On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 17:12:07 -0500, "Del Cecchi" wrote:


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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.
Never saw any pig hunting, although there were some guys that hit a cow
with a TOW missile (dummy warhead) during an experiment. Said it was an
accident. Rancher got paid. Troops got a BBQ.

del



Lotsa sheep around there, if I remember right. Won't say any more about that
though.

Troops had to dig foxholes for night defensive positions. Won't say any more
about that either!
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."