Well folks, the buying and selling has finally caught up with me.....
After my eneey-meeny-miny-moe game with myself over twp different Rangers, I chose to buy one from a dealer in Louisiana and paid to ship it here indtead of the one from the individual. I spoke at length with a salesman there and received several (27) pictures of the boat, compression check, video of motor running, I decided to pull the plug and by the 06 instead of the 04 and a 150 4stroke instead of a 150 2stroke, same price. I paid to have someone deliver it to me and received it on Tuesday. This "like new", "no issues, no surprises" Ranger I have dreamed of is now sitting in my driveway. My first impression....Oh did I make a big mistake. Not quite the feeling I was hoping for.
The issues....more than normal wear and tear for a used boat. Filthy, all drains clogged with mud and sand, non-divuldged scratches on the bottom of the boat, keel guard ripped off, scratches down the side of the boat, several scratches/scuffs on the trailer, trail plug wiring was inoperable on delivery with wire hanging, brake wires unconnected and hanging from trailer, both cranking battery and trolling motor battery arrived dead, will not take charge, severely stained carpet with oil and cigarette burns, trolling motor inoperable and rigged onto boat, missing seat pole, bottom posts on seats rusted and full of water, locks corroded, back light pole bent and unusable, prop has multiple dings and dents, skeg is scratched and paint off, bimini top has signs of wear, mildew and liner with snaps is torn all the way around, boat buckles rusted and non-functioning.
I was sent distant pictures and everything was conveniently hidden, carpet in front not in photos, back half of motor hidden by coke machine, no close ups. Wow, my fault totally stupid on my part. Taking people for their word.
I called the owner and discussed the misrepresentation of the boat. He called me a spoiled b!tch and said I should have bought a $30k new boat. This boat was like new and in his opinion in great shape. If I called and said the motor was spewing oil and fell off he might feel bad. He did agree to take it back for a refund and then declined the next day when I called him. After speaking with him several times, he is the most unreasonable, uneducated man I have ever dealt with regarding business.
I learned my lesson....never buy sight unseen. Just passing that on to those who are trusting like me.
After my eneey-meeny-miny-moe game with myself over twp different Rangers, I chose to buy one from a dealer in Louisiana and paid to ship it here indtead of the one from the individual. I spoke at length with a salesman there and received several (27) pictures of the boat, compression check, video of motor running, I decided to pull the plug and by the 06 instead of the 04 and a 150 4stroke instead of a 150 2stroke, same price. I paid to have someone deliver it to me and received it on Tuesday. This "like new", "no issues, no surprises" Ranger I have dreamed of is now sitting in my driveway. My first impression....Oh did I make a big mistake. Not quite the feeling I was hoping for.
The issues....more than normal wear and tear for a used boat. Filthy, all drains clogged with mud and sand, non-divuldged scratches on the bottom of the boat, keel guard ripped off, scratches down the side of the boat, several scratches/scuffs on the trailer, trail plug wiring was inoperable on delivery with wire hanging, brake wires unconnected and hanging from trailer, both cranking battery and trolling motor battery arrived dead, will not take charge, severely stained carpet with oil and cigarette burns, trolling motor inoperable and rigged onto boat, missing seat pole, bottom posts on seats rusted and full of water, locks corroded, back light pole bent and unusable, prop has multiple dings and dents, skeg is scratched and paint off, bimini top has signs of wear, mildew and liner with snaps is torn all the way around, boat buckles rusted and non-functioning.
I was sent distant pictures and everything was conveniently hidden, carpet in front not in photos, back half of motor hidden by coke machine, no close ups. Wow, my fault totally stupid on my part. Taking people for their word.
I called the owner and discussed the misrepresentation of the boat. He called me a spoiled b!tch and said I should have bought a $30k new boat. This boat was like new and in his opinion in great shape. If I called and said the motor was spewing oil and fell off he might feel bad. He did agree to take it back for a refund and then declined the next day when I called him. After speaking with him several times, he is the most unreasonable, uneducated man I have ever dealt with regarding business.
I learned my lesson....never buy sight unseen. Just passing that on to those who are trusting like me.
