In a perfect world there would be no problems from any outboards made today, especially with all the new technological advancements being made available. But anything mechanical will always have issues of some sort, one way or another. All we can do as consumers, is do our due diligance(this forum for instance), and spin the wheel and hope it works out for the best. For me, and I can only speek for myself, MY 115 ETEC, so far, is beyond my expectations. Yup, I too read that folks had issues with ETEC motors, but also with all the top manufacturers as well though.
I fish as often as possible in Florida(at least twice a year)on the gulf side, and likely upwards of 80% of all outboards I seedown there are Yamaha fourstrokes. They must be great motors for sure, if you want a fourstroke. ETEC motors are definitely on the rise there though, as well as up here, right behing Mercury fourstrokes. I don't know if that bit of info helps anyone.
I too might be an ETEC basher if I had problems with my new motor and a dealership that was less than helpful, but that's the risk we take buying anything from any manufacturer(be it a Chevy or a BMW). We've all been through it at least once.
Please folks, just do as much research as possible beforehand, take everything with a grain of salt, and know that you made an informed and intelligent decision, based on the information at hand. That's all we can do. Good luck, and good fishing
