New Boat Prices

[denjac]

I have been shopping for a new bass boat. The dealers give me a price and thats it, non negotiable. Has anybody else had this set in stone policy? How much off the qouted price should I be able to go to get one? I think 10% off what they quote me is a fair offer, but they wont budge. Guess they dont want to sell boats! Any impute would be greatly appreciated. Oh buy th way I am looking at Champ and bass cat.

[Phil Lilley]

Find a guide who needs to unload one... they can give you a great deal usually.

[Wayne SW/MO]

Have you checked with dealers, if any, in NE OK or NW AR?

[denjac]

The two dealers I have talked to were in Missouri. Is there better deals south?

[Dutch]

There is normally a 20-30% mark up. If they won't deal go someplace else.

The best deals are on NEW NONCURRENT rigs.

Right now is the peak and they feel like they will sell a lot in the next 90 days. If you have the time, give it a couple of months and see how they respond.

By the fouth of July they will be feeling the floor plan crunch and want to make a bunch of the units go away.

[Brian Jones]

The mark up depends on the boat. I am not trying to pick a fight but I think that mark up is more like 3 to 5 percent on glass boats and 10 to 12 percent on aluminum. Also understand that much of a boats price (sometimes as much as 50 to 60 percent) is in the cost of the engine.

[rps]

Many dealers buy only packages - boats with specific brand and size motors and rigging. This makes negotiating even more difficult. What I finally did was to decide what combination or combinations of boat and motor would satisfy my requirements. I then put together a specification sheet and emailed it to every dealer who carried the lines within a distance I was willing to drive. I asked that they respond with a quote. The answers I received varied by nearly 20%. It costs nothing to try this.

Hope this helps.