:canadaflag:Garrett and detectors in general

[Leslie(nova scotia)]

Garrett without a doubt as a company have kept up their great customer service....as for the machines they produce......well.


Seems that the cost has gone up while the quality has gone down.


Have spent enough on shipping and repairs on the Pro to actually buy an Ace 250.


Sad thing is the pro I will not use in water as it may leak and has a rainbow across the LCD display when used in that element. Garrett indicated it was normal due to the temp change affecting the plastics used in the display. Another time they replaced the guts (circut boards) and then again.


Loyal Garrett user only but a loyal older Garrett user only as the Pro is just a back up. Did serve me well in the UK with the fact that you bouys get lots of rain.


If one were to add 1/10 of an inch depth for every year their company put out a new detector one would need a backhoe as a digging tool.....Garrett are not the only manufactures that promised this!


Machines are at their apex and like the kids now days of generation "Y" with their cell phones......who needs them with all their bells and whistles........give me a machine like the Freedom 3 Plus that just.....................beeps! 43 years now a swinging!

 

[fongu]

I think they should send you a brand new At/Pro with all the trouble you've had.

 

[NM5K]

I guess the more goodies a machine has, the more chance of something going kaput..
I guess I've been pretty lucky with the Ace 250 so far. Eight years, and still going strong.
And so far, no problems.. I do take fairly good care of it though, along with my automax V2 pinpointer,
which after 8 years is still going too. Many rag on the automax, but I've had pretty good luck with mine,
and like the way it works. But I do have to baby it, and take care not to whack the stem on it. It feels fairly
fragile being all plastic. If one were to sit on it, it would probably be toast.