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Originally Posted by Hillcountry
Terrible service from Irwin or Winnisquam
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Sounds like Winnisquamer's issue was with Winnisquam.
I have had outstanding sales and service from Winnisquam. I have a great working relationship with them and have never had an issue. I feel like Ryan bends over backwards for us. I have bought 3 Premiers from them, plus had service work done on my Whaler (engine swap with an engine I supplied).
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Originally Posted by Winnisquamer
For 248k You should be thrilled to have them as a dealer Codeman, not feel disrespected..
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I can't be thrilled with them as a dealer from a sales standpoint when the sales rep tries to "wow" me with his knowledge and insult my market intelligence. I am no rookie to buying boats, in fact supply chain procurement is my career so I have seen plenty of good and bad sales tactics over the years.
I am certainly not condemning them as a whole. I have never used them for service so I have no knowledge there. I did procure a slip from them this season (not at their facility) for which I was grateful for the assistance. When I was there signing for my slip I did hear someone say that they expected to sell out of ALL new inventory this year. Good for them, although I don't believe it will happen. Case in point the 328SS.
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Originally Posted by noreast
Being able to get the 250 for the same price as the 150 should not be possible anywhere.
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This I do have to disagree with a bit. When I was shopping in June I found dealers in Florida, PA and Michigan that had the same model boat with similar or more options, with similar prices as I was being quoted locally, but with 250-300hp motors instead of the 200hp the local boat was equipped with. Dealers out of New England either are in areas that have longer boating seasons and can move more inventory, have a bigger overall market, or are closer to the factories and have less in logistical costs to move the boats. These factors contribute to better deals. I will say my example was with boats powered by Etecs and Yamahas.
That being said, a local dealer carrying the same line may not go out of their way to service you if needed. They still have to honor the warranty, but that doesn't mean they have to jump you to the head of the line.