Practical life expectancy of a car GPS ?

Mine last about 2-3 years ?

( Just wondering about justifying the cost of a new one with " lifetime map
updates" when the device lasts a few years - not 20 )
At Best buy I just saw one for $119 or same model is $199 with "Lifetime
Maps"

Others experience - how long before it dies ?

What happens to yours after 3 years?

I've had a handheld 76CSx for a lot longer than that.


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bert@iphouse.com        St. Paul, MN

My StreetPilot 2160 was purchased in late 2004, and just finally died this
summer, though the touchscreen has been wonky for years (yay for the IR
remote!). My eTrex Legend Cx was my Christmas present to myself in 2006, and
is still chugging along, though the constant pounding of being mounted to my
bicycle's handlebars has started to cause the occasional hiccup (it'll power
off or "lose" the map from the microSD card).

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Kristian Zoerhoff
kristian.zoerhoff@gmail.com

Bert wrote:

The screen of my GPS-II+ (original version) is virtually illegible. And it
is under glass, is not touch-sensitive, and is unbroken. The rest of it
still works, as I can see via serial connection. My nearly as old yellow
eTrex is going the same way.

Mike..
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wrote:

I've had my 76s for 7 years now. Sure...you can't update the maps for =
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road, but I can fly a plane, hike trails, or go point to point =
nautically.
Works great. For the road, I use my 76CSx. What besides misuse could =
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them fail in such a short time?



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Regards,
Richard Harison
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