Did I get ripped off?

I'd be upset too. Not sure where you boat, but if it's up North most boaters average 50 hours a year. You've got half a year in your "new" boat already. The dealer should have disclosed this to you.
 
sfergson727 said:
Like others have mentioned, dealers will often use the boats for demos. At my local Sea Ray dealer, a few of the new boats have over 50 hours on them as they were used for dealer sponsored getaways. 28 hours, in the grand scheme of things, is really nothing to get your feathers in a ruffle about. See if you can get the dealer to toss in some freebies like a new safety kit or something else that you may need.
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In the Great Lakes area 50+ hours could be a seasons use....that's a big item to be negotiated on when buying that 'new' boat.


Birddog beat me to it.
 
If I read the initial post correctly, he has already purchased the boat. Getting anything in terms of a rebate from the dealer now is certainly closing the door after the dog escaped.

Suing them over 28 hours when the buyer had the ability to check hours before purchase is just going to shut down any type of consideration he may hope to gain in future discounts, or benefits. He is a repeat customer, if he handles this like a gentleman……i.e. start with the sales manager then go to the general manager, then on up the ownership chain he stands a good change of getting some consideration like free storage, fuel discounts, etc., but when your lawyer says "I am lawyer X and I represent Buyer Y….." everybody stops listening and the whole subject gets kick upstairs to the cooperate lawyers……who have a lot more time and patience than Buyer Y. Pick your time wisely. It is hard for them not to listen when you are standing in a crowded showroom full of potential buyers raising Hell about deceptive selling practices.
 
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fwebster said:
If I read the initial post correctly, he has already purchased the boat. Getting anything in terms of a rebate from the dealer now is certainly closing the door after the dog escaped.

Suing them over 28 hours when the buyer had the ability to check hours before purchase is just going to shut down any type of consideration he may hope to gain in future discounts, or benefits. He is a repeat customer, if he handles this like a gentleman……i.e. start with the sales manager then go to the general manager, then on up the ownership chain he stands a good change of getting some consideration like free storage, fuel discounts, etc., but when your lawyer says "I am lawyer X and I represent Buyer Y….." everybody stops listening and the whole subject gets kick upstairs to the cooperate lawyers……who have a lot more time and patience than Buyer Y. Pick your time wisely. It is hard for them not to listen when you are standing in a crowded showroom full of potential buyers raising Hell about deceptive selling practices.
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Sage advice. When I purchased my '08 280DA the dealer neglected to mention a generous rebate that Sea Ray was offering at the time. I wasn't on Sea Ray's mailing list so I had no idea... I saw the boat at the boat show and bought it on the spot. A week after we closed on the boat I was magically on Sea Ray's emailing list and I found that they were offering a very substantial rebate that I would have qualified for. As Frank said, the horse left the barn at that point.

I called the dealer and they said they knew about the rebate and they deducted it from the price of the boat -- even though it was not reflected on the sales contract. We argued and I called Sea Ray. A lot of back and forth happened and I got phone calls from Rob P., the former president of Sea Ray and Mr. McCoy, the president of my dealers chain. Long story short, there were no lawyers involved and I ended up with nicely discounted Flexiteak on my swim platform and free indoor storage and winterizing at the end of the season. I should have done more research but I was caught in the boat show high and was ecstatic about the price I got so I acted emotionally without researching. Who's to say if I would have gotten a better price. We argued after the fact and acted like adults in the end and I was happy.
 
@WDCBoater I saw the boat and didn't check ours the first time since I wasn't planning to buy it then. Next time I came back boat was having cosmetic work done so I sea trialed a 2015 and decided to buy 2015 after that. Next time I wanted to see the boat they said it was at other store getting prepped. Never occurred to me to check. The 2014 I bought was a demo with 11 hours so a 'new' boat seemed certain to have less :)


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What id the hull #…..it will be easy to tell if your boat was the first used by Sea Ray because it will have a PD&E hull number.

Not that it matters because you own it now.
 
Sorry for probably a newbie question, how / where do I find hull number?


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