GPS plus FREE Canvas case
$73us Extenna Ant
$20us Swivel
$20us Pow Cable

[Bush65]

I used a gps III for a good few years. Pretty good unit.

[XXXL80]

I used a gps III for a good few years. Pretty good unit.

thanks, are they pretty easy to use if your a beginner? ive never touched one before.

[sir_camel]

Dunno if i am looking for the right thing but Garmin GPS III seem to be going for 1000 plus on ebay. Am i looking for the wrong model?

[sir_camel]

Ah ignore what i said. I see thats the street pilot model. whoops