Help with final decision

[webber233]

Yeah, I asked Koho to include that for me.


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As a former Beachcomber dealer, you got a great price. I was surprised to hear you list "sealed bottom" as an option. Is that something Koho is adding on or is Keith Scott actually listening to his dealers? Nah, Koho must be adding it.[/quote]

[KC-SWO]

I'm located in Sarnia Ontario.

My dealer is asking more than what you paid for
a 2 year old trade in.

[webber233]

KC-SWO:

Wow...what a rip-off! Do you have any other dealers nearby?

[KC-SWO]

Yes, there are 2 others.
Both just a little farther away.

One has already quoted me a good price on a tub that
he has in stock.  Someone ordered it, and didn't take
it.  It is a 750 for a little less than what you paid for
yours.

The other dealer I have not talked with yet.


Did your dealer start with high markups and negociate
down that far?  Or did the price start close to there?

I sorta think that the closest dealer is not taking me
seriously.

[zzaphod42]

The deal that Webber got is literally thousands of dollars less than I could/would sell a 750 loaded tub for. In fact, our 2003 floor model clearance price for a loaded 750 was more than that, and our price did not include tax.

I do not know of any other dealer that would even come close to that price.

You got one heck of a deal Webber, congratulations!

[webber233]

Yes, I got a good deal for sure. They price matched the price of the Optima that I was looking to purchase.

KC-SWO: Why aren't you jumping on that 750 that they are going to give you a good deal on?



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Yes, there are 2 others.
Both just a little farther away.

One has already quoted me a good price on a tub that
he has in stock.  Someone ordered it, and didn't take
it.  It is a 750 for a little less than what you paid for
yours.

The other dealer I have not talked with yet.


Did your dealer start with high markups and negociate
down that far?  Or did the price start close to there?

I sorta think that the closest dealer is not taking me
seriously.

[KC-SWO]

I did jump on it.
It is on hold for me.

I am just looking around to compare what is out there.
Even at that price, it was more money than I intended
to really spend on a tub.  But that is like most things
I buy, the budget gets exceeded by 10-20%.  

I don't want delivery until mid-October when I get
my new house, so I have some time.

[webber233]

Yeah, that's exactly the same as us. We started out looking to spend around $6-7000...then once I became a little more knowledgable the budget skyrocketed!

[KC-SWO]

Webber,

When do you get your tub?

What is the base of the 750 like??
I didn't really pay that much attention to the base?
Do you think that the plywood added to the base
would be that much better?

[topgun]

The problem is Beachcomber tubs simply don’t have a base of any kind. Putting a plywood bottom on may go some way to stopping bees, ants etc from making a home in the foam insulation.

[Steve]

If the tub is sitting on a concrete pad and it has a pressure treated kickplate that surrounds the entire base circumference, do these critters eat through the concrete or pressure treated wood?

When I was selling Beachcomber over an 8 year period, I can recall 3 times we installed a 3/4" piece of plywood to address this massive concern.

It's not an earth sharrtering issue believe it not for most. When it is, it's a 10 minute fix.

Steve

[webber233]

Webber,

When do you get your tub?

What is the base of the 750 like??
I didn't really pay that much attention to the base?
Do you think that the plywood added to the base
would be that much better?

We should get our tub by next week.  Yeah, I think that the plywood base will help. It will at least stop me from thinking about mice getting in.  

[spahappy]

Steve,
1% of the purchase?  Components, filtration, and warranty are the three things I would look for in a spa purchase.  If those things are not important to you Steve we disagree.  

Chris,
If Sundance has such an awesome filtration and warranty why do they exclude jets and valves after two years.
If a spa manufacturer says they have a 5 year plumbing warranty why aren't jets and valves covered after two years?
Sundance isn't the only company that does this and I think it's misleading. I have heard many times from Sundance owners that sand and crap gets into the jets and they need to be replaced at a cost to the consumer.
Is this caused because people can't keep those pesky little spa condoms on the bottom intakes?

Spahappy

[HotTubMan]

Spahappy! Are telling me my hot tub needs condoms too?!? I got married to get away from those things.

HTMan

[topgun]

If the tub is sitting on a concrete pad and it has a pressure treated kickplate that surrounds the entire base circumference, do these critters eat through the concrete or pressure treated wood?

When I was selling Beachcomber over an 8 year period, I can recall 3 times we installed a 3/4" piece of plywood to address this massive concern.

It's not an earth sharrtering issue believe it not for most. When it is, it's a 10 minute fix.

Steve

So - if it only takes a few minutes to seal the base why don’t Beachcomber bother to do this simple task?

By the way, the point of sealing the base is not to keep out larger animals like mice. The idea is to keep out the damp as well as insects etc. Our local Arctic dealer keeps a display of Beachcombers he has traded in which are infested with everything from ants to mold.