Re: Evinrude E-Tec or Suzuki
2 hours up here is going for a pack of smokes distance.my little town(70,000) has no rude,yamaha,suziki,dealers as of now.i went to another country to get my etec (u.s.a).all we have left is a merc and a Honda dealer.starting to see more etec,s around so somebody in Michigan is selling to Canadians and making money.i absolutely love my 60 etec (2011).it has tons of low end grunt ,stellar fuel economy,ultra quite.it starts in about 3/4 turn of the flywheel every time though I have to keep reminding myself that the so called warmup lever is only for winterisation which takes approx. 2 minutes total.what I liked was the fact that there was no breakin period (computer adds extra oil for first few hours) and I got a 6 year warrenty.dealer where I bought has a good reputation for service and pricing.what I also liked was I got the rigging ,extra oil,setup,prop ,all thrown in for no charge.he even stored my old 90 for a few and found me a buyer for it with no extra charge there either.dont discount the etec just for a few miles extra expecially if you like 2stroke power and punch.also I might add 2 stroke smell and smoke is a thing of the past with the etec .with this proably being the last new motor I ever buy I thought long and hard before I decided on the etec.the only other motor I was even concidering was the yammy f70.up here suzzys are rarer than 3 dollar bills.