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Location: minocqua, wi. | Upright Floatation
ok, TJ ... i was on Sardis Lake about 15 years ago with a Champion Dealer in a fully rigged 18' bassboat trimmed out and the guy told me to crank the wheel as hard as i could .... no skip at all .... so i skipped to the dealer and bought a Champion and could afford it so i bought what impressed me over the others i had ridden in, including ranger.
1998 i was in florida and saw them cut a boat in half with a chainsaw and drive both halfs in to shore .... i had 4 kids and after seeing that and moving north i sold the Champion and bought the Whaler and again could afford it.
2000 i saw similar results of hull design and upright flotation from Ranger and needed a longer boat .... still 4 kids on my mind so sold the Whaler and bought a Ranger.
i was in a car accident really bad one and again had 4 kids and bought an S-Class Mercedes after understanding their engineering of crumple zones for high impact safety results .... the car cost a lot of money and i could sell it anytime probably for the remaining value, but here it is 1989 and it still looks and runs new.
just like boats, cars, trucks ... you get what you pay for with some brands and there are people who buy for many reasons and don't consider price a problem if its delivering them value ... and value doesn't mean a cheap price. if you can show me a boat that you can cut in half or fill with water and i can have that confidence .... as a parent with 4 kids in the thing as much as mine are, i'm buying that boat. if they give me a jacket i might wear it too.
i think the truck discussion would be a fun one too!
Edited by jonnysled 2/1/2007 2:09 PM
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