Reasonable for an RX65?

**stealthfz1** · 04-06-2009, 11:02 AM

There is a RX65 at a local pawn shop for $179. Has the s.n. Appears to be manufactured in 2006. That seems a little high to me all things considered. What should I be concerned about with a used RX65?

**MEM-TEK** · 04-06-2009, 11:12 AM

That 2006 RX65 most likely has the older M7 antenna. It is way out of warranty, and the older M7 platforms were somewhat less reliable compared to the RX65's which use the newer M4 antenna. Yet the M7 antenna is better for driving on really winding roads. Other issues are that any new firmware updates for the older M7 equipped RD models have long since been discontinued.

Hmm...I bet that the pawn shop didn't give more than $50 for that RX65 since the odds are that it was stolen. I wouldn't pay more than $60 for it, and even then I would power it up in your car in the parking lot in front of the pawn shop for 20 minutes just to be sure that it doesn't generate any Self Cal or Service Required messages before paying for it.

**stealthfz1** · 04-06-2009, 11:16 AM

Thanks Mem-tek. I think I'll stay away from it.

**wielkinieznajom** · 04-07-2009, 05:47 AM

Originally Posted by MEM-TEK

That 2006 RX65 most likely has the older M7 antenna. It is way out of warranty, and the older M7 platforms were somewhat less reliable compared to the RX65's which use the newer M4 antenna. Yet the M7 antenna is better for driving on really winding roads. Other issues are that any new firmware updates for the older M7 equipped RD models have long since been discontinued.

Should be S7 antenna instead of M7. The older antenna was S7.