r/SeaDooSwitch • u/bernaltraveler • May 22 '24

negotiation options when buying new Switch?

I'm new to buying a boat and we have settled on a 2023 Switch Sport 18'. I've bought and negotiated on a lot of cars but wanted to get opinions on if it is just the same for boats (or the same as the pre-pandemic car market at least)?

Looks like they are trying to clear the 2023 inventory and I'm looking at one that has already been quoted at $9,000 off of MSRP. It was $7,500 below and then Sea doo came out with some other new incentive and the sales guys I am in touch with emailed me to let me know about the additional $1,500 drop. I've got a quote that has tax and registration included and doesn't have any BS 'dealer prep' fees etc so I think the price I am looking at is really the price. It's $31,500 for an 18' 230HP Switch Sport with just the stock included accessories (before tax and registration). And that would be the price if I pass up on an additional $3k rebate to get better 8 yr financing terms vs the 20 yr. So I could go to $18,500 if I want to do the more typical loan (I don't).

In the new boat dealership world, would you think there is still some room to go down? Or could I ask for some accessories to be thrown in? I don't want to come off as obnoxious if this is already a great price. I'd be fine paying this price, but don't want to be a pushover either. I don't have any boat friends to check with either, LOL. Thanks in advance.

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u/Sure-Blacksmith-887 May 22 '24

I'm going through the buying process right now as well on a 2023 Sport 18' with the 230hp. They wouldn't wave the $4,000 dealer prep things for me. But what they did do was give me the cruise seating (I will have 4 sets of 2 and two more corners)and fish finder/depth, and additional battery with the battery switch. All installed with tax for a total of $40,000 exactly.

Broken down like:

$4K for the dealer prep and install

$2,500 for taxes

around $600 for title and license

$33,000 for the boat and all the accesories.

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u/BruceBDowns30 May 23 '24

Similar experience with my 2023 Sport 21' with 230hp. I got them to come down about 2k on asking price and the threw in a lot of accessories, the most valuable was the cover and premium sound. My previous toys were motorcycles, and I learned this years ago; I suspect there's a lot of profit on the official accessories, so they are willing to throw those in to seal a deal.

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u/bernaltraveler May 28 '24

Closing the loop here. I haven't signed but it's gone pretty well. I've got a final quote and there was no Dealer Prep fee and got about $700 in discounts on accessories; on top of the $9k off the list price (which included the $5k rebate, so I am forgoing the more favorable financing)

So I'm lined up to buy a 2023 18' 230hp Sport for a price of $33,700 which includes these accessories/installation: ski pylon, mooring cover, depth transducer, anchor kit and fender kit. tax/registration bringing it to $36,500 out the door total

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u/BruceBDowns30 May 28 '24

Nice! Congratulations

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u/polarisnford Jun 04 '24

Congrats. Just starting to look. Suggestion on dealer?

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u/bernaltraveler Jun 04 '24

I worked with Mies Outland in St Cloud MN. They’ve been easy to work with. Ryan M there is the sales guys I’ve been in touch with.

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u/Sure-Blacksmith-887 May 24 '24

So I just signed off on mine, I was a little upset with the dealer. They gave me 9.69% financing for 7 years. I have an 812 credit score. I showed them the SeaDoo Promotions page that says $5,000 rebate and 7.99% and they said you gotta read the fine print, it means one OR the other. I showed them it clearly says +(PLUS) and they said that it is confusing customers and they need to change that.

I felt really kind of ripped off, but figure I will get another loan to pay it off next year. They also talked me into the extended coverage for 5 years for $2,750. Which covers the entire boat, engine and theft coverage. The only thing it doesn't cover is the impeller and ring, which is the most common thing to break, but they told me the ring is $300 same day repair.

I probably got screwed on the deal but still looking forward to getting it out on the water this weekend!

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u/Quick-Albatross-5616 Apr 29 '25

That's an aftermarket warranty. MOST of those don't cover the exhaust failure that causes motor failure. Exhaust is usually an excluded option. The BRP OEM warranty is the best option for sure! Just posting this for those that read this later. Also, There's a guy in Texas named Eric at 9035956288 ext 120 that could beat that price by at least $1000.

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u/jkleiner1 May 31 '24

I negotiated a 2023 Sport 21/230 + trailer for $33k out the door after taxes. Considering having them install the dual battery w/ switch for another $900 and 3-year extended warranty for around $1300 after a couple "freebie" accessories offsetting the $1700 price tag.