Has anybody purchased a new outboard online from overseas?
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Every dealer I talk to is saying it will be 8 weeks. I can get that ordering overseas !
Might read these threads first:
Buying a new Outboard Overseas?
This question is just out of sheer curiosity because I won't be buying a new outboard motor overseas anytime soon. My 6 HP Tohatsu was $1400 new, best price I could find on-line. Has anyone purchased a new outboard for their dinghy overseas? A major label like Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, Nissan...
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Overseas outboard dealers legit? - The Hull Truth - Boating and Fishing Forum
The Boating Forum - Overseas outboard dealers legit? - I am looking to buy a new 20 HP outboard (Mercury or Tahatsu) and have considered buying it online instead of going to a local dealer. In my search I ran across 2 overseas companies with prices quite a bit less than U.S. online dealers...
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It is not surprising that US dealers are having trouble keeping inventory. One of the unusual effects of the pandemic and business shutdown is that some sectors of the economy have seen a huge boom. Recreational boating, home improvement, and furniture sales have been going through the roof. With low interest rates home sales have surged. As are result it is nearly impossible to buy a recreational kayak, an RV, or a small boat.
Personally, I would not gamble with an overseas dealer of unknown reputation. Even if they deliver the product, its provenance would be uncertain. Is the motor a gray market motor? A black market motor? Will the manufacturer honor the warrantee? Too many uncertainties for my taste.
Have you checked Defender.com? They don't carry Suzukis but they have other brands and some in stock.
Well pretty much what I expected and suspected,,,will probably shop some local dealers,,,,thanks
I've bought from this site and had excellent results.
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Hi Planoron.
When you , say overseas, where do you mean?
Do you have a link to the (sales) site?
In Australia this is a constant con that is like a whack-a-mole.
The sales site moves around (Indonesia, Philippines etc), but the ad on the site is just recycled.
One site offers Suzuki, a carbon copy offers Tohatsu and another offers Hondas.
Money goes, engine no shows.
Gary
When you , say overseas, where do you mean?
Do you have a link to the (sales) site?
In Australia this is a constant con that is like a whack-a-mole.
The sales site moves around (Indonesia, Philippines etc), but the ad on the site is just recycled.
One site offers Suzuki, a carbon copy offers Tohatsu and another offers Hondas.
Money goes, engine no shows.
Gary
A month ago we ordered a 40hp Yamaha from our local dealer, it'll be December before we see it. We don't need till May so were should be good.
Wondering though, does using a credit card for payment offer protection with an overseas purchase?
Wondering though, does using a credit card for payment offer protection with an overseas purchase?
I was counting on some protection from the credit card co but had not made that call yet. I know you can''t sue because the damages are less than 50k.
Hi Planoron
Re; gary - Company Info : Yamaha Outboards For Sale,Suzuki Boat Motors,Honda Marine Engines
That is different from the Aussie con job. I will pass it on to a friend in Hong Kong and see what he can dig up.
We have not much else to do in these times.
gary
Re; gary - Company Info : Yamaha Outboards For Sale,Suzuki Boat Motors,Honda Marine Engines
That is different from the Aussie con job. I will pass it on to a friend in Hong Kong and see what he can dig up.
We have not much else to do in these times.
gary
This is what I learned as well when I researched and bought a 8 hp Honda outboard a few years ago. You can get the motor a few hundred cheaper overseas, but no warranty. I passed. It wasn't worth it to lose the warranty or deal with the potential hassle of an overseas purchase. I ended up going with OnlineOutboards.com.
I've heard stories that 2 cycle outboards are no longer sold in the US. If true, you are not going to import one either. I took a Chevy Blazer that I'd rebuilt in Fla to the Bahamas. I'd gotten rid of the pointless pollution control system (back in the '80s) and upon returning, even though I'd changed nothing in the Bahamas, they would not let my truck back in. I told them that was the way it was when we exported it, but that fell on deaf ears.
Don’t forget firearms and ammunition, also in very high demand along with certain other outdoor/sporting merchandise. Background checks at record levels in CA. Good time to own SWBI? Firearms display cabinets look like the grocery shelves of the first few weeks.
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As a former dealer and other dealers, we wouuld warranty the motors we sold as we did not know who bought from, bought from where, who had worked on them, bought from an on line dealer and so forth. As some have pointed out, deal with a ligit dealer in the U S who will warranty your engine