[Punjistick]

Who's got the best price on the garmin zumo 550?

funny enough, the cheapest I have found is $550.

*Edit* I lied. That was the zumo 450 not the 550.

[mycirus]

I got mine from PC connection and they were great to deal with.

Bruce

[bfriend]

Amazon had the best price when I bought mine. Looks like it's about $639.00

Amazon.com: Garmin Zumo 550 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Motorcycle Navigator: Electronics

[Punjistick]

I just found a place claiming to sell the 550 for $400. The website seems wicked sketch though. It looks like I'll go with Amazon.

[garath]

If you are willing to risk non-waterproof for a DRASTICALLY cheaper unit, the Nuvi 200 sells for $154 from newegg.com and you can get some very well made motorcycle mounts for it off of ebay. My father did that for his east coast trip (FL to CT and back again) and was very happy with the results. Batteries for that unit last about 5 hours before needing a charge. But I'm sure you can wire up something if you need longer.

[Punjistick]

My only concern with the other models of GPSs are they are not purpose built for motorcycle vibrations. I can deal without it being waterproof but Kurt is perfect proof of vibrations causing problems. Plus my bike can get pretty buzzy with vibrations. I had an mp3 player mounted for a bit but I had to remove it because the vibrations were causeing it to freeze and make the music skip.


I emailed that sketchy place where I found the Zumo for $400. Check out what they had to say. It's got scam writtem all over it.


Hello Alex, This Item is Brand New , Factory Sealed and it comes with 1 year Manufacturers international warranty.. We are currently running our sales promotion going on now whereby if you buy 2-3Units you would get 1 FREE and thats the reason for the drop in price and not about turn around but attaracting numberous customers like you worldwide... We have the Garmin Zumo 550:$400.00USDShipping Cost:$40.00USD Delivery takes 36-48Hours Shipping is via Ups,Dhl OR FedEx. Payment is via Money Gram. After you make payment Confirmation,we would give to you as a matter of guarranty the Courier Service tracking number of the package so that you can track the package in transit till it gets to your location.. We await your swift response in regards finalizing your final order details and your regular mobile phone number.. Thanks, Striech.

[catamount]

I bought mine from Abe's of Maine and had a great experience. Check there.

Garmin Zumo 550 Motorcycle GPS Navigation System

[ChR1s]

Maybe not the best price, but damned close:

GPS Discount, Inc.

• Excellent experiences with them in the past
• Authorized Garmin dealer
• Free T-shirt w/every order!
• AND, THEY'RE NOT IN CROOKLYN!

[RandyO]

they've gone up since I bought my 450 a little over a year ago


I found the best price with a NexTag search, @ buydig.com

their price today for the 550 is $643,

[Punjistick]

I agree with you completely. That website is just waiting for a sucker to come along. I'll look into the RAM mount.

[garath]

Originally Posted by Punjistick

My only concern with the other models of GPSs are they are not purpose built for motorcycle vibrations. I can deal without it being waterproof but Kurt is perfect proof of vibrations causing problems. Plus my bike can get pretty buzzy with vibrations. I had an mp3 player mounted for a bit but I had to remove it because the vibrations were causeing it to freeze and make the music skip.

Well I look at it this way, I can buy 4 Nuvi 200s for the price of a Zumo 550. So unless those things are dying like once every 6 months, I'd be willing to put up with eventual vibration death and just replace the unit (perhaps with something better) when it happens.

[Punjistick]

I think I need to go to a store and play with each one in person. Maybe I'll bring my motorcycle gloves so I can see how it would be to enter info with them on.

[RandyO]

Originally Posted by garath

Well I look at it this way, I can buy 4 Nuvi 200s for the price of a Zumo 550. So unless those things are dying like once every 6 months, I'd be willing to put up with eventual vibration death and just replace the unit (perhaps with something better) when it happens.

Nuvi

Waterproof- NO


Zumo

Waterproof - YES

[WOTEugene]

I got mine from Amazon. I think I payed ~$650 shipped.

[Punjistick]

Just pulled the trigger and bought it off of Amazon for $664. Doesn't look like I'll get it for much cheaper and at this point I don't really care. I've been wanting this for a while and I'm tried of waiting. I got free 1-day FedEx shipping but with the holiday looks like I'll get it tues or wed. Thanks all for the help.

[Punjistick]

I also like the Zumo because it includes a car mount. I actually use the gps a lot for work and the one I have now is such a pain to use. Plus the screen is about 1"x1" and it is hard to read.

[Currently]

Nuvi

RAM mount - NO


Zumo

RAM mount - YES

Two of them, one for the bike and one for your truck/car