More info on GNS 430/530 WAAS upgrade

You need to go look at what they actually said and whether they are doing
it. My recollection is that they said that the units were "WAAS upgradable"
and that the cost would be about $1500. They never garanteed a date and to
do so would have been impossible since the FAA hadn't yet issued the TSO.
What exactly do you think was falsely advertised?


Mike
MU-2

"iflyatiger" wrote in message
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Please don't flame me for this thought .. As much as I hate it when I see
these bs class action lawsuits were the lawyers make millions and the
consumer gets a $5.00 coupon. I am surprised no one has mentioned legal
action for the falsely advertised waas upgrade. Any thoughts on the merits
of this ? No thoughts needed on lawsuits in general. And yes I do own a
530
and have for at least a few years and have called my dealer to order all
the
upgrades I keep hearing about but are never available ( terrain warning,
waas ).

Take care..
JG.



"PPT33R" wrote in message
oups.com...
I recently made an inquiry to Garmin regarding their new requirement
that GNS 430/530 owners pre-order the WAAS upgrade prior to November
2005 to guarantee the $1500 price their marketing department has been
stating for the past 2 years...

Keeping in mind the WAAS upgrade for these boxes are already years
overdue, and Garmin does not have much of a track record for meeting
their own schedules. I don't see any guarantee they can make their new
date in late 06. I asked the 'insane' question, "What if Garmin pushes
this date once again and I move far away from the dealer I placed my
upgrade order with?"

A Garmin rep stated I would have to cancel the original order and
forfeit the $1500 upgrade price to whatever the final price turns out
to be...

I am leery of placing an order with this kind of company. I just don't
trust them anymore. They sold the GNS 430/530 as WAAS upgradeable for a
reasonable cost, period. I called Garmin corporate to confirm when I
bought my box. Now years later, constant delays and restrictive terms
and conditions are getting irritating. What kind of company requires a
pre-order of an upgrade promised years ago, that won't be delivered for
at least another year and a half? While my box is out of the aircraft,
will they provide a 'loaner' so I can still use my aircraft, or am I
just SOL until they decide to return my box?

WOULD SOMEBODY PLEASE GIVE GARMIN SOME REAL COMPETITION? They really
need to be taken down a peg or two.