Do Cigs have superior resale value?
#41
Originally Posted by dreamer
i think the general spirit of this thread was intended to be obout buy used and then waht kind of depr...... the last 2yrs the industry has changed with prices skyrocketing(at least msrp) especialy with Bigger hp being more common
it worth 5 years after it leaves the showroom and how
much money did it cost you to own that boat for 5
years ( in real dollars ).
When your talking about buying used,the boat has
already depricated. Like anything they the price tends
to level out after 5 years.
#42
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When I was in high performance brokerage boats years ago in Ft. Lauderdale, a clean, used Cigarette listing was Gold!
The sticker shock after a boat show made more than one brokerage deal for me. A clean boat of another brand was not as easy to sell. I had some immaculate listings that just sat month after month.
One guy from Long Island came down to see me. He had been shopping for a HP boat for months. So many salesmen said: "It's just as good as a Cigarette", when trying to sell him their brand, that he came to me specifically for a Cigarette.
It certainly doesn't hurt that the name "Cigarette" has become the generic term for the kind of boat we love.
The sticker shock after a boat show made more than one brokerage deal for me. A clean boat of another brand was not as easy to sell. I had some immaculate listings that just sat month after month.
One guy from Long Island came down to see me. He had been shopping for a HP boat for months. So many salesmen said: "It's just as good as a Cigarette", when trying to sell him their brand, that he came to me specifically for a Cigarette.
It certainly doesn't hurt that the name "Cigarette" has become the generic term for the kind of boat we love.
#43
Originally Posted by dreamer
EVERYONE still wants a cig
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#44
Originally Posted by Edward R. Cozzi
When I was in high performance brokerage boats years ago in Ft. Lauderdale, a clean, used Cigarette listing was Gold!
The sticker shock after a boat show made more than one brokerage deal for me. A clean boat of another brand was not as easy to sell. I had some immaculate listings that just sat month after month.
One guy from Long Island came down to see me. He had been shopping for a HP boat for months. So many salesmen said: "It's just as good as a Cigarette", when trying to sell him their brand, that he came to me specifically for a Cigarette.
It certainly doesn't hurt that the name "Cigarette" has become the generic term for the kind of boat we love.
The sticker shock after a boat show made more than one brokerage deal for me. A clean boat of another brand was not as easy to sell. I had some immaculate listings that just sat month after month.
One guy from Long Island came down to see me. He had been shopping for a HP boat for months. So many salesmen said: "It's just as good as a Cigarette", when trying to sell him their brand, that he came to me specifically for a Cigarette.
It certainly doesn't hurt that the name "Cigarette" has become the generic term for the kind of boat we love.
to choose from. But what I'm talking about is Showroom
to "putting her up for sale". Do you really loose less money
on A Cig than any other brand ? Why is it just used ones that
that everyone uses as an example? Someone has to buy
them new!!!! Otherwise there wouldnt be any used ones.
Right????
#45
Originally Posted by expresscat39
I used to but not anymore. Been there and done that. And it just isn't Cigs, it is any Deep V performance hull. Give me a cat and I will show you where it is at.
#48
Originally Posted by epeek
I agree. Theres a large demand for used Cigs. Not alot
to choose from. But what I'm talking about is Showroom
to "putting her up for sale". Do you really loose less money
on A Cig than any other brand ? Why is it just used ones that
that everyone uses as an example? Someone has to buy
them new!!!! Otherwise there wouldnt be any used ones.
Right????
to choose from. But what I'm talking about is Showroom
to "putting her up for sale". Do you really loose less money
on A Cig than any other brand ? Why is it just used ones that
that everyone uses as an example? Someone has to buy
them new!!!! Otherwise there wouldnt be any used ones.
Right????
Last edited by pm203; 03-14-2006 at 09:28 PM.
#49
Originally Posted by Tazz
Not ! I was shopping for a Top Gun, i was introduced to OuterLimits and never looked back.
#50
Originally Posted by pm203
Sorry to hear that. When did you say you bumped your head? 




