270 Sundancer price??

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johnrb3

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Apr 19, 2009
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Boat Info
2010 310DA 350mag SeaCore w/axius
Raymarine C90w GPS
Engines
twin 350 Mag BIII
I close on my 2009 270DA on Thursday so it's probably too late, but looking for some feedback on the price/offer? It lists for $152,700 and they came down to $107,200? Wondering if this is a good deal given the economy, or if I could have gotten this at any given time. Thoughts?

I saw some posts that mentioned it was normal to get 20-30% off that I think were back b4 the crash. If so, I guess I'm not getting as great a deal as I thought.

Thanks,

John
 
It's a decent deal, not great. 2009's generally are not discounted to 30%. 15% to 20% are not uncommon.

It was a lucky find, but a guy in our marina just bought a 2009 270 AJ for 45K out the door. The Chicago dealer had two of them from a bankrupt dealer. Needless to say, he sold them both real quick. I saw the boat saturday, and the happy new owner.
 
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Can't you buy a 280 for that much? That seems very high. That boat replaced the 260 which cost ~75k. No sense beating yourself up ove rthe deal now. Enjoy your new boat!
 
You can buy a 280 for that price too, just have to look around. If you even went 1 year older, you can save 25K+ from that price. I applaud those who have the funds to purchase new, but I will never be one of those people. So much better deals on a lightly used boat that has the bugs already worked out, and still has a good portion of the mfg. warranty left.
 
the 270 at my local dealer was advertised at the boat show for 107k. Not sure ofbexact options but seemed loaded up if only with a 350 mag.
 
johnrb3 said:
I close on my 2009 270DA on Thursday so it's probably too late, but looking for some feedback on the price/offer?

John
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That does sound a tad high. You didn't close yet, maybe you can make the deal a lil better. Your still in the drivers seat. I bought my 2006 260Da as a left over and I got a good deal, not a great deal. My wife and I didn't mind paying a lil extra for the support we thought we would get from the dealer being first time boat owners. We got more support from our dock mates, club searay and our local marine mech than we did from our dealer. For our next boat we will go used and with the money we save we will buy a bigger boat. Like I said you didn't close yet. If you didn't sign yet your still in the drivers seat.
 
KayKook said:
I applaud those who have the funds to purchase new, but I will never be one of those people. So much better deals on a lightly used boat that has the bugs already worked out, and still has a good portion of the mfg. warranty left.
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When I bought, I *did* have the funds to buy new. . .but it just seemed to be such a bad deal that I went used. In my case, I was well outside factory warrenties. Yeah, I lost a few weekends to repairs that were out of pocket expenses. . .but I factor that all in I still saved a fortune.

keets said:
My wife and I didn't mind paying a lil extra for the support we thought we would get from the dealer being first time boat owners. We got more support from our dock mates, club searay and our local marine mech than we did from our dealer.
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Had the same experience. Buying used, I "had" to rely on the dealer the first summer. By the time winterization rolled around, I had determined that the service department was breaking as much stuff as they fixed. And it wasn't like I was cheaping out on the service, either.

I found a local mechanic to do my work, and I have not looked back. The local mechanic may not be a "dealer", may have to "order parts", but I get to look the mechanic in the eye I get a cost estimate. My issues are not "filtered" through the service writter. Plus I support a local small buisness, as opposed to a corperation.
 
You did good John. The 270DA is a great boat. I was very impressed when I saw one. It will be a big hit for SR. I see yours has a generator too. Very nice! Good luck with your delivery. Brian
 
He threw in bottom paint, and carpet runners. I was told the bottom paint was an additional $1500 - $2000, and the runners were $350. That puts the total msrp at around $154,550. At 107,200 that's around 31% off sticker. If i can believe the cost of the "xtras". So it sounds like a better price? It's a pretty loaded boat except for having the base engine. It has almost everything but colored gel, and "teak" flooring.
To be honest I'm scared of a boat much bigger(ie. 280). Scared of the cost of 2 engines and maintenance. And scared of steering with 2 throttles and the wheel. May not have the coordination. :) Although, now a little scared this boat will be underpowered. Several have told me it will be. I just want to be able to pull 1 adult novice skier. No hot rodding across the lake... ;) Everything I've seen from marine max has this engine?
 
Just pulled up the 2009 270Da. The 270s beam is 4" wider than my 2006 260Da. The aft cabin blows mine away. The 270 looks pretty nice. The 270 may have replaced the 260 but it is a lot nicer than my 260. I'm sure you will enjoy your 270. Who knows maybe I'll get 1'itis. Nay my wife would kill me. She has 8'itis.
 
johnrb3 said:
He threw in bottom paint, and carpet runners. I was told the bottom paint was an additional $1500 - $2000, and the runners were $350. That puts the total msrp at around $154,550. At 107,200 that's around 31% off sticker. If i can believe the cost of the "xtras". So it sounds like a better price? It's a pretty loaded boat except for having the base engine. It has almost everything but colored gel, and "teak" flooring.
To be honest I'm scared of a boat much bigger(ie. 280). Scared of the cost of 2 engines and maintenance. And scared of steering with 2 throttles and the wheel. May not have the coordination. :) Although, now a little scared this boat will be underpowered. Several have told me it will be. I just want to be able to pull 1 adult novice skier. No hot rodding across the lake... ;) Everything I've seen from marine max has this engine?
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Thats a lot of money. Don't take a chance of being underpowered. Get the 375 hp 8.1 engine.
You will get the same mpg as the 5.7 engine gets at cruise speeds. And have extra power and speed if wanted/needed.
 
Don't be afraid of two engines. Piece of cake. As a matter of fact I believe it to be much easier to dock with 2 engines. Also, when you are miles from shore and a distributor pickup goes out, it sure is nice to be able to still make it home (slowly, but at least moving under own power.) Take a sea trial
 
I think the deal you got is inline with what I am hearing - I think there were some big discounts for awhile - but now the dealers are trying to stay in business and have made up their mind that they are not going to give away new model boats. I had a 260 with a big block and single engine and found docking it was quite easy. The 270 is a nice boat. The only thing - I was not sold on was the laminate on the cabinets. But that is personal taste. The boat looks great. The bigger boat is not much more of a challenge to handle than a smaller boat. Good luck with your new boat. If you are unsure if you will keep this boat for a Loooong time - you may consider used. There are a number of nice used boats that are great buys. A used 300 Dancer can be found in the 70's these days. But if you want a new boat go for it. But if you think you may want anything different in a year or two - think real hard about used.
 
chris41483 said:
Don't be afraid of two engines. Piece of cake. As a matter of fact I believe it to be much easier to dock with 2 engines. Also, when you are miles from shore and a distributor pickup goes out, it sure is nice to be able to still make it home (slowly, but at least moving under own power.) Take a sea trial
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When I first started shopping 26-29' cuddies, I was extremely leery of the single engine installation because of the "underpowered" issue. My boat (with twins) hauls butt. I put nine people aboard with full fuel, and I *maybe* see a 2mph reduction at W.O.T. Fully loaded, the boat still gets on plane as fast as I feel comfortable pushing the throttles forward.

But make no mistakes. . .twins ain't cheap.

NOBODY gives you a break on maintenance. If a single oil change (what. . 10 minutes work?) costs $200, then your bill for twins will be $400. Same with drive maintenance. Same with Spring tuneups. All engine maintenance is *double*.

Also. . .with twin engines you are TWICE as likely to breakdown. Simply math.

So . . .yes. . with twins you break down twice as often. BUT. . .the implications of breakdown are different. In a single engine boat, you curse, break into a cold sweat, then call for the "tow of shame". Or worse. . you nurse a hurt, overheating, engine to try to get back to dock. With twins. . you say "Rats", shut down the hurt engine, break out a round of drinks for the crew. . . and start taking the scenic route back to dock at hull speed.

Bottom line: Trial the boat. If it runs good with a single. . get the single. If you go (seriously) in the Ocean, or other places where a breakdown is simply unacceptable. . .get twins.
 
thanks everyone. Taking the plunge. Tomorrow they deliver the boat to the slip.
 
Our brand new Sea Ray dealer in the Quad Cities has a new 280 (07) loaded, twin 5.0s with BIIIs, GenSet, Camper Canvis and I think trailer for under $90K. Sticker was $150K. He also has a new 06 270 AJ. Don't know his asking price, but should be a steal. All together 14 boats came out of a Sea Ray dealer that lost his dealership.
 
r_moss said:
Our brand new Sea Ray dealer in the Quad Cities has a new 280 (07) loaded, twin 5.0s with BIIIs, GenSet, Camper Canvis and I think trailer for under $90K. Sticker was $150K. ....
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WOW!

I dont even want to know how low my 2003 280 DA would sell for in todays market.

My hope would be $60,000 but I may be way off based on the above.
 
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