It really doesn't take a lot of back breakin' labor to learn which boats have good, or a great reputation, and which boats are crap.
Hell...just look at some of the crap people are buying these days, I am always amazed at what constitutes beauty! Even as a kid casting off the West Dennis Beach Jetty for bluefish, my best friend and I would look at boats entering the Bass River and we could tell you if they were $h!t or not (read larson, read cruisers inc, read renken, read etc.....)
Christ, before dropping 100 large, ask around a bit. And, do hours, days and weeks of research, or even years if the need be. And then ask a professional surveyor when you decide on a brand, it is worth an hour of his rate to save years of heartburn.
100K for a boat is almost as much as I paid for my house. For 100 large I could absolutely build my dream boat & fish until I am an old man. And I'd be using only 5 gallons of diesel an hour..... ahhh, what a life I would lead then! Plus, I'd have heat in the wheelhouse no less!
Not that I don't feel your pain! I do!
I think if you have an axe to grind, which you certainly do, and you're not satisfied by Angler, then go for it, no one likes getting screwed.
But when you get satisfaction, if you do....look at a new 29 SeaVee for 100K, or a used 26 Regulator for 75K! Remember, in life, you get what you pay for.
Or, as my ol' man still tells me,
"If you pay peanuts you're sure to get monkeys!"
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