I have to agree with Ian. While arranger keyboard breakdowns are rare, as a pro entertainer, I need service NOW - not two weeks from today - NOW! I've very fortunate in that I have a great repair guy an hour away who has most of the parts in stock to fix any Yamaha arranger keyboard, and more often than now he can fix it while you wait, frequently in less than an hour. And, he does not charge an arm and a leg to do the job. As I've stated in the past, if it were not for AJ, Ketron would not exist in the US.

As for the cars, I feel the same way - my Dodge Grand Caravan is very reliable, has 115,000 miles on it and runs like a Swiss watch. If something goes bad, I can have it repaired just 5 miles from my home, usually in one day or less, and the repair guy provides me with a loaner car while he's fixing mine - another Grand Caravan. Many years ago I had a Renault R16, the wiring harness caught on fire the first week I owned it, and it took three months to get a new one from the manufacturer. That one caught on fire, and they did a recall. It took me two months more to get the car back - I traded it in on a full size Ford van the follow day. Drove that van more than 300,000 miles before getting another. So from my perspective, that Renault was the worst car I've ever owned in my life.

Cheers,

Gary