15% increase on GM marine powerplants for '05?

Ruune

A friend of mine is looking at new boats, and was told by a Malibu dealer in Austin that all GM-based marinized powerplants are going to have a 15% price increase for 2005. This doesnt make sense to me, since I am under the impression that GM sells standard long blocks, and that it is PCM, Merc, indmar, marine power, etc. that does the marinizing.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

holiday13 · Soul Rider Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Posts: 325 City: Flemington

GM does have it's own line of marine motors, the Tige's come with GM Vortec motors.

I noticed after you posted that you have a Tige', I'm picking up an '05 Sunday and it has a 5.7l GM motor, the rep did say there was an increase coming on the '05s but I got mine in before the increase.

ShawnB · Outlaw Joined: 07 Aug 2003 Posts: 105 City: N. Attleboro

Taken from Tige' website:

Ruune · Posted: Aug 05, 2004 10:26 am Post subject:

ShawnB, you beat me to it on the marine power quote.

holiday13, what did you end up getting?

salmon_tacos

Ruune · Posted: Aug 05, 2004 11:13 am Post subject:

I have just been schooled... Razz

holiday13 · Soul Rider Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Posts: 325 City: Flemington

Ruune, I am picking up a 2005 24v Limited on Sunday, got to drive it last weekend and it handles really well. I know the '05 motors do have 5 more horse power, which is not that much difference but every little bit helps right?!

NAW · Posted: Aug 05, 2004 12:34 pm Post subject:

surfsup · Outlaw Joined: 30 Jan 2004 Posts: 118 City: Orlando

Probably has more to do with Indmar's allocation and pricing terms from GM than anything else....