Ok got the opportunity to get a new ride !
Leaning towards a Phoenix
60-75 is my budget
Is it worth it to get a new one or would I be better off get one a year old
Ok got the opportunity to get a new ride !
Leaning towards a Phoenix
60-75 is my budget
Is it worth it to get a new one or would I be better off get one a year old
Of course it is Cheaper to get one a year or two old but i like new and have a new phoenix 920 arriving in about 3 weeks and ordered what i want on it
Should I ever go back to a glass boat it will definitely be used (1-2 yrs) with plenty of warranty, no way I can see myself buying new with todays prices...
If your going to keep it a while, go for the new one. If you think you might want to get another one in two or three without loosing your #!*, get a used one.
Have a good one and thank God for it!
Look at Bullet 21xrs....look into used boat with new motor and equipment.
No way would I buy new and loose 15-20k right off the bat. Ill take someone's 3-4 year old boat and put a new engine on it. Used engines hold their value well and you could re power for probably 5-6k to have the piece of mind.
Order a new one with exactly what you want on it , or find one on the showroom floor... I struggled with the same decision last fall. Looked at lots of one year old boats - 99% were used by tournament anglers. The big question - how bad was it beat, who broke in the motor, how fast they went over speed bumps with the trailer, etc...
I bought new - never titled before, I broke in the motor personally following Mercury guidelines to the letter, if there is a scratch it will be my fault.....
But - I intend to keep this boat for a long time and did not want one someone else had owned. Odds are guys take good care of them but this way I know exactly how it has been taken care of since it left the factory. It was worth the difference in cost to me...
Besides - I get to the have the new boat smell in my shop all winter :-)
Scott
2022 Phoenix 21 PHX
Solix & Helix w/ Mega Live
MinnKota Ultrexx 36v 112
Power Poles
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put a new engine on it? Those are not that cheap. A new 250 is 15k plusOriginally Posted by 21xTriton05
Yea but if you sell the engine on the boat you could repower for about only 5-6k out of pocket. At least that's what I think he is saying.
For that price why not buy a used pro boat with all of the extras already included at a discounted price and still receive a full manufacture warranty?
1 to 5 years old no matter how long your going to keep it. Tons of garage kept low hour boats on the market. The aurgument about getting a new boat set up your way is really BS unless of course you just have to have a certain color. You can set any and all boats up the way you like. The the money you save buying used goes along way toward setting a boat up. Out boards will go well over 1000 hrs properly maintained. I’ve owned Mercury, Johnson and now Yamaha and never a single issue. Now I have to say it’s hard to resist that NEW BOAT smell.
2024 Phoenix 818, Mercury 175 (3B414035) Trick Steps, 3 Garmin 106 SV,s, LVS 34. BoatEFX dual bow mount. Ionic 12V 125AH, 2 12V 100 ah LiTime’s for the TM. Minn Kota 345 PCL charger,
You don’t get the full warranty on a used Phoenix second owner only gets ten years
I vote new. You get the exact color and options you want, full warranties, and you know how its been broken in and treated. If you sell in a few years you'll be selling a boat with warranties still left on it vs little to no warranty and remaining warranties are a huge selling point with as much as motors and stuff cost no days.
I just went with a demo phoenix. Original owner, discount price....
I buy new on all my purchases for the same reasons mentioned above. I have purchased used many years ago and learned my lesson the hard way.
It's worth the extra cost to me....
M
Went through the same thing myself with a little smaller budget. I was set on ordering a Phoenix 819 but someone convinced me to go look at the Rangers. While on their website, I noticed they had a new 2016 model at the shop so I asked for them to bring it in so I could look at it while I was there.
Ended up buying the 2016 at a reduced rate but had them add everything I wanted onto it. So, if I had to do it again, I’d start off by looking at what the dealers have for New old stock and go from there.
I don’t think buying something new is ever really “worth it” but it does have some advantages. Knowing it hasn’t been beaten to death is one but I got around that since the 2016 has never seen water.
Get exactly what you want, exactly!!! Don’t get an ok color or the wrong brand sonar. I bought a new boat in 2015 and am ok with the price but damn keep thinking I should have spent a few bucks more for exactly what I want! I still can update but what I have works. If it was just all set I wouldn’t have this thought.
Mercury 250 proxs 2B115089
I bought a pro Boat 30k below new price. I’m the original owner fist name it’s been titled to. All new warranty. This is my second one and I have been extremely happy with both. I have to know everything about my boats so I started by rewireing them both and making the wires nice and neat. My new one has a few scratches but nothing I can’t live with. I also bought a BassCat because the hull has a lifetime warranty no matter if you’re the first owner or 20th that gave me piece of mind.
No way I'm buying a boat from a wannabe pro .
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