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On 20 Jun 2005 15:17:59 -0700, "
wrote:

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.

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On 20 Jun 2005 15:17:59 -0700, "
wrote:

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.

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On 20 Jun 2005 15:17:59 -0700, "
wrote:

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. :-)

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On 20 Jun 2005 15:17:59 -0700, "
wrote:

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.

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On 20 Jun 2005 15:17:59 -0700, "
wrote:

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."

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On 20 Jun 2005 15:17:59 -0700, "
wrote:

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."

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On 20 Jun 2005 15:17:59 -0700, "
wrote:

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."

Was the 60's and I think they were Army, not National Guard.

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On 20 Jun 2005 15:17:59 -0700, "
wrote:

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

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On 20 Jun 2005 15:17:59 -0700, "
wrote:

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."

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On 20 Jun 2005 15:17:59 -0700, "
wrote:

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.