On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 05:16:29 GMT, "Bill McKee"
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On 20 Jun 2005 15:17:59 -0700, "
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Thanks for the info on reliability.

The problem with Suzuki motors and pricing is that there is one dealer
in my area.

Many people advise paying a higher price to a local dealer so as to
establish a good working relationship for warranty issues, etc. Buying
from a remote dealer may get a better price. It can come back to bite
you if you need warranty service.

I live near San Luis Obispo. The nearest dealer is Port San Luis
Marine. They are 1/2 hour from my house. The next closest are in
Fresno, Clovis, Oxnard, and Santa Cruz. All of which are 2-3 1/2 hours
away.

This part of the world is vacationland, so everything costs more than
the urban areas. For a good laugh look up the cost of real estate in
San Luis Obispo county, then the major employers. We pay higher prices
pretty much everything except the local produce at the farmer's
markets. Outboard motors are no different, it seems.

Could be worse. You could live in Paso Robles. That would be bad!
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

Jolon, now that was bad.


But the bar had good Mexican Pizza.
Never saw a bar in Jolon when I was around there, in the 71-73 time frame.
Guys were volunteering for Nam to get out of Jolon. :-)




Use to pig hunt at Hunter-Ligget during the 80's. Was a pizza parlor / bar
then just outside the gates. Last time I was there, was closed. My buddies
in the Army reserve use to do summer camp there in the 70's. They enjoyed
it, as they were engineers, and had a water treatment plant. They used the
dozer to make a swimming hole and a trench to hold the daily 500#'s of ice
and the beer.


Was it Reserve engineers or National Guard? I spent many a summer working with a
National Guard engineer battalion there, but never with any Reserves. There was
a little nudist beach (Pirate's Cove?) close to San Luis Obispo that we'd run to
for some sunshine.

The Guard unit had some Combat Engineer Vehicles that we'd take out to the range
and play with. They're built on an M-60 tank chassis, with a boom, winch, dozer
blade, and a 165mm main gun. Made a lot of noise, but not very accurate.
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."