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Break'inWind
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Yep... Signed in late July, took possession in late October for an '09. Time was great price-wise but a little late in the season for pickup, so not many hours on her yet.
Wrinkleface
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Drinks!!!!!:cheers2:
cuda
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I could not think of one single new boat sold in the past year. That gives you not only how tough the new market is, because of that, the market is flooded with used boats, which in turn drives down the prices of used boats, making them worth less, if you were in the mind of trading up to new. It's a vicious circle. 
boot-e-licious
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new boat
pete what did you buy? congrats!
pete what did you buy? congrats!
cuda
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And to answer the question, no a CC does not qualify as a pure performance boat. It's more of an SUV of boating. I'm down to one boat left after owning 8 at the same time two years ago, and it's the CC I bought brand new in 1988, because you can do most anything in it. I presently have it up for sale at less than half of what it's worth (I think), and it's still sitting in my driveway. If I can hold out about a month longer without selling it, I may not have to sell.
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rainmn
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JupiterSunsation
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Spoke with someone yesterday that has been in boat sales for years and he said right now is the craziest time he has ever experienced. He is a high performance dealer/ broker and cannot take any trades right now since he can't put a used value on anything since he doesn't know how long it will take to sell.
It you buy something right now (lets say a TS TG for 125K, which would be a steal in years past) you still could be paying too much when you see what they are worth at the end of summer. Everyone bashes repo/ebay boats but they are actually selling which in a capitalist economy is what they are worth.
Look at Blume- 3 great Cigarettes that he has been trying to sell for over a year. Pier 57/Sportboats Marine (Fort Myers Cig dealer) still have the Miami Boat Show 2008 boats for sale with the 09 show just a couple weeks away. Grand Sport/Chicago has had the 07 TG for sale for 18 months+++ and even at 257K / 50 freshwater hours and still no buyers. If that boat isn't worth 250K now who would pay 350K+++ for a new 08 525 TG?
The cycle will have to break somewhere but I don't think it will be at the buyer's side of the table.
It you buy something right now (lets say a TS TG for 125K, which would be a steal in years past) you still could be paying too much when you see what they are worth at the end of summer. Everyone bashes repo/ebay boats but they are actually selling which in a capitalist economy is what they are worth.
Look at Blume- 3 great Cigarettes that he has been trying to sell for over a year. Pier 57/Sportboats Marine (Fort Myers Cig dealer) still have the Miami Boat Show 2008 boats for sale with the 09 show just a couple weeks away. Grand Sport/Chicago has had the 07 TG for sale for 18 months+++ and even at 257K / 50 freshwater hours and still no buyers. If that boat isn't worth 250K now who would pay 350K+++ for a new 08 525 TG?
The cycle will have to break somewhere but I don't think it will be at the buyer's side of the table.
Offshore Ginger
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THREE Joe, one 22 classic Donzi , 38 Skater ,and a 19 Lund , in my f**king dreams ...................................:sifone: and i am smoking crack...............:rofl::rofl::rofl::biggrinjester:
PARADOX
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I wish I could say. "thanks".. but I was talking about the Avanti. I did buy it new in 08.
Ratickle
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That's good news.:26:
MattBMiller
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I bought new last April
CDOWNS
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I could not think of one single new boat sold in the past year. That gives you not only how tough the new market is, because of that, the market is flooded with used boats, which in turn drives down the prices of used boats, making them worth less, if you were in the mind of trading up to new. It's a vicious circle.
Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Way to boost moral.:ack2::ack2:
JupiterSunsation
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This ought to be a popular report in the Cigarette section...........:lurk5:
sellsman11
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I dont think that boat was new Bill.
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