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thank you both... i've wet tested the grandee and j495... will be wet testing the cantabria and aspen tomorrow... at first i like the lounger but then not everybody will fit in it... so that's not really a factor... as for bullfrog... i will check where the nearest dealer is... will let you guys know. wish me luck...
Quote from: ray on September 08, 2016, 06:15:12 pmthank you both... i've wet tested the grandee and j495... will be wet testing the cantabria and aspen tomorrow... at first i like the lounger but then not everybody will fit in it... so that's not really a factor... as for bullfrog... i will check where the nearest dealer is... will let you guys know. wish me luck... Of the two, which one are you leaning towards? Also, what did you think of the Grandee and the Moto-massage feature? I enjoyed the Moto-massage of the Grandee very much, but found the Jetpacks of the Bullfrog R8 to be every bit as good if not better. I really liked the Grandee, but couldn't justify the massive price differential. The R8 is essentially the same exact size as the Grandee.
You got that tub for damn near wholesale. Twin cities would probably agree that that tub should've been closer to 10k with the options you got
Quote from: Hottubguy on September 08, 2016, 10:04:42 pmYou got that tub for damn near wholesale. Twin cities would probably agree that that tub should've been closer to 10k with the options you gotNo dispute, but even at $10k, that's still thousands cheaper than any of the tubs that the original poster is considering. My guess is that any of the other four tubs in his consideration set will go from $12-$14K, and I don't believe that the Bullfrog sacrifices much if anything to these tubs (albeit a few inches in size to the Cantabria, Aspen and 495... Virtually the same size as the Grandee). I considered 3 of the 4 tubs very carefully, tested 2 of the 3, and felt that the jets of the Bullfrog were either equal to or better than the others. I concede that my deal was definitely an anomaly, but even so, the Bullfrog still presents a great value proposition even at normal retail price.
You could even compare it against an A8, which frankly isn't much different from the R8 with the exception of 2 additional jet packs. I guess I'm a bit biased, but I think my opinion could be helpful to Ray, as I was also considering many of the same, larger tubs as he is. Bullfrog wasn't even in my original consideration set until it was time to start talking price on the Cantabria, Grandee and Aspen. When I found that the dealers were by and large unwilling to move on price for these bigger tubs, it became evident to me that I needed to go a different path. If money were no object, I probably would have found myself in the Aspen. But price was a factor to me, which led me to Bullfrog. After learning more about the quality of the product and testing one for myself, I was immediately sold. Hoping to complete my pad this weekend and the electrical run the following weekend. This is a floor model, so as soon as I'm ready, the dealer can have it here anytime!
Quote from: DKRanger22 on September 08, 2016, 08:49:45 pmQuote from: ray on September 08, 2016, 06:15:12 pmthank you both... i've wet tested the grandee and j495... will be wet testing the cantabria and aspen tomorrow... at first i like the lounger but then not everybody will fit in it... so that's not really a factor... as for bullfrog... i will check where the nearest dealer is... will let you guys know. wish me luck... Of the two, which one are you leaning towards? Also, what did you think of the Grandee and the Moto-massage feature? I enjoyed the Moto-massage of the Grandee very much, but found the Jetpacks of the Bullfrog R8 to be every bit as good if not better. I really liked the Grandee, but couldn't justify the massive price differential. The R8 is essentially the same exact size as the Grandee. i liked the moto massage but for some reason i enjoyed the j495 better... that's why i can't wait to wet test the aspen tomorrow. it looks pretty similar. I also like the foot dome massage which the grandee did not have.. grandee did have a couple of foot massage jets but they are across the tub so if somebody is sitting on that side it's kinda awkward. i'll also be testing the cantabria... thanks again for all your inputs! this is a big investment and i don't want to mess up.
hello everyone... need help in choosing my first hot tub... wet tested the hotsprings grandee and jacuzzi j495... preferred jacuzzi over hotsprings... about to wet test sundance aspen... would like to know your thoughts on sundance vs jacuzzi vs caldera cantabria... is there a pecking order as far as quality? thanks for all your help.ray