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SHane

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LOL. Was trying to post a picture of the sticker price I saw for a 2017 Triton. It was $102,000 and said cash price of $83,000. Saw a new Phoenix for $104,000. Who can afford a boat like these and still have time to fish? Is it not crazy that a boat could cost that much?
 

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This is a product of the Tracker Boats monopoly. I went to bass pro to look at the boats. The Z21 is mid 50's now. It is over 11k more than it was last year. The salesman tried to say it was from manufacturing costs.
 

churly

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Gonna price their selves out of the market. a good opportunity for a dark horse brand to come into the market with some realistic pricing and take a good market share...
 

Lx545

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Im not sure how they expect a working man to ever afford that kind of price tag. Silly to price yourself out of the majority of normal peoples range. No different than new vehicles today.
 

silvertalon

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churly - 12/2/2016 9:42 AM

Gonna price their selves out of the market. a good opportunity for a dark horse brand to come into the market with some realistic pricing and take a good market share...

Look at the 10 thousand dollar Chinese car that gets 80 mpg - unveiled at the Chicago auto show over 5 years ago! Where did it go?
Same thing here with boats- We shouldn't think for one min that Walmart hasn't considered a china made line of fishing boats and motors. ???. I can't get over the pricing on Ranger aluminum rigs- A 20' with a 150 is over 33K!
 

SHane

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I saw that one in front of Sportsman Warehouse. What ever happened to the 15 ft Javelin with a 90 HP I bought in 1992 for $8500!
 

beetlespin

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The boat industry will experience a big decline in sales if and when interest rates go up. Big difference in the cost of a 15 year loan at 3-4 % interest vs 6-8%.
 

scooby-doo pole

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I seriously wonder how many people who purchase a boat that expensive put 0% down and barrow the full amount with an interest rate of 6% for 20 years. Let's do the math on that y'all!

So let's just say, ballpark guess, out the door tax, tag, and title $87,000.

Finance $87,000 with 0% down at 6.00% IR for 240 months = a monthly payment of $623.30

$623.30 a month for 240 months = $149,592.00

Seriously y'all... it's a no brainer... especially when the salesman said that they throw in the custom fit boat cover and Mustang PFD for free! I WAS ALL... SHOOOOOOT YEAH, JUST SHOW ME WHERE SIGN!!!
 

flipper

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I tried to buy a Bass Tracker with no motor but wanted to up grade to a 24 volt trolling motor and better electronics salesman said sorry we cant do that. He said has to be complete rig to sell.Well where I come from money is money and you would think they would sell how ever they could to move product.Obviously these big dealers are not hurting for money to bad.
 

silvertalon

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flipper - 12/12/2016 8:46 PM

I tried to buy a Bass Tracker with no motor but wanted to up grade to a 24 volt trolling motor and better electronics salesman said sorry we cant do that. He said has to be complete rig to sell.Well where I come from money is money and you would think they would sell how ever they could to move product.Obviously these big dealers are not hurting for money to bad.

Its about package warranty. They won't allow warranty on the boat without a new motor installation done by them. - Of course 'their' motor too. But then who would buy just the boat with no warranty either, even if they would sell it that way. Years ago, back in '96 in think, I was working for a very large Ranger dealer. They were going to allow me to buy a new Ranger and trailer without a motor. Nowaday, all rigs are pre packaged by the manufacturer (pre rigged). They don't sell boats to dealers without motors on them unless authorized. And so now, the manufacturer won't provide dealer warranty without the motor being rigged at the factory unless authorized. Can't get around big industry policy.
 

flipper

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The thing is I have a 2013 mercury 115 that was my dads,it has around 35 hrs and couple yrs warranty left.You would think if they rigged the motor on the boat that you bought from them that would be fine.Why would boat warranty have anything to do with motor warranty?Motor warranty doesn't go over five yrs. most of the time.
 

silvertalon

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Its all about policy and profit. If they did it for you, there'd be thousands of folks buying 'hulls only'. And then- what happens as soon as you have performance issues with your used motor and start blaming them? Thing is, if it were the other way around (new motor upgrade on your older boat)., they'd gladly sell you a new motor and charge for rigging. I've seen them do this.
 
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