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For a private party sale, I do think the price is a bit high considering the warranty is non-transferable. If it was from a dealer with warranty, then the price would be fine. If the seller has to sell due to a move, offer them a bit less and see what they say. Voice your concern to them that even though it is a premium product that is almost new, you are basically buying it "as is". Worst they can do is say no.I'm not sure I would necessary say there is an age to stay away from but the age and price have to go together. If you are staying with Hot Spring, anything 2013 or newer is using "current generation" electronics. That one with the exterior control panel has to be a mid-2009 or older.My opinion, unless you are comfortable not getting a hot tub until maybe 2022, you are not going to see a situation where dealers have inventory they are looking to move. Demand is too high and that is forecasted to continue through at least next year. I'm a Hot Spring and Caldera dealer. I just hit my 2019 sales totals and its still August. My showroom is empty but people are still buying at a record pace. Also keep in mind that there are going to be price increases for 2021.
So I offered them $5,000 a couple of weeks ago and they said no way, $7,000 was the lowest they could go. I then went and wet tested a sovereign at a dealership to see how I liked the moto message and I wasn't super impressed by it. I really liked the jets above it that I could slouch down and have hit my shoulders. The moto message felt nice but I felt like it moved up and down too quickly, the quick movement up and down wasn't very relaxing to me. Can the speed of the movement on the moto message jets be changed? Or is it only the pressure of the jets that can be increased or decreased by the diverter? It's not like I hated the moto message, I guess I just wasn't as impressed as I thought I would be after reading so many rave reviews on them. Also, this jetsetter is on 110 which is nice for me in that I wouldn't have to get a new panel installed. Would I be able to plug this into a regular outdoor outlet that I currently have or will I need to get a special 110 outlet installed for it? Would the power of the jets be significantly different on this 110 jetsetter compared to the sovereign I wet tested? It is set up with the salt system, is this going to be a lot more expensive to maintain then a non-salt tub?3 days ago they lowered the price of the tub to $7,000 and just now they lowered the price to $5,500 so it looks like they are having a hard time selling it and need to get rid of it soon due to their move. I'm really thinking about buying it as a starter tub for a reasonable amount of money. We could see how much we really like and use it before spending big money on replacing our panel and getting a larger tub for the whole family. What do you guys think?https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3010136872580895/