[W126 Coupe] GPS Device

[Shayegan, Richard]

Gtechs start at $200 (there is another $300 model, no more accurate just
different features). I myself got a passport g-timer, which I believe
cost about $100. The gtech is a little more accurate, has some more
features, but it's also a little bit more of a PITA to use...but in
retrospect I say go for the gtech one. Car and Driver did a test of all
sorts of "affordable" gtech type devices (quotation marks because IIRC
one of them used GPS and was astronomical in price).
Richard

-----Original Message-----
From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com
[mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com] On Behalf Of Axel Wulff
Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 3:37 PM
To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] GPS Device

Eddie,

Good point.

Are the gtech devices reasonable, or are we talking silly money here?

I guess a GPS device would provide me with enugh accuracy to set my 
speedometer, but with commercail GPS accuracy limited to +- 3 Meters, 
acceleration data would not be useless.

Regards,
Axel J. Wulff





>From: "Eddie" <cyberdrakon at hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>To: "'Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists'" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] GPS Device
>Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 12:20:31 -0700
>
>I don't think commercial/handheld GPS units will give you very accurate
>acceleration data...  you'll probably need something like a gtech for
>acceleration.
>
>Eddie
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com
[mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com]
>On Behalf Of Axel Wulff
>Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 11:39 AM
>To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
>Subject: [W126 Coupe] GPS Device
>
>I'm looking for advice on GPS devices.
>
>I'm not really looking for a big unit to use for navigation. I'll get
that
>when I put in a new stereo/navigation/DVD screen system.
>
>What I am looking is something to measure speed and acceleration to
>calibrate my speedometer and get some more accurate acceleration data.
>
>I have looked at some hand-held Garmin units and the Vista and CS60
models
>look good.
>
>Would appreciate any input.
>
>
>Regards,
>Axel J. Wulff
>
>
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