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    Quote Originally Posted by David View Post
    I would not assume that a DFI 2 stroke costs as much to make as an equivalent 4 stroke. Price and manufacturing costs are not the same
    That’s what I would have thought too. But Ski, who is a pretty smart bloke, gave us pricing data comparing the two as well as carb motors, and based off of his data they were all around the same price.

    I can tell you that when I was looking at ETEC 90 and 135/115HO (the 115HO was the 135 with different badging, near as I can tell), they were… eye wateringly expensive. It was almost a joke, they were so expensive. If BRP held onto their pricing strategy to the end, no wonder they went under. But they were fairly light in certain power categories. I’ll give them that.

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    18’ Bahner bow rider, 2.4/200

    Hydrostream Viper, 140 v4 crossflow, some Raker props
    16' Baja/Tahiti/Sidewinder clone, 135 v4 crossflow
    17' boston whaler alert, 90 merc fourstroke
    13' boston whaler, 40hp yamaha

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    2003 bmw ///M5
    1993 mustang/griggs racing road race car
    and a handful of clunkers

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