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You may already be aware of this but there are a lot of differences between the 252XE and the 255XE beyond just the motors. Lots of interior upgrades in the 255 not on the 252, plus the integrated automatic wakeboosters are only on the 255s.
I think the 255XEs are just starting to roll into dealerships now. Hopefully we'll get some use reports here in the near future that will be able to answer your question.