I found this on another forum http://www.bmwlt.com/forums/showthread.php?p=312759#post312759 saying some Best Buy's
had the zumo550's on closeout for $529. I thought surly I can't be this lucky. The website said $899 and only two area stores had any in stock, so I
stopped into the closest best buy anyway last night and found it on clearance for $729, an ok price but not a smoking hot deal. Today I was out of the office
in another part of town, so I thought I would stop into a second BestBuy. The Mayfield Heights, OH BestBuy had two brand new Zumo 550's for $449! The link
also has a link to the
ADVRIDER
forum which had a link to a best buy $50 coupon for any Garmin GPS. So if you have been considering a Zumo now may be the time to check out a
Best Buy. Maybe your local best buy can look up the Mayfield Heights, OH price and price match. I hate BestBuy, but that is a deal!
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I'm with you, Bud. I'm willing to bet you that a GPS is going to the one of the last I things I ever get, if I get one, and if I do, it will be as a
gift.
Gary
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and I can promise you that the only people that don't like them are the people that haven't used them. I have probably 15 fcriends that all said the
same thing until they used mine and now they all have at least one. Now you don't have to get lost to find those off beaten paths. The GPS will take you
there with the confidence that you will get back easily!
Try it, You'll like it!!! Oh-Yea, that is a great price for a ZUMO! Rick
The "BIKE" is why we came, The "PEOPLE" is why we stay!
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tonythecarguy wrote: No one said you had to get one. 
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hey tony,
i didn't mean anything by the post, i think it's great you gave out the info for those who might be looking for one. my point was i've personally lived without one for 64 years and think i've gotten around pretty good. part of my joy in riding is just taking off for a few days and traveling...wherever i end up, that's where i spend the night. if i was traveling from point A to point B, i usually mapquest beforehand and that works for me. 500 bucks would buy me a lot of chrome for my bike!!!
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kcroadrocket wrote: Now if only I could find somewhere that had like 20 cobra bag rail sets they just found on a shelf for half price, then everyone would be happy.... No
wait someone will think those will be a waste of money too. Tony |
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Tony, that is a great deal. I'm one of those people who never gets lost, HONEST. It drives my wife nuts that I can get out in the back woods and find my
way out with only a chewing gum wrapper and a dead squirl. What I like about a GPS is that if you have a break down out in the middle of someplace and nowhere,
it will give you coordinates that can be relayed to another person. Rather than trying to tell someone how to get to where you're at. "Left at the
dead mongolian red spruce till you get to the place in the road that dips to the right, then swerve to the right to miss the opossum on the shoulder of the
gravel road coming in from the left and I'm about 10 miles past that". It also comes in handy when you're out exploring because it can show you
alternate routes to a new destination.
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Tony,
I thought I got a good deal on my Zumo 450 last Fall, but the Zumo 550 is now the same price. I really like the Zumo product line. I've used mine both on car trips and motorcycle trips, in the cities, on the backroads and especially in the mountains. It's good everywhere. I almost don't use my maps anymore.
Fred
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Posts: 573 07/11/08 8:41 PM |
Fred,
my refurbished 2720 was about $350 last September, now a 550 zumo is available for $400!?? after coupon. Man I should have waited. or add those two prices up and I should have bought a zumo from the beginning. depending on how you look at it. such is electronics 
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To me they are all over priced for what they are. You can now buy a laptop for less money. But that being said, I love my Garmin and have used it more for
finding businesses and people with adds for something they needed to sell. Sure beats writing down all those directions because not everyone can give good
directions. I have the Garmin i3 that I received for fathers day last year. It is simple, compact, an waterproof on my Wing via a zip-lock baggie. Elleven
months and 2 weeks into the 1 year warranty......it caught laryngitis (would not speak). Garming replaced it entirely with another unit and extended warranty
w/o hassle.
Stan
"We are different - yet we are the
same"
2004 GL1800 Goldwing (Titanium) 1999 Ace Tourer (Silver over Black) |
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. i often wonder how people survived years
ago without a gps and a cell phone. heck, my insurance man gives me a new road atlas whenever i need one.
NBD
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