We are on both sides of that fence - we purchased a new Whaler last year, it was a brand new 2018 leftover. Got a great deal on the buy price and got back what we paid for our trade-in (Whaler) which owed us nothing. You'd be almost shocked at what the list price was on the 180 Dauntless, our cash out of pocket was reasonable for the new one between the discount and trade-in.
On the other side to replace the big boat new we'd need 125K minimum I'd guess. We've had it since 05 and have kept very good care of it. Over the last year we've put about 5K into it and happy to do so. I figure until it's got too many hours and beaten down we'll keep it going. I have absolutely no interest in any of the new boats I could afford, the one's I do like are simply out of the range that I could feel good about paying.
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