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Old 10-28-2013, 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by GO4BROKE
I was thinking today and realized the price of a new boat, at least one I was interested in, has doubled since '03. I looked at a boat at the Lauderdale show in '03, and was quoted $185K with 500 efi's. Now the same boat with 525's is $379K. Amazing.
Boats shot up in price in 05-06-07 in reality the economies of scale were the best they ever had been the prices should have stayed flat if not gone down. More boats you produce the lower the costs should have been on each one. However the customers were flush with cash and would pay a premium and the rise in prices was on. Now the reverse has happened, the costs are higher per unit but the market won't bear the higher prices.

Look at a twin step Top Gun.....2000-01 that was a 240K boat, in 2005-6 that was 440K and I would bet that is a 500K boat today. On the used market a 2000-2001 can be had for 100K +/-. Even sending that 2000-01 to Lipship for a full refresh (new motors, drives, paint, interior)and spending 150K (insanity but done to Phil's perfection) you would be into that boat for 1/2 of what a new 2014 Top Gun costs despite it being the same hull. 95% of the guys here on OSO couldn't tell the difference between a Lipship redone 2000 TG and a brand new one. So why buy a new one? Would the redone boat be any less of a boat?
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Old 10-28-2013, 09:58 AM
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And liberals cry there has been no inflation since the 70s. I wish.
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Old 10-28-2013, 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Sydwayz
Technology, features, powerplants, materials, have all changed a lot in 10 years. Expense, labor, logistics, have all gone up in varying amounts as much as double or triple.
And someone still has to make some sliver of a profit; else no one would be in the boat business.

2004 Corvette Coupe Base price: ~$43K
2014 Corvette Z51 Base price: ~$72K



And let's not even get started on the pricing on 2004 vs. 2014 diesel pickups.

Base price on Chevy's website is 51,000 for a new 2014 Stingray so 8K increase in 10 years isn't terrible
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Old 10-28-2013, 04:08 PM
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Thats what happens when they print money like its going out of style
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Originally Posted by Sydwayz
Here you go. Friend of mine shared a similar meme on FB with a motorcycle shot from back in the day with a guy doing a wheelie. I adjusted the thought to fit my needs for my page. Click picture to see full size, right click and save.

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That's very cool.
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Old 10-28-2013, 04:31 PM
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Hey but look on the bright side, I make about what I did in the late nineties !!





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Originally Posted by Sydwayz
Here you go. Friend of mine shared a similar meme on FB with a motorcycle shot from back in the day with a guy doing a wheelie. I adjusted the thought to fit my needs for my page. Click picture to see full size, right click and save.

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This will be going on my Facebook!! Not my boat but it gets the picture across. Lol
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My 2013 diesel cost $4000 more then My 2010 diesel EXACT same options even color.

I agree how its crazy boats have increased so much

But wages stay the same.....
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My 04 F350 Diesel had every single option Ford offered in 04 and the window sticker was 46k. The 14 F350 with the same options is $57410. So thats roughly 10% increase in 10 years.
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Old 10-28-2013, 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by 79formula
My 04 F350 Diesel had every single option Ford offered in 04 and the window sticker was 46k. The 14 F350 with the same options is $57410. So thats roughly 10% increase in 10 years.
Actually I think that is closer to a 24% increase?
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