O THREE R12/100 OR DUI CF200x

[TAZA]

Can't make my mind up to go with O THREE R12/100 OR DUI CF200x.
any comments
Cheers
Taza

[colinicky]

Opening a can of worms ?
Personally I love my CF200 but having never had an Othree I am biased ! I find it very flexible & very warm even during winter with artic extremes & 1 hour + of deco .

[essexbloke]

Originally Posted by TAZA

Can't make my mind up to go with O THREE R12/100 OR DUI CF200x.
any comments
Cheers
Taza

There has been lots of threads on this subject , lots of people love o3 great service back up , and a few go for dui it's all down to your choice and money?
both great suits im on the dui side had one for 14 years and are great some people have had bad suits,i dont like 03 due to the fact they are made in china and are shoulder only entry suits. but that is my view, but as i said great suit.

[meathead_dave]

I have an O'three for years as do most of the other members in my Dive club. I have NEVER heard a criticism of them. The after sales is superb. Evidently the custom ones are still made in portland it's just the standard ones made abroad now. I had a neck seal go on my Ri200 3 years after purchase and they replaced it for free. Cant sing O'threes praises high enough.

[colinicky]

Originally Posted by meathead_dave

I have an O'three for years as do most of the other members in my Dive club. I have NEVER heard a criticism of them. The after sales is superb. Evidently the custom ones are still made in portland it's just the standard ones made abroad now. I had a neck seal go on my Ri200 3 years after purchase and they replaced it for free. Cant sing O'threes praises high enough.

I had lousy experience with O3 in that they never called me back when I was looking for a suit even after 5 or 6 calls "the man you need to speak to is busy can I get him to call you ?" which never happened ,also at last years Lids I ordered & paid for a new hood that needed customising (1inch extra in the neck) by August I still had not recieved it & eventually got my money back . Maybe I was unlucky but I had the exact oposite from Andy at Hydrotech (Dui agents) who went out of his way to set up a trydive for me at Stoney on his day off ,to try various suits .
As said in post 2 I bought Dui

[nickb]

Originally Posted by essexbloke

...i dont like 03 due to the fact they are made in china and are shoulder only entry suits. but that is my view, but as i said great suit.

AIUI, the MTM suits are made in the UK and I'm sure you can spec a MTM with a front-loader.

[Dick Barwell]

Got a DUI great suit but aftersales would go O3 ......
db

[MidnightCowboy]

Ive recently had the same issue and plumped for the O3, there is quite a waiting list for the MTM's so get your order in before the dive show or you'll be waiting 3-5 months !!

Colinicky - I think you must have caught them on a bad day as when I rang the guy was busy but called me straight back and was very helpful. Plus they didn't even take the piss when I sent them the wrong measurements cause I was paying too much attention to the playstation and not the measuring tape !