Thanks guys for your interest in my problem.
As you suggested John D, I will email the Triumph customer service rep because if a few more people contact them with their concerns then they might have a re-think on the policy.
NC, the Triumph factory quote is puzzling, notably the sentence: "
We believe initial shipments of the 235 to international markets will continue to be limited and anyone interested in a 235 is encouraged to place their orders early." Now the problem with this is that the Triumph factory is
refusing to accept any orders on the 235 from my Australian dealer, so it is a bit difficult to place an order "
early" as suggested. Of course this makes the first part of their sentence true because "
initial shipments of the 235 to international markets will continue to be limited" if the overseas dealers are
unable to order a 235 from the factory! If I was able to order and place a deposit on a 235 then I would also expect a delivery date better than late 2008 or early 2009. That's at least a year or more away and I can't wait that long for a boat with no firm idea of when it would arrive.
G'day Aussie61 and I hope you're living well in Louisiana mate! Thanks for the offer of help but at this stage I would be concerned with the lack of warranty and support that would be the natural consequence of doing a self-import. Things are pretty crook if Triumph is forcing us to look at doing our own importing to get one of their great boats mate!
You know, I just want to go boating in a Triumph 235 down under but with all this hassle it might be easier just to buy a different brand of boat.
Unless of course......they have a change of heart and look after their Aussie friends! Here's hoping!
