Dealerships lies are all to common, when I was selling Boats, we had a huge boat show, all the lines from the SoCal area in one small place. I went to get a drink and walked by a new line (to SoCal) and stopped and looked at one. 8'6" Beam (width) 19'6" long (including the swim platform) and it had a 4.3 Chevy marine motor with a Four barrel Carb. The Boat was Heavy, with all the crap in it. The salesguy walked up, I wasn't wearing my badge yet, and said it would do 65 MPH, I said really? with that motor? He said "yup, no problem." I sold Wellcrafts (makes of the Scarab Line of offshore boats) we had a simialier boat with a 8' beam with same motor it would do 54mph on a good day. I won't get into which prop, loading, driver. If all other things are equal my boat would kill his by about 5mph just due to the beam being narrower (less Drag).

I did have a chance to run against it later in the season out on a demo. Same guy, I had my buyers in my boat, he had his buyers in his boat. When we left the dock I asked if that was the 65mph boat and he said yes. I grinned and when we hit the open water, I nailed the trottle right after he did, my boat planes very fast and where off, I pulled him by 2-3mph (based on what I've run in the past). I sold my boat and delivered it later that day. Did he? I don't know, don't care.

There was many times when I could have lied to get the sale, but refused to. I can still look in the mirror when I shave, although I can't afford the shaving cream.LOL

There will always be one guy out there makeing the job harder for the rest of us.

Sorry for the long wind,

Smitty

 

derbyking, stay away from Team Bozeman!!!!! I bought my Raptor from them (I went to MSU-Bozeman) and I KNOW their sneaky practices. That FX400 is probably the same one that was there last year. ALSO, that MAY be the same quad that the owner took down to St. Anthony's to "try out".

I DO NOT trust Team Bozeman and never will. They lie, cheat, and steal... avoid them at ALL COSTS!!!