| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 971.1 | yup | CSLALL::JEGREEN | Cuz I luv that dirty water | Wed Apr 29 1992 12:39 | 8 |
| I had called Parker's Boat House in southern Maine a few weeks back
looking for used American Skiers. Parker's sold Correct Craft twice in
the last 10 years. I forget why they stopped the first time but the
owner said the reason they stopped the second time, just 2-3 years ago,
was because the place in Rochester where they got their boats from was
underselling them to the public. Go figure.
~jeff
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| 971.2 | what i got.... | AIMHI::BORZUMATO | | Wed Apr 29 1992 13:11 | 23 |
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I agree that relationships can vary.. I bought my small Yam from
Billerica Yamaha. I bought and took delivery in less than
1 hour.
They were fromerly a Merc dealer. They had abandoned the line
for several reasons.
1.Merc gave them a hard time regarding warranties..
2. they had to carry 3 zillion $'s worth of parts.
with yam, their tied to the main dist. center, via their system,
they can access it, if a part is there they can reserve it.
the other is that most of the yams don't come back....
you figure..
JIm
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| 971.3 | Take the money and run! | GOLF::WILSON | | Wed Apr 29 1992 13:39 | 15 |
| This seems to be pretty common among boat dealers, the relationship
sours for whatever reason, and they drop one line and pick up another.
A dealer near my house has picked and/or dropped probably a half dozen
different boat lines in the last couple years.
There are enough struggling boat builders trying to get their boats
marketed, that taking on a line of boats seems to be somewhat easier
and less expensive than say picking up a Honda franchise. I would
think that dealers that do this though, are hurting themselves in the
long run. I'd rather buy a new boat from a stable dealer that has a
history of selling them for a long time, than from a dealer that a
history of switching brands every couple years and is no longer
servicing or selling my brand when I bring it back a year later.
Rick
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| 971.4 | We all got problems this year... | HYDRA::BURGESS | | Wed Apr 29 1992 13:57 | 19 |
| re <<< Note 971.3 by GOLF::WILSON >>>
> -< Take the money and run! >-
> This seems to be pretty common among boat dealers, the relationship
> sours for whatever reason, and they drop one line and pick up another.
> A dealer near my house has picked and/or dropped probably a half dozen
> different boat lines in the last couple years.
I'd like to speak up a bit for my CC dealer, Forrest
in Tyngsborough. I don't think You're aiming at them, but I think
they've been selling CC for about half as long as CC have been sold, I
don't expect to see them selling brand-X in the future. My guess is
that they'll suffer with a lot of other folks through this recession,
if they last they may push CC again - or some other premium line.
There are other factors. I believe dealers are in business to make
money, I believe that that is the business of business {to whom should
I attribute this quote ?}
Reg
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