Hey, that's what I've got! And I've had it for a whole month now. Mine was $6,500 US cash, delivered and I'm in Oregon, quite a way from Mississauga, in the Toronto, Ontario, area. Delivery was a bit of a pain as they had to get over a 4'-high retaining wall before getting to the backyard. And gate clearance was less than an inch but they got it in without a problem.
I did get the platinum edition with the 40 jets. I went kind of basic, no stereo, no tv, no stereo, no blower. One option I wish I'd known about is lights around the outside of tub. They would have been nice if only for seeing my way to the tub as my deck is a bit dark. Hydropool's website doesn't say anything about them that I can find. My dealer found out about them when he got another dealer's tub mis-shipped to him with my shipment.
So far, I'm quite happy with it. I have two housemates and we use it most every night. The lounge is one thing I do like. My old tub had one and I wanted one in the new one. I find it makes me float but that I just stay in place, in "midwater" if you will.
As for complaints, I have two. Well, one now. Thanks to HotTubMan, I took out the screws used in shipping to hold the pumps in place. They created a bunch of resonance and noise through the deck. Removing them made all the difference in the world. I like sitting in the dark and I find the light from the controls to be a bit of a nuisance. I'm going to get a piece of black plastic bar stock and rout it out to cover it with.
As for color, I got the black eclipse, a color available in the 2005 models but discontinued for 2006. They had a few sheets left and I got lucky.
Anyway, let me know if you have any questions.
Jim
