"Lloyd Sumpter" wrote in message
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On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 09:32:48 +0000, Sandy K. wrote:


"David Ditch" wrote in message
...
Buying a car is familiar with me. There are websites to show you
the
invoice
price, dealer holdback incentives etc. I know how much I can get
them down
and can get the vehicle that I want at the best reasonable price
yet still
allow a long term relationship with the dealer.

How about buying a new boat from a dealer?
Are prices negociable?
Any rules of thumb?
Thanks for any advice
David


Everything is negotiable. Especially this time of year - dealers
want to
get rid of current stock to make room for next year's models.

Sandy K.

Whatever you do, DON'T let the dealer make any kind of profit on
the
deal! If he's making any money, he could obviously sell it for less.
Get
the best deal possible, hopefully UNDER dealer cost. Of course, he
makes a
few deals like that and he's out of business and isn't around when you
need him, but you have the satisfaction of getting a Great Deal on the
boat.

Lloyd Sumpter
"Far Cove" Catalina 36

So he makes a few thousand off me, and goes broke anyway. After all, if
he is stupid enough to sell boats at a loss he will soon go out of
business and I'll be stuck anyway. Might as well have the comfort of a
low price. :-)

del cecchi