Chuck Gould wrote:
Honda Marine announces that a five year warranty previously available
on some Honda outboards is now offered with the entire product line.
Probably good news for outboard owners, other companies may improve
warranty coverage to remain comepetitive.

I have no recent experience with other companies' warranties. But with
Honda, I'd say their coverage (and quality control) could definitely
use some improvement. Example: My new (in May '05) 20hp outboard, for
which I paid $2750, has been in the shop far more than on the water.
My maintenance/repair bills total $1,115 so far (that's 40% of what I
paid for the motor). The warranty has covered nothing so far. Maybe my
motor just has a case of the bad MoJo.... but needless to say, I'm not
a "happy" Honda customer (obviously, JD Powers didn't ask customers
like me). It ran ok yesterday though. and today I think it would run
if I gave it a try.... but I wouldn't count on it.

Rick

lid wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote:
Honda Marine announces that a five year warranty previously available
on some Honda outboards is now offered with the entire product line.
Probably good news for outboard owners, other companies may improve
warranty coverage to remain comepetitive.

I have no recent experience with other companies' warranties. But with
Honda, I'd say their coverage (and quality control) could definitely
use some improvement. Example: My new (in May '05) 20hp outboard, for
which I paid $2750, has been in the shop far more than on the water.
My maintenance/repair bills total $1,115 so far (that's 40% of what I
paid for the motor). The warranty has covered nothing so far. Maybe my
motor just has a case of the bad MoJo.... but needless to say, I'm not
a "happy" Honda customer (obviously, JD Powers didn't ask customers
like me). It ran ok yesterday though. and today I think it would run
if I gave it a try.... but I wouldn't count on it.

Rick

Are you sure someone didn't paint "Honda" on an old Scott/McCulloch &
sell it to you?

Rob

PhantMan wrote:
My maintenance/repair bills total $1,115 so far (that's 40% of what I
paid for the motor). The warranty has covered nothing so far.

trainfan1 wrote:
Are you sure someone didn't paint "Honda" on an old Scott/McCulloch &
sell it to you?

I wish they had. I think I could keep one of those running.

R

lid wrote:
PhantMan wrote:
My maintenance/repair bills total $1,115 so far (that's 40% of what I
paid for the motor). The warranty has covered nothing so far.

trainfan1 wrote:
Are you sure someone didn't paint "Honda" on an old Scott/McCulloch &
sell it to you?

I wish they had. I think I could keep one of those running.

R

The Scotts were notorious for deciding completely on their own when they
wanted to run.

By the time McCulloch came into the picture, you couldn't keep a new
outboard running. They had to age - your position today that you "think
you could keep one of those running" probably would ring true. The ones
that are left today probably run better now than they ever did new.

A stark departure for a company that made superior chain saws in the
50's & 60's.

Rob

"trainfan1" wrote in message
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lid wrote:
PhantMan wrote:
My maintenance/repair bills total $1,115 so far (that's 40% of what I
paid for the motor). The warranty has covered nothing so far.

trainfan1 wrote:
Are you sure someone didn't paint "Honda" on an old Scott/McCulloch &
sell it to you?

I wish they had. I think I could keep one of those running.

R

The Scotts were notorious for deciding completely on their own when they
wanted to run.

By the time McCulloch came into the picture, you couldn't keep a new
outboard running. They had to age - your position today that you "think
you could keep one of those running" probably would ring true. The ones
that are left today probably run better now than they ever did new.

A stark departure for a company that made superior chain saws in the 50's
& 60's.

Rob

A co worker in about 1963 used a McCulloch engine in a belly tanker to set a
land speed record for under 66 CID class at bonnieville. But you only had
to get it running for a short time. 2 times a day.