My guess is that people make a list of units in their head that they are
going to look for, and they a priori exclude IFR units thinking they will be
much more expensive. Therefore, the demand for the 250 is greater, and
drives the prices higher.

As for a VFR-only install, you could install a ham sandwich and call it a
VFR GPS, for all the FAA cares.

-cwk.

"Brian Sponcil" wrote in message
...
It may have something to do with the installation costs. If you're going
to
install the 300XL as an IFR unit you'll need a CDI and an annunciator -
not
cheap. I *THINK* that you can probably install it as a VFR only unit
which
would seemingly make it a better deal than the 250XL.

Just my $.02