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It has been a productive morning! Stumbled across a dealer in my region that offered me a great all-in, out the door price on a custom order SL22 with Sea Legs and trailer. I placed the order and now we wait for mid-May delivery. Can’t wait to join the Bennington family!

That makes sense, too. I think when a dealer has boats on order, both pre-sold and stock, pre-sold boats can be put onto the transport truck where a stock boat would have been, in order to fill that pre-sold order. I could be wrong, but it seems like that could be a possibility.

You’re probably right. Oh well….I’m not willing to pay more, and they’re not willing to sell for less. At the end of the day, that’s where we stand.

If I can get the boat I want, traveling is not out of the question

Funny update. I had a dealer who claims to be the “largest Bennington dealer in the US” turn down my offer on a new 2025 order, 20% off MSRP ($51k) on an SL model, plus me buying a trailer and sea legs at full price. The 25’s he has in-stock are advertised at 20% off. Obviously they want to sell...

All good points, thank you. Another thing that I have considered when comparing new/used….a used boat that is being sold by the owner (vs dealer owned) is not subject to sales tax here in MN. I would only pay tax on the trailer. That would be nearly $3k saved on a $40k purchase. Definitely makes...

Toys are my weakness. I have too many toys, not enough time (or money!)

Great info, thank you. Most of my boat buying experience comes from larger boats, where 25%-30% off MSRP is the norm. So I guess, in my head, 30% is a magic number. On the remaining 2023’s in the S-line, I have noticed the styling is different in a few areas, which I assume happened for the...

Was yours a 1 model year old non-current, or 2?

Hi everyone! New to the forum, looking at buying our first Bennington. I’m curious about what you guys are seeing for discount % off MSRP on non-current inventory. Some dealers have sale prices posted, but I guess I’m most curious about what people are actually paying. I’ve seen some new 2023’s...