Axis Wakeboard Boat Forum

take that email into your dealer and go buy you a boat..

that might be a get out of jail free card...

Most US dealers will not sell new boats out of territory. It may be a different situation in Canada, though.

My "local" dealer (90 miles away) quoted me $89K for an Axis. I have no idea what he was smoking. I went with a dealer slightly further away (120 mi) who gave me the same spec'd boat for $60K.

Wow!! Talk about price gouging!

for real!! does that $89 A22 come with a second tricked-out trailer... with an A20 sitting on it???

I don't consider new cars, one of the reasons being dealers. I swore I'd not buy a new boat, as well. I knew my dealer socially (kids do gymnastics together) for about two years before I bought mine, and we had talked about boats a bit. I was pretty upfront about what I was thinking, and he eventually swayed me into a new Axis. He made me an absolutely SWEET deal. Point is, he wasn't competing against another dealer for an A22. He was competing against a two year old Malibu V-Ride (and before I narrowed it, a few others like slightly used Moomba, or little bit more used Nautique or Master Craft).

So you might find a few used options, walk in and call his hand: "I'm looking at XYZ boat for $123 price" and either tell him "If I can get a new A2_ for $456, instead, I will" or "How much better can you do?"

You don't have to be rude about it, or anything else. It all boiled down, in my case, to the fact that I was only willing to spend a certain amount of money on a boat, my dealer realized that, so he worked with me to get me into an Axis. I've got no stereo, the base engine, and no tower racks, but I do have about everything else.

Where are you, by the way? I'd be more than happy to recommend my dealer to you if you can swing the trip to East Tennessee. www.greatwakesboating.com, the owner is Brett Houghton. I can't say for certain that he'll work against another dealer in another region, though. He has a lot of integrity and he may follow the principles Chatt mentioned about not working with folks out of region. But I would still give him a call. If you do, you can tell them Harry King recommended you do.

I think we road on the shuttle with that guy at surf expo. He said they were an Axis dealer in TN. Seems like good guys...

I am talking with another Canadian member on this forum by PM and it seems my local dealers are price gouging also.

His quotes are MUCH cheaper than mine.

Are dealers allowed to do this?

I guess I'd caution you before jumping to the conclusion that big markups are gouging. He's got operating costs to cover, most of which are fixed, and if he moves few boats, then the markup has to be pretty big for him to even stay in business. There's also a supply and demand thing - if his price point is too low, he won't have any boats on his lot, which will kill his business.

But as for "allowing" it to happen, there are some industries and some corporations that prohibit dealers from selling at any cost other than what they specify (think Saturn, the car company). But legally, the ability to set prices to market conditions is more or less what defines free market, with a few exceptions in cases of emergencies.

I talked to Tommies in Colorado and our guy here in western Canada. he quoted me the exact same price.. he has high overhead costs and a big business to run. I also have money I need to save and spend wisely. buy where you get the best deal man. dont settle for less.