Re: WHAT IS THE BEST OUTBOARD ENGINE TO BUY??
Hey, Flatsman: come on!! american made is always playing catch up with quality..took years for GM, Chrysler, and Ford to make cars that have similar quality as Honda, and Toyota (those damn ricers!). Now its happening with outboards. And look, you've got Daimler-Chrysler, Mazda-Ford partnerships. In outboards, Johnson-Suzuki, Yamaha- Mercury. OMC is now owned by Canadians. wonder why this might be happening? Quality gaps, productivity inefficiencies, and brand name trade off. You've got Honda. Toyota, Nissan, volkswagen plants in the states. <br />Wake up , we're in a global village and just because a product doesn't say "made in USA" doesn't make it inferior, in fact , could be quite the opposite. And these same products create and sustain American jobs in some way or other.<br />Nuff said.