At hugely inflated prices?? no wonder they say just about anything to
sell them but wait till the season gets going I'll keep you up to date
with the results of running poorly atomised fuel, lean at power.

They say no dealer maintenance but then demand lots of maintenance by
the owner, any engine can say that????

What other new OBs ever demand only their dealer services???

Is it true they only sell if you pay (through the nose) their dealer to
rig??

How can it be they want thousands $$$$$ more in asking price than the
other brands?? when the engine is an old tech 2 stroke???

They should be cheaper given they have no track record, other than that
of Ficht upon which they're based??

No other brand demands you use their dealer for anything & to say no
"dealer" service is a deception, no engine has that if you chose to do
it yourself or have any marine place do it for you.

The old OMC dealers are still what they are & only the truly naive or
............ (tommed??) would fall for it anyway.


2/20/2006 8:35:00 PM Submitted by Brad from CA says you may not install
your E-TEC
That bothered me too, because i don't want ANYONE touching my engine OR
my boat. The last engine i bought, the dealer put in 4 bolts and i drove
it off. The evinrude dealer said he had to install the tach also, but i
told him that NO ONE EVER works on my boat but me. I designed my boat, i
built my boat, and no one touches it but me. he said that when the tach
arrived, he would call me and i would pick it up and install it and run
the harness back to the engine.

With the E-TEC the dealer has to completely install the engine in order
to 'register' it for warranty. The dealer also has to hook up a laptop
to program it for the kind of oil you will use. Three grades of oil are
available.


posted February 23, 2006 06:27 PMFebruary 23, 2006 06:27 PM Profile
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Reply With Quote You guy's crack me up. BillP, Sorry to burst your
bubble, but pointing out a flawed marketing plan is not bashing
anything. DJ, I thought I was pretty clear about EACH brand losing a
point for one thing or another. Go back and read my post again. My
opinions are not based on anything except my knowledge of the marine
industry. As to E-Tech's phony marketing plan...Sorry, but that is what
it really is. Since no manufacturer requires you to have your engine
serviced by an authorized dealer( except for a warranty repair)the hype
from BRP is at best misleading. As to who is saying what?....Try every
BRP employee and dealer at the Miami show. It was laughable when they
would tell a potential buyer "AND REMEMBER, WITH OUR ENGINE YOU DON'T
NEED ANY MAINTENANCE TO SPEAK OF." E-Tech's are just like every other
product made. No better, no worse. And just for the record, if I was
looking for a 200 hp range outboard, E-Tech would be my first choice.
Not because of the phony hype, but because it is the best alternative in
that hp range.

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ELVIN
AVALONPROGROUP


posted February 23, 2006 08:35 PMFebruary 23, 2006 08:35 PM Profile
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http://www.evinrude.com/en-CA/E-Tec/E-TEC.Advantage/

i could have pour reading comprehension BUT when i read things like

quote:Not even gearcase lube

i would think it implies no maintenance is required and if there is any
they sure dont talk about it






- posted February 21, 2006 06:26 PMFebruary 21, 2006 06:26 PM
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quote:Originally posted by ciolekr:
Second I just repowered with E-tecs and something is never said
about them and thats they eat spark plugs. Spark plugs go for ten
dollars a piece