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I have been getting prices and sales pitches from a couple of their stores. I finally narrowed it down to a Vanguard and want to make sure I am getting a "FAIR" deal.I walked into another one of their stores today and was quoted $8700 plus tax. This includes cover,lift,ozonator,chemicals, steps and delivery.So for a 2005 Vanguard do you think $8700 plus tax is a good price (In Michigan)? The store has quoted me all the way up to $10500 for the tub....
My husband and I just purchased a 2005 Vanguard three days ago. We live in Ohio. We were also puzzled about the different prices quoted by the two competing Hot Spring dealers in our area.Here is some advice. We printed prices that members on this website had posted on the 2004 Vanguard. (It seems that the 2005 model is too new to find price quotes at this time.) We are fortunate because we have two dealers in our area. We went to the first dealer and got their lowest price. They came down $1,500 off their initial price quote. We went to the second dealer and they said they would beat our initial price quote by $350. Therefore, we paid $8,500 total. This includes a Cover Cradle with the two gas shocks, cover, Freshwater III, chemicals, delivery, set-up, GFIC box, and tax. We decided on Pearl for our color. When I called Hot Spring, the representative told me that the manufacturers suggested retail price on the 2005 Vanguard in Pearl is $8,995. This price did not include any extras.Good luck with your purchase!
, it is hard for me to remember what I paid for mine. I always have to look it up! LOL!!!
It is entirely possible that you have gotten a wide variety of prices for the same thing. On the other hand, it's likely that there is a missunderstanding at work here - one that I see all the time. In this industry, the word 'quote' generally refers to a written document. So if you are saying you have written documents with a variety of prices, then the answer is easy: go with the lowest price which includes the stuff you want. You may even want to take that low price to the closest Hot Spring dealer and ask them to match or even beat it.