.... and is championed by yours truly. Over on the Tesoro forum there was some "discussion" of the Cibola over the 250. We Garett users were likened to "paid bashers". Here was my response:
"I'd buy the Cibola if I had to pay three times what the 250 costs..."
"The Ace 250. It's a toy. The Cibola is a serious machine..."
"Cibola is a great machine. Southern Treasures has a used Cibola for sale..."
(quoted comments from others in the thread)
Zeb, talk about your hired bashers! I've used Tesoro for years, expect I will always have at least one and currently own three of them: A Vaquero, Golden and Tiger Shark. Each has its own attributes. None of them are perfect.
But good is good and what works, well, works. I own an Ace 250, too. And it works. Quite well. At a value price. So do my other Garrett machines.
To say that only this or only that is good, and the rest are worthless is folly and only expresses slavish devotion. There is room for all, and denying others the right to try something different based on personal bias is, well, downright un-American.
Allow me to share a few comments from Mr. Charles Garrett:
"(sic)...Because a quality metal detector is really a scientific instrument, you can't ecpect it to be inexpensive. In fact, buying a cheap, off brand detector will shorten your career, because you won't find anything with it!
I make it a policy never to talk bad about the detectors made by other, reputable companies. And I also recommend that you don't need the most expensive model available, from my company or any other. Over the years my company has built a wide range of detectors. Yet, our one continuing goal is to give the customer the most value for their money - regardless whether he buys one of our models or not.
We've even finally achieved my personal goal of a simple, capable, OneTouch computerized instrument that beats that $200 price (Ace 250)."
excerpted from the book, "Treasure Hunting for Fun and Profit", by Charles Garrett..
Seems we should all be as fair, don't you agree?
"I'd buy the Cibola if I had to pay three times what the 250 costs..."
"The Ace 250. It's a toy. The Cibola is a serious machine..."
"Cibola is a great machine. Southern Treasures has a used Cibola for sale..."
(quoted comments from others in the thread)
Zeb, talk about your hired bashers! I've used Tesoro for years, expect I will always have at least one and currently own three of them: A Vaquero, Golden and Tiger Shark. Each has its own attributes. None of them are perfect.
But good is good and what works, well, works. I own an Ace 250, too. And it works. Quite well. At a value price. So do my other Garrett machines.
To say that only this or only that is good, and the rest are worthless is folly and only expresses slavish devotion. There is room for all, and denying others the right to try something different based on personal bias is, well, downright un-American.
Allow me to share a few comments from Mr. Charles Garrett:
"(sic)...Because a quality metal detector is really a scientific instrument, you can't ecpect it to be inexpensive. In fact, buying a cheap, off brand detector will shorten your career, because you won't find anything with it!
I make it a policy never to talk bad about the detectors made by other, reputable companies. And I also recommend that you don't need the most expensive model available, from my company or any other. Over the years my company has built a wide range of detectors. Yet, our one continuing goal is to give the customer the most value for their money - regardless whether he buys one of our models or not.
We've even finally achieved my personal goal of a simple, capable, OneTouch computerized instrument that beats that $200 price (Ace 250)."
excerpted from the book, "Treasure Hunting for Fun and Profit", by Charles Garrett..
Seems we should all be as fair, don't you agree?
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