Boat Buying Process

(kinger) · (kinger) **Join Date: Jun 2007** 06-21-2007, 11:34 AM

Hi to everyone,

This is my first post, so hopefully I do it right. I am looking to buy a boat in Jan at the San Diego, CA boat show. My question is, now that I have narrowed a few boats down how would I go about setting demos up? I would like to be able to buy it at the boat show, so I would like to demo before hand so I know what I am looking for, but don't most dealers want you to be in the process of buying from them before they allow you to demo? Also if I am buying in Jan would I be looking at 07 or 08 boats? Thanks for any help.

(aarond0083) · (aarond0083) **Join Date: Apr 2007** 06-21-2007, 11:36 AM

Just call the dealers of the boats you are interested in and set up the demo. If they don't want give you a demo because you aren't already in the process of making a purchase I wouldn't bother buying a boat from that dealer. You will find some left over 07 models and mostly new 08 models at a winter show.

Why must you buy at the boat show?

(Message edited by aarond0083 on June 21, 2007)

(kinger) · (kinger) **Join Date: Jun 2007** 06-21-2007, 11:44 AM

Thanks Aaron,
I was looking to buy at the boat show because I started researching this year so I went to the Los Angeles boat show as well as Pomona boat show. As well I went to some dealers in between, and just talking to the dealers at both it looked like I was going to get a lot more upgrades in addition to saving anywhere from 3-8K depending on the boat I go with.