Re: 08 tahoe q6 info
I agree that the Tahoe's in that class (only ones I checked out at the recent boat show) are the worst put together of all I;ve seen. I am quite sure they will hold up the worst over time also! They aren't that much cheaper than Bayliner or Stingray so I say let them wither and die from lack of sales! Even entry level boaters deserve a good product, even if the materials, etc. aren't AS nice as some more expensive brands.
Check around on the internet and you'll find many stories of NEW tahoe issues. some minor but many major! Go in a different direction or you'll be another one of those forum stories!
I see little evidence this has always been the case with tahoe, seems some older ones were fine. Now, the entrylevel competition (Bayliner, Glastron, Stingray, others) are making better boats than in the past but Tahoe is going the other direction!
Oh, and btw, your wife is costing you lots of $$$ because whatever horror stories she heard were likely OLD, crappy boats that were bought by floks who knew nothing. 3-4 year old boats can be very much "like new", barely broken in, really. You'd get a nicer model with enough power and stay below your price range. But, wives are wives....what can you do?
Why is your wife talking boats with "the guys" anyhow!?!?!?!?
Last point many new buyers hear in this forum over and over, on't cheap out and buy an underpowered boat! The 20' bowriders will often have several engine choices from underpowered to more than enough for most purposes. Check the boat/power package combo with the experts here before you make a deal! MOST dealers get you hooked on an underpowered boat in the showroom because it's $2-4 k cheaper than the same boat with proper power! Beware.
