Robconn
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Has Yamaha continued to offer this benefit since 2016?
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I think there was a discussion about this on a previous thread. To do so there was a lot of stipulations, like had to use a specific Yamaha financing.Has Yamaha continued to offer this benefit since 2016?
I was given the "boat show price" when I bought. Basically was $500 off MSRP. In my experience and observation, Yamaha is the LEAST aggressive in discounts given. $500 off a $29,995 boat is only a 1.6% discount. For reference, on a larger and much more expensive wake boat, my neighbors got nearly 20% off MSRP at the show.....He did say if I was patient, the best incentives would be at the yearly boat show In January. And Yamaha would be the most aggressive in sales.
I prefer Yamaha's pricing method. I was cross shopping other bowriders before we went with Yamaha, and was offered $60K off a Formula 24' model. I have no real reference for whether or not I'm getting a decent deal or still overpaying by 10-15K.I was given the "boat show price" when I bought. Basically was $500 off MSRP. In my experience and observation, Yamaha is the LEAST aggressive in discounts given. $500 off a $29,995 boat is only a 1.6% discount. For reference, on a larger and much more expensive wake boat, my neighbors got nearly 20% off MSRP at the show.
You can be the judge on if that is a good business model (by pricing your boat right the first time instead of "playing the game"), or if that is being less aggressive on discounts. I still think I got an exceptional value for my $30k as compared to other boats in this size/class/segment.
I tend to agree and also prefer the Yamaha pricing methodology. You know what you get and what you're going to pay. No option sheets to flip through and try to configure a boat, and then no dealership haggling/negotiating/etc. The same reason CarMax is the #1 used car retailer in the country both in terms of units sold and profitability. Helps with resale value as well in my opinion. Don't have to compete with new boat "rebates" or "discounts" to get your used boat sold at an acceptable price.I prefer Yamaha's pricing method. I was cross shopping other bowriders before we went with Yamaha, and was offered $60K off a 24' model. I have no real reference for whether or not I'm getting a decent deal or still overpaying by 10-15K.
Yeah my experience in talking to Yamaha dealers about trading a boat in have not been positive. I know others have had good experiences but when I was going to trade my 2011 SX240 the trade offer from the Yamaha dealer was laughable I sold the boat my self for $8k more then what I was being offered in trade in and my selling price was a great deal as the going market was somewhere on the $10-12K more then the trade offer range.My AR192 was affordable enough and a great way to get start boating. No complaints here. At the time of purchase, I was naive about trading up listening to sales rep and just assumed it would be easy to do through Yamaha. I’m finding out through this forum and talking to the Yamaha sales rep that’s not exactly that simple. It will be interesting to see if Yamaha will ever offer attractive incentives in order to keep Yamaha owners from straying or will they be content on only focusing on first time buyers.