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welcome ... to be honest 5-7% max is 10% it depends on several issue's...brand and dealer incentives....if it a single unit and they sell the heck out of them dont look for much if it's high ticket 100k plus look for even less...to many issues from dealer to dealer to get a good judge .... one my blow it out another simply sit on it .....John
It would probably be more useful to post the actual boat with options that you are considering and the THT members can let you know what a fair deal might be.
Thank you for the link I did not get the 30% off as the previous discussion suggested, but I do think that I received a good deal.
Also -- Thanks to the rest of you who responded.
quote:Originally posted by Drifter:
The link below is to a post in previous discussion by yachtjim that might give you a reasonable idea of what type of discount to expect off of msrp:
Is there a way to accurately determine the starting point which I assume would be "list" price? I don't think its like a car dealer with manufacturer list price sticking on the window. If you can't determine the starting point than you can never know what percentage reduction you are getting
That's what I did. I found a boat that I liked and I hunted them down. I ended up with a 2003 Hydra Sports 212 CC with a 2003 Evinrude 200 ficht with a 2004 tandem trailer. I feel like we got at great deal. I think you just need to know what you can spend and stick to it. It took 2 weeks I believe for the deal to finally go through.
"May your poles be bent and your lines stay tight!!!"
Grady White
208 Adventure (sold)
Now own a 2003 Hydra Sports 212 CC w/trailer
2003 Evinrude 200 Ficht
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All manufacturers I know of publish MSRP pricing. This is the wholesale price plus the mark-up. This MSRP price should be the same from one dealer to the next.
In the previous post of mine that was referenced I want to clarify that I said you should "shoot" for those discounts, but you will not always get them. In fact, the standard discount when buying a new boat is approx 10% off MSRP. If you are lucky enough, or negotiate well enough to get the disounts I mentioned in the other thread you are well ahead of the game. I would not, however, accept any discount less than 10% when buying a new boat. This is the point in which the dealer makes some money, the salesman makes some money, and the buyer gets a decent deal.
I would accept nothing less than cost either when buying a leftover because somebody is going to take the hit, whether its you or the dealer. They will be happy and releived to see the boat go no matter how much they make or don't make.
I got my 2001 Wellcraft Coastal 270 I/O, list $106K for $60K...yes, $106K for $60K. The dealer had lowered the price to his "invoice" and then Genmar offered $12K customer cash. Total out the door with trailer, fresh water cooling added, $6K in Raymarine electronics, 5 year engine/drive warranty, tax, title and lisence was $77K.
The price you pay for a left over is directly related to what the dealer is willing to accept. Several other dealers had the same package at $90K and up and still had them 3 months later.
New Boat Pricing (leftovers) 
