[Rhodes22-list] Tohatsu Bad Reputation???

[Bill Effros]

8 hp. 2 cycle. Tohatsu. 14 years old.  Remote control.  Just got the 
first tune up--dealer said it should be good for another 14 years.  
Totally reliable.

Congratulations on your boat.

Bill Effros

Tootle wrote:
> You have got to be kidding...  Maybe other brand dealers might say that
> since Tohatsu has the best reputation and they are just second best. 
> Reliability has been a trademark of Tohatsu since you were a swinger.  Two
> cycle motors are in the same catagory as diesel engines.  The hot doggers
> want 4 cycle.   The rest of us like reliability.  Go back thru the archives,
> some discussions get hostile.  Need I say I have an 8 hp 2 cycle...   On
> Lake Hartwell we do not need even 8 hp, but along the coast you need at
> least 8 hp to go foward against currents.  
>
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC, USA
>  
> I dialed a number and got the following recording: 
> "I am not available right now, but thank you for caring enough to call. 
> I am making some changes in my life. Please leave a message after the beep.
> If I do not return your call, you are one of the changes." 
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