The BEST deal ever on a new 230...

[srtsplitty]

So I was wondering what the best possible deal you guys have seen on a NEW sante 230??? I am in need of two of them and will purchase yesterday if the deal is good enough. I have what I think is a decent deal on one boat, BUT I think it can get much better especially with 2 boats at once. The problem I have with boat shopping is the stupid sales areas boat dealers have...it's almost like if you don't like the deal your dealer gives you, tough s@#$...

So what have you guys seen out there?

[srtsplitty]

BTW Year doesn't matter...2010(prob none left),2011,2012

[srtsplitty]

Oh come on...someone has something up there sleeve on here!!!

[ccs]

srtsplitty - - I just ordered a 2012 SANTE 230 - - what kind of numbers you seeing ?? can private message me if you like.

[TxJole]

Email every Nautique dealer with in 1000 miles. You can have them shipped if the savings is worth the expense.

[TxJole]

White Lake, Buxton and Stucky's (when they had Nautique) have always been the dealers to beat.

[ccs]

Splitty --- just out of curiosity, why do you "need" two??

[tdc_worm]

why dont you send an RFP to all dealers.... sounds like they are for commercial use if you need two....

[bchesley]

Get with Karl at Ski N Sports. He has three 230's that he would love to move. 903-509-1SKI. He is in Tyler 100 miles east of dallas.

[scottb7]

Maybe just in my area..I live in minnesota, but when i inquired about a nautique in wisconsin the dealer said i could not buy a new boat from them. i would have to call my local dealer and have them contact wisconsin dealer to get the boat. the wisconsin dealer would only sell me used.

[srtsplitty]

Thanks for the replies guys! The boats are for my company and I usually wait until half way through the summer to buy the second one. I figured this time I will knock them both out at once to try and get a better deal. I thought about emailing/calling the factory to check on setting up a direct deal just as I had with other brands, but nautique is one of the few boat companies that I have absolutely zero contacts at!

[ccs]

contacts or not, Nautique will not sell you a boat or boat(s) direct - you must go through a dealer.

[crowmobe540]

I've seen a 2007 236 for 50k with 30 hrs...not brand new but 30 hrs is nothing and it was in perfect shape. As for a new one a friend got one shipped from Penn to Texas for 54. It was 2 years old but the dealer still had it. It was a limited, but was loaded so he made them add perfect pass and pretty much got a team out of the deal

[crowmobe540]

btw, may not have been Penn, somewhere up there tho. If you look around you can find a deal, but they don't come often and you have to be ready to pounce when they do.

[srtsplitty]

contacts or not, Nautique will not sell you a boat or boat(s) direct - you must go through a dealer.

Correct...no brand will. I have always gone 'through' a dealer meaning all paperwork and giving them credit for selling a unit. Going to the factory cuts out quite a bit of cost...especially if they have a blem hull or something they need to move. I have actually had some really cool colors that were considered blems because they never went to production.