u/Zacness

Prepaid maintenance coded as a VSC.
GAP rate that hasn't been updated since the last carrier refresh.
Term on the menu that doesn't match what the contract actually covers.
Non-eRated products in the menu that are not correct Theft protection tied to a program that quietly changed its claim process six months ago.

You sold it. The customer signed. Everyone went home happy.

Until they didn't.

Customer put-out to resign. Customer furious.
Chargeback hits. Or wore, Claim denied and now you're explaining to your dealer principal why a deal you closed four months ago is costing the store money today - because somewhere between the agency, the provider, and the menu vendor, nobody actually verified the setup.

Most F&l managers never audit the products. They trust the integration. They trust the agency. They trust the technology.

When did you last open each product and confirm it's coded, rated, and disclosed the way you think it is?
When did you last contact your agency? Maybe it's time to update your eRating process.

Has a mis-coded product ever burned you - and who owns catching it in your store?

The 2026 e-jet skis are here, search interest is climbing into summer, (Kawasaki Ultra310, See Doo RXP-X 325, eTaiga Orca) and everyone's lining up on two sides.

Pos POV: instant torque off the line (no waiting for a supercharger to spool), dead silent so you can actually talk to your buddy or sneak up on a quiet cove without scaring every fish in the lake, zero fumes, and let's be honest, you get serious cool points being the only one at the ramp with an e-ski. The talk of the pond!
I just watch J Hill on his e-dirt bike and it looked pretty dope.

Neg POV: you get your fun, hard-fast-splashing & racing session… and roughly 45 minutes later (or a long ride to the other side of the lake) you're either limping back at trolling speed or paddling. Gas guys pull up, splash for four hours, top off at the pump in five minutes, and go again. Charging isn't a pit stop, your in timeout. You're scheduling your day around a battery instead of around the weather.

So here's the actual question nobody answers honestly: is run time a dealbreaker, or a 3-year problem that battery tech + swap packs eventually solve?
My take: if you're a rip-around-the-cove, take-the-kids-tubing, never-more-than-a-mile-from-the-dock rider, the e-ski might already fit your real usage better than you think.
If you're a go-explore-the-whole-lake-all-day rider, gas still wins in 2026, full stop