[s-cars] NAC - UTV questions

[Kent McLean]

Robert Myers wrote:
>   http://www.shawnhartmarketing.com/index.php?target=products&product_id=31
> Does anyone here know anything about this machine and the company?  I 
> can maybe convince myself to lay out $6K for one of these rather than 
> 10K-12K fir the Rhino.

I don't know anything about them, but the fact that the contact info is
Hart *Marketing* makes me uneasy. My gut says worst case it's made in China,
and Hart Marketing is pushing them in the States with no (or limited) dealer 
network. Need parts? Good luck. But that is just a wild guess -- I could be
wrong.  But, their web site talks a good talk ("private brand UTV", "Our
factory has been making these for 3.5 years", "quality is nearly faultless",
"manufacturer of these units have been making cars for years"), but they
don't name names. What factory? How many defects per thousand? J.D. Power
numbers? Which cars?

I think "buyer beware" is appropriate here.

-- 
Kent McLean
'99 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
'91 200 TQA #3, gray, Euros, UFOs, chipped
'91 200 TQA #2 blue, up in smoke 2
'91 200 TQA #1 black, recycled
'94 100 S Avant, "Moody", sold
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy", up in smoke