Ranger=Quality. I fished a tournament last year in a not so new 520 -probably close to a 2000 model, and it was one of the nicest boats I was in last year. They are not the smoothest riding in rough water (by far not the worst either), but fish outstanding (extremely stable). Ranger boats are hard to beat in terms of reliability and quality. They also have the best trailers too. I have to thow out that Tritons are my favorite though.