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I am not familiar with Royal...but I often wonder why some try and look for a good buy.....nothing wrong in doing that.....but the savings really are not there..... you can go to one of the major reputable brands who have lines that are still well made and are affordable to more people....still well made and well backed....
The problem is people don't REALLY know what they're getting just from visiting the dealers as they all have a story. So what can they do; go into see a dealer like you, Chas, Stuart... and get the TRUE scoop? The problem is they see every dealer as having an agenda of trying to sell theirs instead so any warnings they get about certain brands, technology, etc. are looked upon skeptically and you can't blame them. These sites help because you're not selling against their local dealer and they don't see much of an agenda behind your opinion the way they do when your a direct competitor to the guy selling another brand. Plus they can get info from actual other owners.