[Bushwacker]

Find out WHO the warranty is with! On the earlier motors like mine (purchased in spring of '06), the warranties were with a 3rd party outfit. I've had zero problems personally, but I've heard some horror stories of that outfit going to extremes to avoid paying claims, like saying it only applies to "oil wetted" components, using water in bowl of a Racor water-separating filter as evidence of poor quality fuel to avoid paying for blown powerhead, etc.! Later motors are covered by BRP directly, who are very good about honoring warranty claims. If one of the warranties is with BRP, I'd say it was the better deal!