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I am ready to make a purchase. It will be the Jacuzzi J-480. For the same price I can get a new one ordered in (Without stereo) or the floor model with the stereo. I don't really want or need a stereo. What does everyone think?
Free stereo! This is the jbl system with flash memory, usb,cd,aux, and a remote that controls jets,lights and radio. Same warranty on the tub. As long as it dosent have big dents and scratches i would choose the free radio floor model.
No, same warranty ON the tub meaning the tubs warranty starts from the day of purchase by the customer. The warranty would start at the same time on the floor model as it would on the " factory fresh" model. I was comparing the situation at hand, being that the floor model in this instance DOES have a stereo compared to the one ordered that does not for the same price thereby leading me to reason that the the radio is free. If the customer turned around and sold his tub in six months wich one could he get the most money for?
Quote from: Kmill on October 25, 2012, 05:31:12 pmNo, same warranty ON the tub meaning the tubs warranty starts from the day of purchase by the customer. The warranty would start at the same time on the floor model as it would on the " factory fresh" model. I was comparing the situation at hand, being that the floor model in this instance DOES have a stereo compared to the one ordered that does not for the same price thereby leading me to reason that the the radio is free. If the customer turned around and sold his tub in six months wich one could he get the most money for? Plus one! a proper warranty begins the day the tub is placed on the purchasers property, and I think what Spatech meant is that the customer is not really "saving" the $1000-$2000 (no idea what it retails for) retail cost of the stereo, which is the number I'm sure the dealer is using, when in reality he's (the dealer) paying half that for the cost of that stereo at wholesale
I bought a new 2012 J-480 in Sacramento CA this past June. It was a brand new model (Serial sticker indicated it was built in April of 2012) that apparently had a small blem on the shell above the radio. You can't see the blem unless you look very hard and its in direct sunlight. They would have ordered me a new one without the radio for $9,100 plus tax. They sold me the one they had on the floor with stereo for $7,999 plus tax and $200 for delivery since I live 100 miles away after I showed the owner the spreadsheet of the offers I was contemplating. Total out the door was $8,800. After comparing the J-480 to the Sundance Optima ($12,000 out the door) and Maxxus ($13,500 out the door), I'm glad I saved the money bought this one. I had been quoted $10,500 to $12,000 for the J-480 previously without radio plus tax. It stereo works great sounds amazing, I like the stereo system and speakers so well we use it every night almost. When you have both pumps on, you do have to turn the stereo up to 20 plus range to hear it loud enough, which most of the neighbors can probably hear it as well. I understand that the warranties on the radio are not that great, but since it was free I bought it and now enjoy it so much I would have paid the $800 or so to buy one with a stereo if I ordered a new one. Anything over that and I would have installed a Bose speakers on the outside of the house facing the spa.You should be able to get a new one with Stereo for $10,000 plus tax or shop else where if you order one new. I visited 12 plus hot tub dealers in the San Francisco Bay Area looking for the right spa and price before I found this one over a 5 month period.