Marktur
Member
Hi James,
Sorry about your bad experience...As far as the ebay purchase, his price, etc. I am very happy...he sold me as advertised, he communicated well, and it arrived fast. I couldn't ask for better in this regard. Thankfully, I haven't had any vendor-type issues, so I can't comment on that.
I hear Dax will stand firmly behind his stuff, and next time I'll most likely go with him (as long as I don't have to wait 10 days before he ships and don't have to pay to get him to ship it faster). I've spoken with him, and he spends time on this board helping people out, so that's definitely worth a couple of extra bucks, especially when there's an issue like yours.
And now I'll say the part NOBODY wants to hear: we get what we pay for! We purchased a dirt-cheap motor and kit for around $120 or so (not including shipping). For what we get, it's a deal. But remember, we're at the 2-stroke motor dollar store...not at the Honda shop buying a nice 4-stroke that comes with a warranty and was built with CARE. You should not expect too too much from cheaply made aluminum 2 stroke engines..and expect that replacing failed parts as a cost to you, and the price to stay in the game. I truly believe that it's not BoyGoFast specific problem because I think all the vendors are starting out with the same kit -- so it's more of a lottery thing of percentages...there's probably 25-35% bad poo poo in the boxes, no quality control coming into the country (because they're not supposed to be here from what I understand), and in the end we all know that the Chinese could care less about the US consumers...so take it like a shot of Tequila...know that when it works, it's fun and works good.
OK, going for a ride now...(knock on wood for luck)
Mark
Sorry about your bad experience...As far as the ebay purchase, his price, etc. I am very happy...he sold me as advertised, he communicated well, and it arrived fast. I couldn't ask for better in this regard. Thankfully, I haven't had any vendor-type issues, so I can't comment on that.
I hear Dax will stand firmly behind his stuff, and next time I'll most likely go with him (as long as I don't have to wait 10 days before he ships and don't have to pay to get him to ship it faster). I've spoken with him, and he spends time on this board helping people out, so that's definitely worth a couple of extra bucks, especially when there's an issue like yours.
And now I'll say the part NOBODY wants to hear: we get what we pay for! We purchased a dirt-cheap motor and kit for around $120 or so (not including shipping). For what we get, it's a deal. But remember, we're at the 2-stroke motor dollar store...not at the Honda shop buying a nice 4-stroke that comes with a warranty and was built with CARE. You should not expect too too much from cheaply made aluminum 2 stroke engines..and expect that replacing failed parts as a cost to you, and the price to stay in the game. I truly believe that it's not BoyGoFast specific problem because I think all the vendors are starting out with the same kit -- so it's more of a lottery thing of percentages...there's probably 25-35% bad poo poo in the boxes, no quality control coming into the country (because they're not supposed to be here from what I understand), and in the end we all know that the Chinese could care less about the US consumers...so take it like a shot of Tequila...know that when it works, it's fun and works good.
OK, going for a ride now...(knock on wood for luck)
Mark
