Good Afternoon and Thanks for Reading,
My wife and I are looking into purchasing a used hot tub for our new home. We're in Baltimore and we've found a 2002 Coleman 555, made by Maax at the time. It's a 6 person tub with 2 loungers and the current owner has replaced all 33 jets and maintains the tub year round. We're going to see it tomorrow evening and I've been researching for what the value may be. The owner said they paid $7,200 new and they're asking $1,000 and we'll have to move and set it up again etc.
So my questions are, first, is this a worthwhile hot tub? With the age, will we have trouble finding parts or will we need to retrofit anything to be able to use it for years to come? Are there any things that we can look for to immediately make this out as a bad idea? Second, is $1,000 reasonable? The good old' internet doesn't seem to have any guidelines on depreciation or "trade-in" value. We've seen some new tubs starting at 3 times this so the savings is intriguing. Third, and most important, if we do buy it, is there anything we need to know for moving it or should we call a hot tub dealer for that?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
