I recently purchased an Xpress H22b from a buddy of mine. The whole package is a 2015 and had 100hrs on it. It has a 45” Minn kota 112# thrust 36v Foretrex trolling motor. I’m thinking of selling it to upgrade to a unit with spot lock. My boat has a Lowrance HDS 7 gen 2 touch on the bow and a HDS 9 gen 3 on the console. After talking to the guys at the Bassmaster Classic a couple weeks ago I’m trying to decide between Minn kota and Motorguide, since the motorguide will communicate with my Lowrance units. I know this is a personal preference but I would like to know if people here have had any bad experiences with the motorguides. I’m not sure if I will ever actually use all the added features but the motorguide is cheaper than the Minn kota and will talk to my units. Almost seems like a no brainer but it gets me nervous also.

I have a guy in Arkansas that has a 54” Xi5 that wants to trade but we would have to ship both units as he is 18hrs 1 way.