New Boat Shopping-2017' deals

[shockthis]

On 2018 models, what % off of msrp considered a really good deal. I just ordered my SL and was curious what % off everyone would think a good deal is?

[jmvotto]

I'll play if you give us your answer

For a new model Supra 20%

[flynnva]

Talking to dealers of different manufacturers around here, it seems that 8% to 12% is what you are getting depending on the make/dealer. In the spring it's very close to MSRP. The big variable seems to be what different dealers charge for processing fees and freight and set-up.

[patrick232]

I'll play if you give us your answer

For a new model Supra 20%

I wish it was that on a current model Supra, it's close to a close out maybe.

On the Moomba 5%-7% I have seen.

[zabooda]

I wish it was that on a current model Supra, it's close to a close out maybe.

On the Moomba 5%-7% I have seen.

Oh wow. I do that throughout the year on purchases. The end of the year purchases should be at least 10%.

[stevemarich]

I would think for an early 18 model the 8-12% would be pretty good, need to consider how you were treated on the trade too if you traded your old boat, my boat show deal in feb for a 17 was close to 9% off msrp for the boat purchase , but considering what they did for my trade and other perks in the end it came out around 17% after crunching all the numbers, got a much better deal with a boat they had on inventory vs ordering one too, couldn't get better than 10% overall when trying to order what I wanted during the boat show.

[wolfeman131]

On 2018 models, what % off of msrp considered a really good deal. I just ordered my SL and was curious what % off everyone would think a good deal is?

I never understand this. What does it matter if the MSRP is, in one's opinion, over-inflated to begin with? If you pay $50,000 OTD for a new boat do you feel better if the MSRP was $150,000 than you would if the MSRP was $100,000? In my mind, my pocket is still short $50,000. I deal with this at the boat shows when someone has a budget and can get what they want within that limit, but will stretch to something much higher in cost because the more expensive boat is "a better deal" or "they offer a bigger discount."

[trayson]

I never understand this. What does it matter if the MSRP is, in one's opinion, over-inflated to begin with? If you pay $50,000 OTD for a new boat do you feel better if the MSRP was $150,000 than you would if the MSRP was $100,000? In my mind, my pocket is still short $50,000. I deal with this at the boat shows when someone has a budget and can get what they want within that limit, but will stretch to something much higher in cost because the more expensive boat is "a better deal" or "they offer a bigger discount."

I think it's pretty straight forward actually. MSRP is a readily available, quantifiable number. And percentage off that number gives people (in a scalable manner) a benchmark for what kind of pricing others are getting.

For example, if buyer #1 is looking at a Supra that has an MSRP of $100k and gets it for 10% off, they've paid $90k. That end price itself isn't as interesting or significant to others as the percentage. Because Buyer #2 that's looking at a $80k supra would hope to be able to get a similar percentage and buy his for $72k.

Now, we realize that markup on different elements of a boat are going to vary, but what people tend to experience is that different dealers are willing to discount their boats more relative to their cost because maybe they sell a higher volume or have a different business model.

Buyers will always want to know how good of deal is realistic and that's one way to quantify it. It's not about buying more boat than you can afford, it's more about trying to get the BEST deal on the boat you're considering.

[mattsask]

I got 15% off msrp when I bought my 16 craz in February 2016. Didn't take a whole lot of negotiating to get there either.

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[Prospersigman]

I got a little over 22% off on my 2017 Supra in July right when the 2018 models were starting to hit the dealers. They also gave me over payoff on my 1 year old Mojo that I bought from them...unfortunately for the dealer it is still for sale on their used lot.

I almost forgot...the dealer also threw in the 20 hour and 100 hour service as well