I'm looking at a Scout 191 Bayboat. It's a 2010 hull with a 2006 Yamaha 4-stroke 150. It's a beautiful boat and it's got all the extras. I'm getting it for 20k. The engine had a blown powerhead, so the dealer just put in a new powerhead, lower unit, and oil pump.
Yesterday, we went out for a test run. It was running great for about 5 mins, and then just shut down. Still don't know what the problem is, his mechanic is looking at it.
So now I'm torn; do I give the dealer benefit of the doubt and give him a chance to fix it or do I walk away right now? He's a private dealer and he's been great working with me so far. We know him through a friend of a friend and I haven't heard anything bad about him. I know the powerhead and lower unit are brand new, so I have no reason to doubt that he didn't change the oil pump as well. I didn't even ask him to, he just said he thought it needed it so he went ahead and changed it out. But at the same time, 20k is a lot of money for us right now. I just feel like this is a great deal (if it's running like new), but I don't want to flush that money down the drain.
Thanks for reading, what would you do?
Yesterday, we went out for a test run. It was running great for about 5 mins, and then just shut down. Still don't know what the problem is, his mechanic is looking at it.
So now I'm torn; do I give the dealer benefit of the doubt and give him a chance to fix it or do I walk away right now? He's a private dealer and he's been great working with me so far. We know him through a friend of a friend and I haven't heard anything bad about him. I know the powerhead and lower unit are brand new, so I have no reason to doubt that he didn't change the oil pump as well. I didn't even ask him to, he just said he thought it needed it so he went ahead and changed it out. But at the same time, 20k is a lot of money for us right now. I just feel like this is a great deal (if it's running like new), but I don't want to flush that money down the drain.
Thanks for reading, what would you do?