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Garmin Zumo XT $235
- Thread starter laker9142
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Somebody should buy this instead of it just sitting here doing nothing. Ill include shipping in the $235 price. It's a first-generation Zumo XT with absolutely nothing wrong with it. The only difference that I can tell between this model and the XT2 is in the route planning app. If you're not doing extensive or detailed routes of your own making, you'll never notice the difference. The gen 1 still has route planning, the gen 2 is just more refined.
FWIW, it seems the Zumo XT has been discontinued by Garmin. This is a good deal. I almost bought it myself.
Why? Because if you're in the market for a newer GPS, you'll be forced into the Zumo XT2. Unless you catch it on sale, that'll cost you $600. And on sale, it'll still be $500.
Now you're probably thinking this is a risky deal. It's not. Garmin has a program where they will take your Zumo XT that is malfunctioning and send you a refurbished model for $130. That includes the shipping both ways. When my refurbished unit arrived, it looked like new. So two years down the road and this Zumo XT that laker9142 is selling malfunctions...just contact Garmin. Chances are that they'll send you a Zumo XT2 by that time for your Zumo XT.
That ability to buy one of their refurbished units in exchange for my malfunctioning unit is the only reason I didn't buy this from laker9142.
At the national rally, I looked at another rider's Zumo XT2 that he had just purchased and thought it was an XT like mine, just with newer software. The overall size is almost identical; unless you lay one on top of the other, you'll be hard pressed to tell they aren't the same size. The biggest difference I saw was his menus had changed...and not necessarily for the better.
If you pass this opportunity up, you'll be hard pressed to find another Zumo XT for this price...ever.
Chris
Why? Because if you're in the market for a newer GPS, you'll be forced into the Zumo XT2. Unless you catch it on sale, that'll cost you $600. And on sale, it'll still be $500.
Now you're probably thinking this is a risky deal. It's not. Garmin has a program where they will take your Zumo XT that is malfunctioning and send you a refurbished model for $130. That includes the shipping both ways. When my refurbished unit arrived, it looked like new. So two years down the road and this Zumo XT that laker9142 is selling malfunctions...just contact Garmin. Chances are that they'll send you a Zumo XT2 by that time for your Zumo XT.
That ability to buy one of their refurbished units in exchange for my malfunctioning unit is the only reason I didn't buy this from laker9142.
At the national rally, I looked at another rider's Zumo XT2 that he had just purchased and thought it was an XT like mine, just with newer software. The overall size is almost identical; unless you lay one on top of the other, you'll be hard pressed to tell they aren't the same size. The biggest difference I saw was his menus had changed...and not necessarily for the better.
If you pass this opportunity up, you'll be hard pressed to find another Zumo XT for this price...ever.
Chris
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