Now that is information I can use... and you may have just made up my mind. It's kindo of funny you reference the 189, since that is what started this whole adventure!
I had a Tracker PT185 and the wife wanted me to take her out for a ride on the river. We went and she stated that she would like to go more, but didn't care for the wind blast due to the 185 being a single console. Once I got a solid yes that meant dual consoles, which meant a new boat, I started shopping. I had settled in on a new 189 TRX the dealer had. REALLY nice boat by the way. The only hold up being the fact I had never operated, or even ridden in, a Triton. The one he had wasn't rigged so I couldn't take it out either. I decided that when he opened the following week, I would talk him into rigging it so I could take it for a spin on the lake.
Friday rolls around and we decide on a spur of the moment trip to North Arkansas just for the heck of it. Sitting in a small restaurant, we watch this gentleman across the street uncover his boat, wipe it down a little and put a sign on it. I didn't know what model it was, but I knew the stripe... Triton. We finished eating and decided to go look.
Long story short - an hour later we are putting it on a local lake. Two hours later, we are at their local branch of our bank transferring money from our account to his (it's real handy when both parties use the same bank)! They were happy and I got a screaming deal! We went to dinner with him and his wife, then headed home the proud owners of a TR-186 in excellent condition. It's an awesome boat, gives me experience with Triton and keeps me entertained until I get THE one I am after. My only complaint with the 186 is that is just lacking a little in the space department. I had actually been looking around at the 189s again when I encountered the Pro V Bass... And to be perfectly honest, I haven't completely ruled out the 189.
My neighbor has an Elite 7 I can get for next to nothing, and even if I buy a new Elite TI 9 for the console, I will still be money ahead if I sell the 186 for anything close to what it's worth. I care more about the in-boat features than I do the external stuff. In fact, my number one concern is using GPS to help keep my butt in the channel and out of the trees or mud that like to hide a foot under the water on Truman...