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I know this is a Nautique forum, which is EXACTLY why I'm putting this here! Ok...went to the boat show in Charlotte this past weekend. Was actually impressed at the number of wake boats and wake manufacturers there. The Nautiques from Race City Marine were fantastic, but they're Nautiques, so what else would you expect?! 
Supra had a lot of very nice boats including the new SA and one of the 25 Roush Edition SE550 (was a super nice boat, fit and finish wise)! I was fairly impressed also at how far along Moomba has come since the 2007 Mobius model I used to have. Tige also impressed me quite a bit with their fit and finish! I do have to admit, Mastercraft still holds the championship belt when it comes to fit and finish, however, I do still prefer the firmness of the Nautique interior cushion over the plush feel of the MC's (from experience, when the plush seats get wet, you sink all the way down till your butt is on the hard seat bottom). Also in attendance was Axis and Supreme, sorry no Wake Tractor! lol. But on to the point of this thread....Malibu...specifically the "all mighty" M235. Before I continue, Every Malibu there looked fantastic, elegant, and fully functional...EXCEPT the M235!!! I was actually excited to see what this "G Killer" had to offer. But once I stepped into the cockpit, I looked directly at my friend who had pretty much the exact same look on his face, which basically stated "WTH?!!!" IMO, it honestly looked like Malibu rushed things to get out a product just in time for it to hit the boat shows. EVERYTHING in the M235 felt sub par compared to other boat makes including Moomba and even the other Malibu's in their own booth!! The interior vinyl seemed to be of a cheaper grade, the paint looked very cheaply done even with the beautiful (sarcasm) lines of this boat, and absolutely NOTHING inside yielded to the fact that this boat would be worth a MSRP of over $200k! I even started bleeding from a bent fingernail from trying to lift one of the seats. The tower looked absolutely hideous. This boat was by far the biggest disappointment I've come across in all of my boat buying experiences. SO GLAD I WENT WITH A G23!!!!!! The only thing I liked about it was the helm display. However the same is offered on all Malibu's and I would much prefer a 23LSV over this piece of junk!
Supra had a lot of very nice boats including the new SA and one of the 25 Roush Edition SE550 (was a super nice boat, fit and finish wise)! I was fairly impressed also at how far along Moomba has come since the 2007 Mobius model I used to have. Tige also impressed me quite a bit with their fit and finish! I do have to admit, Mastercraft still holds the championship belt when it comes to fit and finish, however, I do still prefer the firmness of the Nautique interior cushion over the plush feel of the MC's (from experience, when the plush seats get wet, you sink all the way down till your butt is on the hard seat bottom). Also in attendance was Axis and Supreme, sorry no Wake Tractor! lol. But on to the point of this thread....Malibu...specifically the "all mighty" M235. Before I continue, Every Malibu there looked fantastic, elegant, and fully functional...EXCEPT the M235!!! I was actually excited to see what this "G Killer" had to offer. But once I stepped into the cockpit, I looked directly at my friend who had pretty much the exact same look on his face, which basically stated "WTH?!!!" IMO, it honestly looked like Malibu rushed things to get out a product just in time for it to hit the boat shows. EVERYTHING in the M235 felt sub par compared to other boat makes including Moomba and even the other Malibu's in their own booth!! The interior vinyl seemed to be of a cheaper grade, the paint looked very cheaply done even with the beautiful (sarcasm) lines of this boat, and absolutely NOTHING inside yielded to the fact that this boat would be worth a MSRP of over $200k! I even started bleeding from a bent fingernail from trying to lift one of the seats. The tower looked absolutely hideous. This boat was by far the biggest disappointment I've come across in all of my boat buying experiences. SO GLAD I WENT WITH A G23!!!!!! The only thing I liked about it was the helm display. However the same is offered on all Malibu's and I would much prefer a 23LSV over this piece of junk!
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