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Buckda posted 06-10-2012 01:54 PM ET (US)
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Well, here you go. You buy a "new" motor that was "born" 2 years ago, and some of the components that wear even in disuse can be a problem...but wait, that part isn't covered under warranty, because it's a "wear" item.
There you go. There's an extra couple hundred bucks of cost taxed onto the consumer just because...
Thanks Mercury for setting the trend, and thanks BRP for recently adopting the same standard.
/sarcasm

Binkster posted 06-11-2012 09:49 AM ET (US)
My "new" 25 Merc 4 stroke that I bought in 2008 was manufactured by Tohatsu(thats a good thing) in 2006. I knew that going in, and got a good deal. Is the date of manufacture on the current year outboards stamped on the ID plate? If so and the motor was a couple of years old, I would demand that a new water pump impeller be installed, and I would watch the dealer doing it, unless I got a big price decrease. If there is no date of manufacture, I guess we all may get screwed. Its a good reason to buy a used engine, and then just change the impeller. At least you know where you're at.
I never bothered to change out the impeller on my "new" Merc, its got only 45 hours on it, but pumps water well.
rich

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Author	Topic: Just one example of how no model year is bad for the consumer
Buckda	posted 06-10-2012 01:54 PM ET (US) http://continuouswave.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/021501.html Well, here you go. You buy a "new" motor that was "born" 2 years ago, and some of the components that wear even in disuse can be a problem...but wait, that part isn't covered under warranty, because it's a "wear" item. There you go. There's an extra couple hundred bucks of cost taxed onto the consumer just because... Thanks Mercury for setting the trend, and thanks BRP for recently adopting the same standard. /sarcasm
Binkster	posted 06-11-2012 09:49 AM ET (US) My "new" 25 Merc 4 stroke that I bought in 2008 was manufactured by Tohatsu(thats a good thing) in 2006. I knew that going in, and got a good deal. Is the date of manufacture on the current year outboards stamped on the ID plate? If so and the motor was a couple of years old, I would demand that a new water pump impeller be installed, and I would watch the dealer doing it, unless I got a big price decrease. If there is no date of manufacture, I guess we all may get screwed. Its a good reason to buy a used engine, and then just change the impeller. At least you know where you're at. I never bothered to change out the impeller on my "new" Merc, its got only 45 hours on it, but pumps water well. rich