Re: Coleman motors?
Re: Coleman motors?
Chinese motors, either Parsons or Sail brand rebadged for big box store sale.
A neighbor bought the 15hp when it first showed up in the stores here.
He had issues from day one, the so called certified service center won't touch it because they didn't sell it.
He was all but told to either return it, stop payment on his credit card, or fix it himself. He finally got the store to replace it, the second one ran but the thing locked up after sitting for a few months over the winter. I think he's about ready to through it through the store window.
It don't look like all that bad of a motor but I don't see any resemblence to any other brand sold here. I see features that were copied from Honda, others from maybe Yamaha, and a few from Tohatsu but its not any one of those as a whole.
Going on pictures only, the closest I've seen is Parsun from China but even there I see little design differences just looking at pics on the web.
Either way they are Chinese, and unless Coleman intends to step up the support on these somehow, they're not going to be a valid option at the current price. Their cheaper than most but not cheap enough in my book to take the chance.
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