Re: If you had to do it again buy new or used??
 

If I had to do it again I would not a boat!
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Re: If you had to do it again buy new or used??
 

preowned like my 36skater 525 123 mph and as good as new

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This is exactly what I did! Buy from a dealer with snow on the lot and the price will definitely improve.

IMO- BUY USED YOU'VE BEEN USED!

Re: If you had to do it again buy new or used??
 

Pre-owned. I like them rare and exotic!

Boats and women! :evilb:

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haha snow on the lot

thanks for the advice everyone

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I have bought my last 4 fountains new 35, 42, 29 sport fish, and a 29. Couldnt make sense of the money I was blowing everytime I got a different boat. Just picked up my first used boat, a 2000 30' mystique with twin 500efi's and a myco trailer with 97 hours on it for a TON cheaper than a new one. Beautiful boat that ran well and a beautiful boat that looks great behind my truck.

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I bough my current boat new,never again. I ended up modifying it anyways because it was so slow and as far as warranty,mercs warranty was weak and useless,Smitty

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Ditto

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The amount of depreciation on boats FAR outweigh the cost of repairs to a used one.. Some new rigs are selling at a 25-50 % loss in only a couple years :eek:
Most dealer tech's are underpaid and overworked , not who I want wrenching on my rig ..so much for the value of a warranty..
Look at the prices and goodies already installed on some of the used rigs on OSO..
USED unless you have money to throw away !

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I will tell you, buying pre-owned is the only way to go. But, if you have a passion for these boats, you should definetely experience custom building a new one for yourself at least once..It sure is alot of fun, and very cool to have a brand new boat built to your exact specifications.