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| Recently retired and want to buy a new boat. It will be a straight cash deal, no trade in. When buying a car, you have a sticker price and it is pretty easy to find the dealer cost and you typically pay less than sticker. I have paid for Consumer Reports printouts that show price/list for every option and it has been very helpful.
Any ball park figures on what percentage dealers typically come down from list price? Only new boat I bought was a pontoon, previous year model and the dealer came down quite a bit but that was during the recession and they wanted to reduce inventory. Any help would be appreciated. |
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Location: Minnesota | Don't know what the percentage Is but if you order a boat your going to pay more then if you buy one they have in stock. Then if you buy a year old boat can get even better deals. |
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Location: Watersmeet, Michigan | Dittos on checking out last year's models; they're offering some very good prices right now. Actually, any boat you order should cost you less (considerably less) than one you buy off the floor since the dealer has no money invested in it and pays no interest on it. He essentially acts as a broker and makes additional money on prep charges. Typical mark-ups, excluding prep charges, range from $5k on a $25k boat to $10k or more on a $50k model. On an order, I'd be looking for a discount of at least $2,500 on the lower end, to no less than $6k on the upper range. Shop around.
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Location: deephaven mn | make an offer. if you shop around you will see prices vary, even if you order one |
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| Some places dont negotiate at all like Bass Pro on the boat but they have other incentives like electronics and such. |
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Location: Tinley Park, IL | The more I research, the easier my decision has become. Buy gently used (1-3 years old). 1st year depreciation is estimated somewhere around 20%. I see plenty of 40K bassboats sold for in the low 30s after 1 year. I'd love to start with my motor from day 1 but new boats are just ridiculously expensive. |
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Location: Watersmeet, Michigan | A few examples of some good deals.
http://greenbay.craigslist.org/boa/4912536451.html
https://greenbay.craigslist.org/boa/4906405293.html
https://eauclaire.craigslist.org/boa/4915399077.html
http://walleye.outdoorsfirst.com/classifieds.asp?a=99307
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Location: Minnesota. | Maybe I shouldn't be admitting this out loud (*G*) but when I ordered up a new Ranger in 2012 after a garage fire took my '97 681, it never occurred to me to counter the price that was quoted.
Not so with auto's, don't get me wrong but with a good dealer whom I trust in the Twin Cities and who went out of his way to speak with a couple Ranger people about putting a low-water option on a new Z118 ("Nope, we don't do it on that boat!" - "Well why not??") I didn't feel I wanted to go there.
"A fool n' his money are easily parted" - yep but sometimes you go with your gut. I trust the dealer who has been very fair with me in the past. Name withheld obviously. Good people.
Good luck John, I hope you get the rig you're after. It's more fun than buying a car...
Jeremy.
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Location: Lake Elmo, MN | I have purchased 3 brand new Rangers over the years (most recent a 620 Fisherman). I find the boat price is pretty fixed but any dealer installed accessories can be used to your advantage to get a deal done. Things like covers, add-on electronics, and even service can be worked into a deal. |
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