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Dealer asking for $1,700 in prep and delivery fee. Is this normal?

Sugarcharged

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Oh cool. I just moved from Greenwood up here last June. Ya I did, but I got an '18 AR195 from them, so there was obviously no additional fees since it was used
Love your boat, great color! I just saw on the picture now. I will negotiate further, let’s see. Enjoy your boat.
 

Stevepro172

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Just remember, the worst time to buy a boat and expect a deal is between May and July. For a few moments in time I worked at a Dealership/Marina and remember that was the busiest times. Good luck and welcome to the site!
 

JetMania

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Hello again and 2nd post here in the past 10 minutes. As I am looking to get into an AR190/195 (have not decided yet), my local dealer is asking for a $1,700 prep and delivery fee on top of the advertised pricing from Yamaha official site. This seems excessive to me? Any experience from you guys here what is acceptable a dealer to charge for this service? Thank you.
Right now dealers are not making many deals if any at all. The demand is at a recent, if not all-time, high. Most dealers know any on-hand inventory is likely to sell if it hasn't already. I've heard there is no on-hand Yamaha boat inventory nationwide. They are not shipping any more 2020 models from what I heard and only 2021's will be coming out of the factory which recently opened. I would think they will be trying to get as many boats out the door as possible to take advantage of the incredible demand. I sell to three different Boat manufacturers here in Missouri and they are all maxed with orders. Down in Lake of the Ozarks I hear nothing is closed and my friend says it's busier than last season as people are starved to get out in nature.
 
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