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- Wed Jun 24, 2020 11:36 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Buying a new 2017 170 MONTAUK in 2017; Operating In Big Water: Retained Value
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10762
Re: The Buying Experience of a New 170 MONTAUK
I bought a new [unspecified model year family and length boat only described as "one"] last year, and the experience was great. I bought the boat from Clemons Boats who is local to me. They are fifth and fourth on the previous list. A good dealer always makes a difference. They do all my s...
- Mon Nov 04, 2019 2:42 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: 2019 150 MONTAUK Purchase: Price Negotiation
- Replies: 20
- Views: 16201
Re: 2019 150 MONTAUK Purchase: Price Negotiation
Also comparing the cost of a 2002 to a 2020 is not completely linear. With the improvement of the model change in 2018 would increase the cost alone outside of inflation.
- Mon Nov 04, 2019 2:38 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: 2019 150 MONTAUK Purchase: Price Negotiation
- Replies: 20
- Views: 16201
Re: 2019 150 MONTAUK Purchase: Price Negotiation
30% rule of thumb on new boats dose not really apply to small whalers, Boston Whaler dose not give the dealers much room to move on the smaller boats, there is more room as the boats get larger. Go to SeeDealerCost.com, I have used this as a good start of how much room there is on new boats and has ...
- Mon Mar 18, 2019 1:05 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: 2019 170 MONTAUK Retail Prices
- Replies: 36
- Views: 64788
Re: 2019 170 MONTAUK Retail Prices
I ordered a 170 in mid February, did a lot of research and found that the dealers margin on the Montauk's is very low, so there is not much room for them to work off of the MSRP number. Most boat brands work of a constant MSRP to dealer cost but what I found was Whalers is variable depending on mode...