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Old 03-13-2022, 12:41 PM   #1
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Refurbished Garmin?

I see that the refurbished Garmin RV890 is currently offered at a decent price. These are refurbished by Garmin units and have a 1 year manufactures warranty.

Would you have any problems with buying a refurb unit? Thinking about picking one up.


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Old 03-14-2022, 10:27 AM   #2
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Noting wrong at all with a refurbished Garmin GPS.. Just MAKE SURE you are also getting the Life Time free upgrades for the maps
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Old 03-14-2022, 10:34 AM   #3
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You should be OK. It’s all electronics and typically either it works or it doesn’t. If something had failed and has since been OEM repaired then there is likely something new in that unit. Sometimes that’s actually better than a new unit. Any electronics can fail so it’s always a bit of a crap shoot. Garmin has a good reputation so generally their electronics tend to last.
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Old 03-15-2022, 07:47 AM   #4
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Thank you for your thoughts. I think I'll pick one up.


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Old 03-15-2022, 08:48 AM   #5
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These refurbished models are not straight from Garmin, tho are they? Just curious myself.
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Tom,

I have bought a few refurbished units directly from Garmin and never had problems with them.
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I bought a refurbished Garmin GPS that was done at their facility about 3 years ago. I bought it from Amazon and it has been perfect. It came in a Garmin box that was clearly marked as refurbished.
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Old 03-20-2022, 01:12 PM   #8
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With electronic devices, most ‘refurbished’ units are open box returns and can’t be sold as new. As long as it has factory warranty, you should be fine.
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Old 03-20-2022, 04:32 PM   #9
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Now days refurbished means someone opened it and sent it back good. Most manufactures don't deal with bad equipment unless it's high end, they sell them in bulk to outside sources who repair them and sell them where they can. Nothing wrong with refurbished, I've saved a ton of money over the years buying refurbished (but not on eBay) and have never had an issue.
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Old 03-26-2022, 01:52 PM   #10
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Follow up

As a follow up...I received the refurbished unit and if it is you sure wouldn't be able to tell. Looks brand new, packed as a brand new unit in the factory packaging.

I have just started playing with it but so far I am very impressed. I believe it's a great value and I'm very pleased with it.
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Old 03-26-2022, 06:45 PM   #11
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Sometimes, with refurbished electronics, the outside case is the only thing original. All the electronics inside are completely swapped out with new. Not sure if Garmin does it that way, but still, nothing wrong with refurbished. Unlike something that just came from a factory assembly line, you know they have thoroughly been worked over and tested, regardless if just small parts are fixed or the entire insides are completely swapped out.
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