| i've had pretty good luck with 200hp Optis over the past couple years, and i love the performance that the motor offers.
and while the ProXS models have a certain appeal, i've wondered some of the same exact thoughts as people are raising here: "what's the cost of the added performance from running at those higher rpms?" i think it's pretty normal to wonder, and like with many products you see the highest rate of problems when a new model first comes out - give it a few years and most responsible companies do a good job of getting the kinks worked out. of course, i prefer to let others be the "field testers"...
http://www.mercurymarine.com/engines/outboards/optimax/proxs_features.php
Consumer Reports just issued a "do not buy" recommendation on the Lexus GX460 SUV, something that retails at over $50k.
oddly, the Lexus website only has good things to say about the vehicle, even pointing out the features of the electronic braking/stability control features which are actually the thing that causes the vehicle to roll over.
just because a company says it, doesn't make it so.
Edited by lambeau 4/13/2010 10:09 PM
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