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Originally Posted by laketrout
My wife and I were taken aback at new boat prices - My 2003 Four Winns new MSRP for 2012 is almost double that what I paid. I know there is a dealer discount off msrp but many dont. I kept hearing people at the Boston show say do you have any of this model used or left over. One Cobalt A25 was near $100K
a real nice boat but come on. I do not think my car has gone up 2x in 7 years in price. I guess the old saying " you wanna play you gotta pay" holds true.
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Boats are one item I'd never buy new anyway. The initial depreciation outpaces the wear factor significantly, especially on a freshwater lake.