Hello all you MO Crappie.com vets, its been a while since I've posted anything here due to "Blown Motor Depression Syndrom" I'm finally in the market to purchase another motor and I've seen quite few. My question is if you had a mechanic inspect a motor and it checks out ok how old of a motor would you feel comfortable buying. 80's, 90's, early 00. I'm looking to purchase between a 60 to 75 HP Mercury, what do you guys think? I'm hoping to have a little $ left over for nice toys for the boat.