I've owned one Tige and one Matercraft. I loved both. I probably had less trouble with my Tige, but it had nowhere near the amount of technology, thus less to go wrong. My next boat will be a Mastercraft, but that is just my preference.
As for wake, I agree with previous statements that with proper weighting this boat will throw a great wake and the boat will be multi-purpose. It sounds like you don't mind diversity, so it's probably a good fit for you. Get an aftermarket ballast system plumbed in. You'll lose some storage space, but it will make your life easier.
For that boat I'd probably offer low-$20k range. I haven't been keeping up with used Tige prices, but I've been watching X-Stars sell from $40k-$50k for low hour, late model units, so clearly the market is soft. Start by looking up the value at nada.com and subtracting 25% from wherever they peg the value. Also watch eBay closed auctions to see what similar boats sell for. You can't pay attention to bids that don't meet reserves--you have to be sure the boat sold for it to be a good indicator. Those prices are listed in green in the completed auctions list. Since you aren't in a big hurry take time to watch what these other boats are going for--a lot of people are facing cash-flow issues right now and are taking discounted prices. Doesn't mean you should try to steal one from a guy with his back against the wall, just know that the market is soft and "FAIR market value" is significantly lower than it has been in the past.
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