On Sunday, July 30, 2000 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, Mark Kovalcson wrote:
Considering how things with the Internet are going, it sounds like Calabria will
have to change how they do business a lot to stand a chance in the future.
A dealer can be a good thing. Over the years I have really come to respect a few
dealers out there who really love this sport and know their stuff. In particular
one really sticks out in my mind. The people there live and breath the sport, pull
tournaments and participate in them. If I get a boat from them I know it will be
tweaked and set up to pull a tournament as I receive it. I trust them almost enough
to take it sight unseen and I think they would support me well enough remotely that
I wouldn't miss having a local dealership most of the time. When you buy a boat
like this the dealership is doing a great job.
Andy and Mindy Poorman wrote:
Company:
I got mine directly from the factory to save money and because there is not a
dealer in the local area. This was a bad idea. They are very slow to respond
and we had to keep pestering them to just get what we ordered and paid for. And
we never did get the right trailer. It basically took the threat of lawyer involvement to get the money back that we paid for a tandem axle after the boat
arrived on a single axle.
All in all, it took about 6 months after delivery to get the boat to where it
was supposed to be the day of delivery.
--
Mark Kovalcson
http://www.perfectpull.com
Waterski Training Equipment
On Sunday, July 30, 2000 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, Mark Kovalcson wrote:
Considering how things with the Internet are going, it sounds like Calabria will
have to change how they do business a lot to stand a chance in the future.
A dealer can be a good thing. Over the years I have really come to respect a few
dealers out there who really love this sport and know their stuff. In particular
one really sticks out in my mind. The people there live and breath the sport, pull
tournaments and participate in them. If I get a boat from them I know it will be
tweaked and set up to pull a tournament as I receive it. I trust them almost enough
to take it sight unseen and I think they would support me well enough remotely that
I wouldn't miss having a local dealership most of the time. When you buy a boat
like this the dealership is doing a great job.
Andy and Mindy Poorman wrote:
Company:
I got mine directly from the factory to save money and because there is not a
dealer in the local area. This was a bad idea. They are very slow to respond
and we had to keep pestering them to just get what we ordered and paid for. And
we never did get the right trailer. It basically took the threat of lawyer involvement to get the money back that we paid for a tandem axle after the boat
arrived on a single axle.
All in all, it took about 6 months after delivery to get the boat to where it
was supposed to be the day of delivery.
--
Mark Kovalcson
http://www.perfectpull.com
Waterski Training Equipment
On Sunday, July 30, 2000 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, Mark Kovalcson wrote:
Considering how things with the Internet are going, it sounds like Calabria will
have to change how they do business a lot to stand a chance in the future.
A dealer can be a good thing. Over the years I have really come to respect a few
dealers out there who really love this sport and know their stuff. In particular
one really sticks out in my mind. The people there live and breath the sport, pull
tournaments and participate in them. If I get a boat from them I know it will be
tweaked and set up to pull a tournament as I receive it. I trust them almost enough
to take it sight unseen and I think they would support me well enough remotely that
I wouldn't miss having a local dealership most of the time. When you buy a boat
like this the dealership is doing a great job.
Andy and Mindy Poorman wrote:
Company:
I got mine directly from the factory to save money and because there is not a
dealer in the local area. This was a bad idea. They are very slow to respond
and we had to keep pestering them to just get what we ordered and paid for. And
we never did get the right trailer. It basically took the threat of lawyer involvement to get the money back that we paid for a tandem axle after the boat
arrived on a single axle.
All in all, it took about 6 months after delivery to get the boat to where it
was supposed to be the day of delivery.
--
Mark Kovalcson
http://www.perfectpull.com
Waterski Training Equipment
I got my 2015 Calabria Pro V II a month and a half ago. Nothing but problems. The quality is bad. The driver seat pulled out and all that was holding it in was basically 3 sheet rock screws. The observer seat is the wrong seat and does not fit the space
correctly and will blow open when running down the river or lake. The center floor section shifted and is different levels now. the back center seat section now sits an inch lower than the other seats. The ballast switches are backwards. The left switch
runs the right tank and vice versa. After 3 uses, the right tank will not fill. The display button does nothing, but the speedometer calibration switch runs the display. The padding as you enter the open bow is rattling loose as well. Took the swim
platform off to wax the boat and the middle bracket was heavily modified. It had a second hole drilled out and some grinding done to it to make the platform lock in. The list keeps growing. I have the dealer trying to get some resolution, but not much
luck so far. They are dealing with the factory. Turns out Bob is the owner still, but Dave from Wakecraft is building the boats now. Bob was good to talk to, but Dave is a different story and hard to reach. I want them to buy the boat back. I dropped
alot of money on a brand new boat and it is unsafe and the craftsmanship is poor.
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