Nice, Peter. There's nothing like providing a little bit of truth. The only two Genesis repairs from Florida have been JT's battery that was lightly monkeyed with by someone he loaned it to, that thought he knew a thing or two about batteries and caused it to go into shutdown mode. It was sent back, unlocked and worked fine, but needed the BMS changed later when he loaned it to another friend and it shutdown again. The second was the tube from my heavily used demo scooter at Amigo's that had to come back with JT's battery the second time after it stopped working when his friend tried to use it for troubleshooting. It worked great until it was taken apart by JT's buddy and ended up just needing a connector cleaned up. (There's something about JT's friends since the scooter always works well for him
).
Just wanted to clear that up, but a Genesis is likely out the OPs price range anyway.
We do have a commercial diving company in Hawaii that is replacing their two 6-8 month old SS UV-18s with a couple Genesis 600s after experiencing the difference. They might be looking to sell off one of those if you don't mind a 70lb scooter.
Cheers,
Jon
Actually, you're not being truthful. As I was there when this transpired... each time.
Amigo's scooter was not working when it arrived, prior to any trouble shooting. As I recall, it was a faulty wire. It was shipped all the way back to you, then all the back to Florida. I was in the house when this was diagnosed.
I don't remember the exact issue with JT's scooter, but I do know that it's been broke more than once. You claim it was someone hosing around with it. All I know is that even after the second time JT got it back, it cost him a dive when it wouldn't charge up.
Say whatever you want, my simple minnus just works. That's all there is to it. They've been around a long time, and their customer service is great. And for me at least, they're local. Right here in FL, so if there ever is a problem, I can drive it to them.
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One of my bubble-free dive buddies here on Oahu drives a Genesis 600 and another one of them has a Magnus I've taken out once for a spin around the Sea Tiger. Between the two, I picked the Genesis and you're welcome to give it a try if you're on Oahu. Ability to charge without opening the unit, true throttle, no shaft seals, and ability to resolve prop entanglements in the water is just too good to pass up -- not to mention the impressive thrust and cruise range figures from TBM.
OTOH, the Magnus was fun to drive and its owner has it up for sale -- so he can buy a newer, bigger Magnus.
The innovations in the genesis are awesome, and long overdue. But, so were the innovations in the 1997 Chevy Corvette. It was a giant leap from the C4 Vette. It was also the biggest mess, full of issues, that didn't get completely resolved for quite some time. Never buy the first of anything.
Ultimately, I'd be willing to buy a Genesis solely because of Jon's innovation. But I will wait until Jon has the proven track record for stability, durability and reliability (like SS) to match those innovations.
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Don't take it personal. This board is about asking for opinions. I gave my opinion, based on how I would spend my money, and why. Give me a 5 year warranty on your scooter, and I'll sell mine tomorrow. Until then, I simply can't afford the risk on a $6000 item from a guy who is new to the market.
