Magellan GPS Cheat, cheat, Magellan Roadmate 2000, USELESS, no way to charge the $250 unit Santa Clara California

I received the Magellan Roadmate 2000 as a Mothers day gift in May 2007. After opening the gift I discovered that the unit could only be charged by driving around for 4 - 6 hours because it did not come with an AC adapter. I thought I was saved, there was a coupon for a FREE AC adapter in the box even thought it said it took 8 - 10 weeks for delivery.

I sent the form in to the company and everytime I call I get the run around, it will be a week, it will be one more week, now it will be the 1st or 2nd week in September. So what I have after more than 3 months is a $250 frisbee. I'll bet if I had paid money for the AC adapter I would have it by now but because it is free, it is still on backorder.

Not that the unit is that good, my son drove it on a trip to charge it. I set up a destination to my peritodontist to see how it worked. YUCK, Libby and Grove is a main intersection in my town and this so called GPS system sent me thru a series of backroads to get to my destination. I call it a "sh#()%product if it can't even locate a destination off a main intersection. The charge did not last even thought the unit was turned off.

I consider this company a ripoff because the box does not tell you that an AC adapter is needed to charge it, one more thief to deal with.

Gloria
Richmond, Virginia
U.S.A.