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You might want to check out Costco.com. You can get a Hot Spring there for $5700 that is bigger than the Prodigy. The warranty is less but it it the same quality as one from the dealer and your local HotSpring dealer can service it for you if you do have any problems.http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11112486&whse=BC&topnav=&browse=Good Luck
We live a goodly distance from most retailers. We have a small, long time D1/Jacuzzi shop about 20 miles from us. The next closest is probably the largest retailer of Hot Springs brands in the state--about 75 miles distant.
We dry tested and wet arm tested today. My wife found that the Jacuzzi sat a little low for her and didn't like the fact that all four seats were buckets. The J-325 was also difficult for her to enter and exit, as it is a long stretch for her legs-4"10" and me 5'5". The jets on the Jacuzzi seemed to put out more force than the H/S Prodigy, but we don't feel that's necessarily a selling point for us. The cool off seat at entry in the Prodigy was a good feature for her, making entry and exit much easier for her. I wouldn't want to buy a tub that she wouldn't use when she was hurting because getting in and out would possibly aggrivate her pain. That's counter to the object of buying the thing.The D-1 tubs that we looked at seemed to have a lot of bucket seats also, and were a long leg reach. The dealer also said that the warranty was not as long as either the Jacuzzi or H/S. The local shop is a small one without a full time tech, so even at a greater distance from us, the H/S store is probably the better choice here.Sooo...it looks like the Prodigy is gonna win. Now, if my contractor would just get us on the schedule to pour our pad! Thanks to all of you for your thoughts.