210 san vs. 216 air

[cmd]

well i've been doing some looking recently for tower info...and ofcoarse now unfortunately have a little case of new(or in my case newer) boat fever.all the 2002-2004 boats seem so sweeeeet.not to mention there seem to be some pretty good winter deals out there right now on 'em.anyways never been in a v-drv like the 210,always been partial to the dd.what are they like to ski behind,just wanted to hear some real world pros and cons between the 2 ntqs.thanks-cody

[Mikeski]

I have the 211, one friend has a 216, another has a 210. If we want to ski we take the 216, if we want to board we take the 210 or my 211, we we want to ski/board/surf we take my 211.

The 216 needs weight for boarding.

You need to make a decision what is more important. I went for the 211 so I did not need to move my boat crew to ski and I suffer the wake.

[NCH2oSki]

Hate to say this, but if you ski and want a VD then you need to look for a Malibu LSV on the diamond Hull. Its the only VD that I have personally skied that was almost as good or better then some DD's.

[cmd]

thats what i've heard on the few 210's i've called on.i think i've come to the conclusion that if i upgrade,i'll shoot for a 216. we still ski alot of the time and i'd hate to anyone pony up the bucks and end up wishing i kept mine the first time i got pulled.anyone looking for a good deal on a sport :mrgreen: ..............?

[cmd]

older vs newer????

should i stop while i'm ahead... :???: i've had nothing but good luck out of my gt-40(350 hrs),not to mention most of my friends have late 90's ntqs with the gt-40's in em as well and some have over 1000 hrs and they are still running just as strong as they were 10 yrs ago.am i gonna like the excal330 as much,or hopefully more.anybody know of anythings i'm gonna really miss from the sport as opposed to a 216 air or visa versa.just trying to really justify if its worth the extra money and aggravation of selling mine.i love my sport.took me a long time to find,but i've found a 03 216 air with around 300 hrs for under 30k. plus the few things mine doesn't have its got.??? just trying to decide if its really worth almost twice what i paid for mine.help me decide,heres the breakdown.

2003 216 air limited-tower,twr spkrs, ballast tanks,cd,375 hrs,tandem with 4 whl dcs trailer,pp,heater,shower plus great color combo drk green and tan

1998 sport masters edition- 2nd gnrt fct tower(not yet installed),350 hrs,factory launch control ballasts,cd,single axle prestige trlr, color drk blue and tan