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By LJTB81 (Danbury, CT United States)
Purchased this unit last November for much less than the price they are asking for here. First unit died within a month. Screen was unreadable so I exchanged it for a new one. Less than 5 months later, the new one was no longer working. The unit said that maps were not available. Called customer service and was told I had to ship it to them at my expense AND send a money order for $25 for them to send one back to me. I didn't bother because I seriously don't think the unit is worth that much. I would not purchase another Nextar product!!
By mouse
We got a good price for ours - under $100 during the pre-Christmas specials. I can't imagine paying the price listed on Amazon right now. You can do much better than Nextar for GPS.
I have to keep it plugged in all the time when I'm using it - the battery does not keep a charge very long. It does get me where I need to go. Thankfully, I don't live in an area that is constantly changing. I do like having the GPS and it works for the most part.
However, it is now October - 10 months after we purchased it - and there are no available map updates. So after one year I will need to buy a new GPS if I want current map information. Thankfully, I'm just a Mom shuttling her kids from one museum to the next, so this GPS serves the purpose of getting me to historical locations that have been there for years. If you're a delivery person and need current information this is not the way to go.
For the price I guess it served it's purpose. However, I am highly dissatisfied with Nextar and it's decision not to update these GPS maps. I would not recommend purchasing from Nextar for any price. (Their website offers a "deal" where one can exchange one's old Nextar GPS system for a new one for just $129. Great plan - make customers buy a new GPS every year.)
Don't do it - not a wise purchase at all.
By B. Borgen
Nextar will give you the run around, but it all comes down to... map updates may come soon, or not. They aren't available now. I am from a very progressive area with new roads coming constantly, but there are roads that are not on my maps for the gps that have been there for years. Today was my biggest upset, the gps told me to follow a highway, but the highway started as a gravel road and ended as a "no name off road" minimum maintenence road... when that came to a dead end, the gps told me to do a U turn and go back 5 miles. I was bummed.
By Jack Bower
the nextar x3-08 is junk, but if you insist on buying it anyway, at least get a good deal. they can be found for under $100 online and (sometimes) at kohls.
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