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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




Reason there was pig hunting and public hunting on HL was because when
William R. Hearst sold the land to the government, it was his hunting camp,
there was a deed restriction that the public could hunt on weekends and
government holidays. Old Bill had released some Russian boars and they bred
with the feral pigs.

I have decided to go with the local dealer. The boat goes into the
shop on Wednesday. I'll likely get it back by the middle of next week.

I'll be having mahogany boxes built for the front seat mounting.

Thanks,

RT.