miami show-Verado- stay tuned

[Glen E]

Just received a ticket in the mail from the Mercury Smartcraft Manager to come down and meet with them on the closed-to-public-dayand look at some things they have plannned for the next few years with smartcraft and the Verado - will let you know what I find out...

[fishcop]

let us know about the new 150 class

[Glen E]

send me questions..what do we want to know?

[tightwads]

We wanna know how they're going to make them 25% lighter and cheaper!!!

Luis

[Drifter]

gersly - 2/10/2005 5:51 PM

send me questions..what do we want to know?

What percentage of their servicing dealers are qualified to work on Verados now, and what are their plans going forward concerning this same issue?

I'm also curious about details on the 150 and 175 hp Verados, such as weight.

[Glen E]

what does the weight have to be for their midrange stuff to be competitive?

[Drifter]

gersly - 2/10/2005 6:18 PM

what does the weight have to be for their midrange stuff to be competitive?

Yami 4-cylinder F150 weighs 466#. Honda F150 is approx 480#.

[Somethin-Fishey]

Merc rep at Chasn boat show said 150 Verado is approx 510#, DTS standard, but steering is optional.

[TopFin36]

Are these being given to Verado owners?

[Glen E]

TopFin36 - 2/10/2005 7:09 PM

Are these being given to Verado owners?

don't know - I have known these guys for a few years....did not get it for owning verados -

[silverg]

Drifter - 2/10/2005 6:29 PM

Yami 4-cylinder F150 weighs 466#. Honda F150 is approx 480#.

Suzuki 140 hp - 410 lbs

[TopFin36]

gersly - 2/10/2005 7:11 PM

don't know - I have known these guys for a few years....did not get it for owning verados -

What day are you going to go? Let us know what kind of information they come back with....

[Glen E]

TopFin36 - 2/10/2005 7:18 PM

What day are you going to go? Let us know what kind of information they come back with....

jose - I'm going thurs morning...how are your motors?

[t.rae]

See if you can confirm a rumor I heard about a 325hp. Thanks

[FloridaDan]

Glen ask them if they're going to come out with a 300 + hp non racing version Verado and when. Also ask them if they're going to stop this BS of having to run 93 octane to get the extra 25 hp from 250 to 275.

I'd also like to know what was the maximum hrs they put on a single Verado - but I doubt they'll tell us that.

Who knows maybe there is hope for me yet with Mercury !

Thanks

[Glen E]

FloridaDan - 2/10/2005 7:57 PM

Glen ask them if they're going to come out with a 300 + hp non racing version Verado and when. Also ask them if they're going to stop this BS of having to run 93 octane to get the extra 25 hp from 250 to 275.

I'd also like to know what was the maximum hrs they put on a single Verado - but I doubt they'll tell us that.

Who knows maybe there is hope for me yet with Mercury !



Thanks

I will - there is one guy who has 1000 hours on his set on the SKA circuit and all that is happened is he has replaced 1 alternator...

[go fish]

Mercurys new engines are Yamahas painted black!

[empty canibal]

drifter had best questions yet....potential merc quality service is a problem,i wouldnt want to take my rig to bass pro shops for repair... they need to get the 200,225 to weigh in what new 150,175 weights will be instead of what the 250,275 weight.... in other words, IMO they need to be in the 480-510 lb range instead of 650. then theyd have something.

[Tireless]

Have fun Glen...enjoy the show!

[Whaler27]

adam schwartz - 2/11/2005 4:35 AM

drifter had best questions yet....potential merc quality service is a problem,i wouldnt want to take my rig to bass pro shops for repair... they need to get the 200,225 to weigh in what new 150,175 weights will be instead of what the 250,275 weight.... in other words, IMO they need to be in the 480-510 lb range instead of 650. then theyd have something.

I read something somewhere recently that indicated that certain long time, very loyal, smaller Merc dealers were simply not willing to make the investment necessary to support the Verado product line. I think that support problem, if there is one, is going to be a bigger problem in the northern climates where the boating season is short making a reasonable return on investment difficult.