On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 07:34:32 -0400, Cub Driver wrote:

On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 22:42:41 -0300, Dave
wrote:

Sad note, our AM 1000 died completely at 16 months, out of
warranty.

Ah well, you should have bought a Garmin!

Hehe. My father bought a Garmin 295, right before they started to phase
them out. His is out of warranty with not many hours (maybe 30-40) on it
and it died. He never got much use out of it because shortly after he
bought it, he had a Garmin 430 installed in his 172. He sent the 295 to
Garmin. For *only* $600 bucks, they'll kindly give it a good going over
and send it back to him. The guy with the Lowrance paid $300 for a brand
new unit, which included an upgrade to their latest model. Hmmm....should
of bought a Garmin indeed...

Just FYI, shortly after he sold his 172, the display on the 430 went out.
It had to be sent to Garmin for service. Long story short, if you think
buying Garmin means superior quality then you are sadly mistaken. From
where I'm sitting, they seem to all be on the same quality page...each
with excellent service...yet you pay less for Lowrance. The only down
side to buying Lowrance, as far as I can tell, is that it makes your
wallet "fatter", which has been proven to cause back problems...

Greg