Very early on in our search, we looked at Saratoga, didn't ever wet test... the dealer here didn't give us a warm fuzzy feeling, and the tub just didn't feel as solid as some of the others we had looked at. Price was in the ballpark of a Sundance... so we opted for the Optima in the end, and are ecstatic with it! What other dealers do you have close by? What kinds of features are you looking for? We wet tested Hot Spring, Jacquzzi, Marquis, Artesian and Sundance... all have things that we loved, and things that we weren't wild about... in the end, the Sundance just felt the best and the price was what we were looking to spend...
Keep us posted - and good luck!
Jodi