So i want to get a long shaft kicker. I have a couple options and hopefully get some other opions
Brand new:
2011 8hp honda - manual start 5 year warranty 8amp charging unit 1920.00 plus tax
2013 9.9 Yamaha - manual Start 5 year warranty, no charging unit 2113.00 plus tax
2014 8hp Tohatsu - electric start 5 year warranty charging unit 1800.00 delivered to my front door. (factory direct)
used
2012 9.9hp mercury electric start with roughly 25 hours. charging unit 1500.00
-so my concern about tohatsu is there a few and far between dealers and sevice if i need it. I know bayside on i bay services tohatsu but i also think he is out of business or on his way out. since they are the same as a merc will a merc dealer work on them?
- good prices left over on the honda's and yammys but is a warranty and the quality of the japanese motors worth it?
- i was also told that even though the honda has a charging unit it doesn't work, only if it has electric start it works. is that true that only electric start kickers provide the charge to the batteries.
So what would you do?