I have an evinrude 175 ficht, it is an 2004. It has been a very good engine.. so far. Quick starting,and quite running. I think you all might of heard of some of the larger engines blowing. More in the 225 than the 200's. But so far, mine has been good to me. When I bought my boat, I was trying to decide on a Yamaha or Evinrude when I ordered. I had an Yamaha on my last boat and it was a good engine. Had it for 13yrs and no problems. I had a friend that had a Evinrude and it ran great. So I took a chance and went with the Rude. But in anythings happens to this engine in the next 3 years, I will go back to the Yamaha. thanks