In article , newsuser@bf-net.ch says...
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>Am 23.02.2008, 18:28 Uhr, schrieb Keith Willshaw :
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>> The OP is from Denmark IRC and depending on the unit the cost of US
>> maps can be excessive for a one time trip
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>Indeed! If you buy a garmin nüvi or something else, you got usually only
>the local maps.
>Especially garmin loads extra spicy prices on the foreign maps. I bought
>my US-Map trough a friend, who was living in the US and I did save 200$!
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>Urs from Berne, Switzerland in the heart of Europe
Interesting, I had not thought of that aspect. I guess if I took my MB to
Europe, the DVDs for the nav system would probably set me back quite a bit.
Somehow, I think that we are all getting shafted, when we travel across
borders, and not just by exchange rates.
Hunt
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