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Location: minocqua, wi. | reminds me of the 1989 mercedes 300 se in my garage, 27 years and nothing but tires, brakes and gas until a recent new muffler and gaskets all around. back when i bought it the sticker was 51k but i'd spent a lot of time in Germany around the time i got it and bought into the 1 car in your lifetime perspective of the germans. my friends, co-workers and family thought i was dumb, brash, braggart ... you name it. i remember thinking as time went by how many ford taurus' i'd have gone through in the time i've owned, driven and enjoyed this car. it brought 4 kids home after being born and taught them all to drive ... it's kid number 4's summer ride this year and will go back to being mine after he gets his own car. i still enjoy driving it as much now as i did when i bought it!! quality, if taken care of will last a lifetime and ranger boats are right there with mercedes benz in my opinion.
i bought my '94 690 after using a tuffy esox magnum as a divorce bridge from a ranger 200C i was forced to sell in the divorce. i paid $8,000.00 for it with '94 power and have since re-powered to a 2012 175 pro-xs. it has all new electronics and this year gets a new kicker and after the season i have new gelcoat planned for the top cap along with a trailer restoration.
my jonnysled comes from restoring vintage (1971 - 1976) factory oval racing snowmobiles and i've also restored a vintage motorcycle. i've learned about the math of making a classic into a reliable and enjoyable machine and have absolutely come to believe it being a much better way to skin a cat when buying almost anything (sans an ATV) with a motor. i do the same with diesel trucks and get enormous discounts to value based on what to buy, how to make it run vs. the nonsense numbers that are charged for new vehicles.
new vehicles, boats and houses are a scam ... i refuse to get caught in the trap, plus mine look cooler than anything new too!! LOL
Edited by jonnysled 3/1/2016 6:00 PM
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