Posted by butchdavis on 09/02/14 - 4:37 PM
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Well, depending upon your location... good luck getting a quote from three dealers for the same boat. Dealer prep probably means different things to different dealers. There is a charge and you can try to negotiate it downward. But, the choice is to buy the boat or not.
The last small Whaler I bought, a Dauntless 16, I paid a small prep charge. It included installing an Evinrude to replace the Mercury and a full on the water test as well as clean up, etc.
If I was a dealer I doubt that in this market I would sell a boat without prep. It protects the dealer as well as the buyer in the event of a warranty claim.
The charges I find most outrageous is documentation fees of around $600 for a new car.
Butch