Thread: Ranger RT

Bought my Lowe 175 w/ 90 hp mercury last year after the boat and sport show in Indianapolis. The boat place at Rockville has them wise by side except triton. Saved -a bunch by buying the Lowe and optimax 90. Wife picked it with. My approval, gets lots of great compliments here in Florida ,love it.

Pepper

Originally Posted by MeanV2

We are all entitled to our opinion.

Dan

Come on now... Everyone knows pushing on the hull and tapping on the aluminum with one's knuckle is entirely scientific...

Totally agree. Lol

Hi There, just joined today and thought I would comment on this. We Bought a RT 178 Last fall. It is a really nice boat, it has a few things I would change but for the most part it's a great boat. Lots of storage and room up front for two seats. Anyone have any ?'s just let me know.

I just purchased a new 2013 lowe 195 and of course i havent had it on the water yet but i think i did alright for the price. the ranger is definately a nice boat, but i like the 2 full sized live wells in the lowe and at $20000 with the 115 optimax pro xs, it came in $4500 cheaper than the ranger. but i dont think it's as pretty as the ranger

The fish don't care anyway as long as the boat meets your needs Who cares who made it . Like fishing in the rain. Fish don't care they are already wet lol

Originally Posted by antlerjon

I just purchased a new 2013 lowe 195 and of course i havent had it on the water yet but i think i did alright for the price. the ranger is definately a nice boat, but i like the 2 full sized live wells in the lowe and at $20000 with the 115 optimax pro xs, it came in $4500 cheaper than the ranger. but i dont think it's as pretty as the ranger

looked at both of them yesterday, lowe hands down. bigger , more storage, cheaper,

I own a brand new lowe. I am the original owner and on the first year my hull/livewell started leaking. supposed to be be under warranty but they never fixed it. lowe said that the leak is in the livewell, not the hull, and therefore not covered by the warranty. even the dealership was able to scope the bottom of livewell where it is attached to the hull and saw a crack where water was coming into the boat. they thought that lowe would fix it. nope. I had to have it fixed by someone else on my own dime. be aware, if you buy a lowe, their customer service is terrible. I also own an older ranger and their customer service is fantastic.