2019 212X vs 2022 212XE

[dlnortonmd]

Been reading for a while, but first post. I've slowly talked myself into boats with a little more size or power. Started out thinking I would go with a used AR192/195. We have a small family (me, the wife, and two kids aged 10 and 8), but we typically take other families or kids' friends. Starting looking at the AR210/220's, but I had concerns that I would regret not getting more engine and something with a better wake for water sports. I've now settled on a used 212X, and there are several available within a few hours of me. It's come down two, really; a 2019 212X and a 2022 212XE. Both have comparable and relatively low hours and appear to be in great shape. The 2022 comes in only $5000 higher, which is making me lean that way, but I suspect I could negotiate a little more on price.

My questions are this: what improvements were made from 2019 to 2022? Would you have any concerns about either model year? What would you consider normal depreciation to compare prices; for example, would $9000 less for a 3 year older boat be a reasonable estimation?

Appreciate the help!

 

[VitaminSea]

I happen to have both the 2019 and 2022 brochures from Yamaha. The 2022 is missing a dozen or so pages (which happen to be the 25fts and the 21 wake series). I also tried searching online, but was unsuccessful

I scanned in the 2019 212X and the 2022 212SE, and attempted to attach the 2021 brochure, but was greeted with - The uploaded file is too large for the server to process, but I can share this screen snipped from 2021...



2019 Top, 2022 Bottom

Couple of comments, you can use NADA as a tool to price out the two different boats. Also, some would say buy the 2019 as its a pre-covid boat, and there were issues to everything from sourcing parts, to maintaining skilled labor during the covid years. If you are picking up the boat from a private seller, perhaps they can tell you what "bugs" they worked through (lose rails, speakers not properly wired, etc). There is also a thread on here about defects in the gel-coat that impacted a production run during 2021-22 if I recall.

 

[VitaminSea]

I was responding to you, someone just posted re a 2022 212x

https://jetboaters.net/threads/brand-new-hull-with-bubbles-paint-problem.39914/post-663145