[W126 Coupe] GPS Device

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Yes, G&T Electronics in Lee's Summit, Missouri installs them. You could call and ask for a dealer in your area. Area code 816.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Gary 
  To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists 
  Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 7:48 PM
  Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] GPS Device


  has anyone heard on the ones that parents use to track their kids driving behavior.  i'm looking for one of those.  any ideas?

  "Shayegan, Richard" <rishayegan at davidson.edu> wrote: 
    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 devic e 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" 
    >Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists 
    >To: "'Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists'" 
    >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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