I looked online at a 2010 R tritoon with 150hp, they wanted $49k used! The salesman called me and confirmed that was the correct price. I can buy that same boat brand new after a 30% discount for low $40s! I'm in the car business and these prices just don't make sense to me. Today at the auction I watched a 2008 Mercedes S550 4Matic w/AMG sport packge ($106k msrp), 56k miles, in excellent condition, go through for $28,400. That price was fair market wholesale, with the retail price being somewhere in the low $30s. That's the kind of depreciation that I'm used to. There's no way I can buy a used 2008 boat in excellent condition for low $30s that was originally $106k new. It almost seems like used boat sellers want us to think all new boats are sold for msrp with no discounts.
I'm just venting and wonder if anyone else is as frustrated by this as me? What I want is a 150HP tritoon or eliptical, and can be had new for $35-40k after discounts. I figured I could buy a used one in the low $20s 3 years maybe 4 years old. So far, that isn't happening.
I'm just venting and wonder if anyone else is as frustrated by this as me? What I want is a 150HP tritoon or eliptical, and can be had new for $35-40k after discounts. I figured I could buy a used one in the low $20s 3 years maybe 4 years old. So far, that isn't happening.
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