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hazelnut · 05-10-2007, 01:31 PM

I think it's flawed.

I guess I have a difference of opinion when it came to what JD Power said and what my two eyes saw. My thought... Some folks are just Brand-washed. I expect the trend to change soon based on what I saw. As I said before, certain top brand(s) have slipped recently. Not just my words but words of several folks with ties to the industry (sort of the murmur at the boat show). This was after I raised the issue so I was not influenced by that. I don't necessarily think that if someone were to buy that boat they would be getting a bad boat. Far from it. Most likely very safe and reliable. However, for the money you should expect the best. There were some question marks over my head as to whether or not that was the case. I think JD Power has some lag to it due to the fact that human nature is at the root of the survey.

I guess what I am trying to say is, don't take my word for it or JD Power for that matter, go see for yourself. Make sure you look at the price. If you can say to yourself "this boat is clearly worth $20,000 more than those others." Then go for it.

05-10-2007, 01:31 PM	#49
hazelnut Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,348 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 508 Thanked 462 Times in 162 Posts	What I saw I think it's flawed. I guess I have a difference of opinion when it came to what JD Power said and what my two eyes saw. My thought... Some folks are just Brand-washed. I expect the trend to change soon based on what I saw. As I said before, certain top brand(s) have slipped recently. Not just my words but words of several folks with ties to the industry (sort of the murmur at the boat show). This was after I raised the issue so I was not influenced by that. I don't necessarily think that if someone were to buy that boat they would be getting a bad boat. Far from it. Most likely very safe and reliable. However, for the money you should expect the best. There were some question marks over my head as to whether or not that was the case. I think JD Power has some lag to it due to the fact that human nature is at the root of the survey. I guess what I am trying to say is, don't take my word for it or JD Power for that matter, go see for yourself. Make sure you look at the price. If you can say to yourself "this boat is clearly worth $20,000 more than those others." Then go for it.