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[Ruune]

Gee I thought that I was discussing hull technology...

[tkuzma]

As I read these posts, I can see the frustration build-up in the Tige owners. The best thing to do with these "thugs" is to ignore them. Remember the bullies in school who pushed your buttons to get a reaction out of you. That is what these bullies are doing. They need to feed their tiny self-esteems by picking on others. But the best thing to do is completely ignore them.

[Cheeky]

Although it is frustrating when you try to explain something people do not want to believe, it's all good. This is exactly why there are so many manufacturers. Don't like TAPs or Tige, buy something else.

I do find it odd that people with other brands come here to "question" Tige. I would never dream of going to Malibu owners site or Planet Natique to ask questions such as these. I would certainly not start insulting the boat for which the site is devoted to. Could I find things I do not like and criticize and insult these other boats since it does not fit my needs...YES, but do I, NO. I made my stand when I did not buy those boats because of my dislikes and my belief that the Tige best met all of my needs.

Many Tige owners are probably defensive because they have dealt with this petty crap for years on other web sites, typically from someone who could not even pronounce Tige, much less ridden in one.

[Ruune]

Cheeky... awesome.

BTW for all you kiddies at home- its "Tie-GUH."

[Cheeky]

Awww man, giving that away is like sharing the secret handshake...

[Ruune]

whoops... I tried to edit it, but theres a 4 minute time limit on edits.

[tige24v]

Why Are You Here Aneal??

If your the Malibu Boats Promo Guy for your area why are you hanging out with Tige ??? Doesn't Malibu have an owners website you can play on ?

Any luck selling your used 2003 yellow malibu for $45,000 ?? end of summer last yr our dealer was offering the same basic setup(diff lights and speakers) for $43,000 boat show special without dealing.

Buy a Tige - then come back to www.tigeowners.com

[Ruune]

who are you referring to?

[tige24v]

aneal000 - who is questioning tige's direction is a rep for malibu according to his wakeboarder.com posts - big suprise

[aneal000]

tige24v, I never came on this site and tried to hide who I was. I am the promotional driver for Malibu in the St. Louis area, I have been for the last 2 years. I never tried to hide my identity by posting under different names or lying about who I was. No big suprise, your right. When directly asked what boat I had I told everyone. I questioned what I saw because I was curious, not because I am an ***. I didn't come on here throwing mud like malibu3 did. I figured a lot of people that would be on this site might know me from some of the posts I used to have on wakeworld, I spend very little time posting there or wakeboarder currently. I'm sure the posts you saw were of me trying to sell my promo boat on wakeboarder.com. I have a lot of friends that own Tige's, Nautiques, MC, and Malibus. They are all good boats, and I've never questioned that.

[aneal000]

Let me actually answer your question, Why am I here?

First and foremost I am here because I am addicted to wakeboarding. I love wakeboarding more than any other sport or hobby I have ever been a part of. I eat, drink, sleep, and live wakeboarding. I love chatting with people about every aspect of our industry, including boards, boats, tricks, people, styles, gadgets, accessories, you name it. I can't get enough. Contrary to what most people think about me on this site I have a lot of experience in the industry and have on other sites provided much useful information to newbies about our sport. If you guys want to keep this an elete club of owners only then you should require boat serial numbers before entry. I have never bashed Tige on wakeworld or wakeboarder, I'm sorry that you guys feel I was just here to bash your boats.

[Cheeky]

You may not bash Tige directly, but when I reread your second post, it cam across as rude and sarcastic toward Ruune. Perhaps you did not mean it that way, but that is just they way message boards work. What you thought was witty and funny comes across as rude.

When I first read your posts, it seemed incredibly similiar to the numberous bashes I have read and when you became sarcastic when someone honestly tried to answer, it looked like a clear attempt at taking a stab. If not, then by gone be by gones.

As for Malibu, yes he did bash and I think it is incredibly bad taste to come onto a brand's site and bash.. Since he does not have a profile and I am in a generous mood, I'll pretend he's 11 and dealing with puberty.....

[malibu3]

OK Guys! While I admit I did get carried away in some of my post with the mud slinging it was inappropriate. I did feel that Tige did some Mud Slinging in some of their ad literature so let's just make this water under the bridge.

I applaud the company for getting this site going to get real owner and consumer feedback. I hope that the marketing people at Tige take a look at this discussion thread and think to thereselves "What the He** are we doing?"

As with any other watersport enthusiast I am just looking to discuss items that have regards to the sport!

Anyway, have a great summer and I look forward to reading some of the post about Tige in the future!

Malibu3 signing off!

[tige24v]

Ideas and Suggestions Wanted

Regardless of boat brand or ownership we would love to have any other boating maniacs at this site who have knowledge to share and tips to encourage others. I personally want to know about the latest in tested products, techniques, and accessories to make boating more fun, safer, whatever.

I just don't want this site to be about manufacturer choices or marketing issues. (no rational person makes a significant purchase based on a magazine ad ? - they try the product, talk to references, and then decide)

Consider this site the - After The Sale Site. Right or wrong we picked the boats now we just want them to be as good as possible with all the cool toys we can afford (before our wives stop us). I don't plan to hide any flaws I find with my tige - I will share them with others so they can figure out if they matter to them.

I personally think malibu is a good boat and considered it and the tige most seriously based on our needs and a ton of research. If you want to disparage tige do it where it has impact - not here.

Otherwise please stay in the game.

Regards.

[Banks]

Just out of curiosity what kind of company supports a representative to bash a competitor on the competitor's site. Sorry aneal but you get fired for things like that in the world that I live in. Due to the lies you have told, there is no certain answer as to who you are, and because of the lies you lose all creditibility you may have ever had with me. Therefore, I can not believe with out further proof that you are who you claim to be. It is just that a claim.