I am interested in buying a Maxum 1800mx. The price that the
dealership is asking is $12999.

More info needed.

Is this a brand new boat?

Does the price include a trailer?

There is always some room in the price, but oftentimes the dealer discount from
list on the entry level models is a lot less than on some of the other boats.
If you're coming in at $13k for a brand new boat with a trailer, there's less
ham on the bone
than you might assume.

If you're dealing from MSRP, rather than from some amplified dealer list, there
could be 15% or less gross built in on the low-end promotionally priced
model.....and if you don't let the dealer keep a chunk of that he's probably
going to keep the boat instead.

Also. make sure you're dickering on the final price of the boat equipped the
way you want it. If you buy the boat for absolute wholesale, and then start
paying
2 or 3 times retail for this "package" or that.....($300 for a $99 anchor, for
instance)....that "great deal" sours in a hurry.

Here's a link to some late model, used, 18-foot Maxums. Most are listed well
above $13,000.

http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listi...ts.jsp?cit=tru
e&slim=quick&sm=3&is=false&type=%28Power%29&man=Ma xum&luom=126&fromLength=
18&toLength=18&fromYear=&toYear=&currencyid=100&fr omPrice=&toPrice=