[C320-list] Call For C320 Pricing Help

[Robert Seastream]

We bought our 2002 in November of 2005.    Paid $89K for it.  It had a  
few extras.  I think new (2006) models were about $129K.  We were lucky  
in that the previous owner rarely used it.  Being under five years old  
(we were looking for under 10) and lightly used, it was as close to new  
as we could get.  New is always nice; not everyone is in a position to  
afford it.  If it was the last boat we were going to buy prior to  
retirement, then keep for 20+ years, we might have considered new but  
that wasn't the case.

Bob Seastream
'Intuition', hull 906

On Sep 11, 2007, at 11:51 PM, Crosby Roper wrote:

> John
>
> I bought hull 1054 in 2005 and paid $139,000 with upgraded interior,  
> full electronics, radar, 150% genoa. Love the boat and especially the  
> new aspect. My time is limited and although I paid more than I would  
> have for an older boat, I spend my w/e sailing instead of working on  
> the boat. I doubt you'll regret a new one
>
> Crosby Roper
> Tethys #1054
>
>
>
>> From: john at frostnet.net> To: c320-list at catalina320.com> Date: Tue, 11  
>> Sep 2007 18:33:54 -0500> Subject: [C320-list] Call For C320 Pricing  
>> Help> > I have been trying to rationalize myself into buying a newish  
>> 320 for some> time now.> > I have retired and want to move up from  
>> our 270 while we can still enjoy> sailing.> > My problem has been the  
>> big depreciation I see when I compare the NADA used> price for an X  
>> year old 320 to the price of a new one (as quoted today).> > Looked  
>> at that way, depreciation is steep.> > > > However I have recently  
>> realized that the original sale prices of the older> boats were a lot  
>> less than they are now for today's boats, making comparison> to  
>> today's new prices meaningless.> > In fact, the couple of data points  
>> I have raise the possibility that the> boats are not depreciating  
>> much at all, compared to their original sales> price. I have found  
>> one pricing guide that gives original retail but it cost> several  
>> hundred $, something I would rather spend on a GPS.> > > > Now to my  
>> question, does anyone have a feel for what typical "as delivered">  
>> prices were for some of the past years?> > I am hoping this can push  
>> me to pull the trigger and buy.> > > > Thanks!> > > > Best Regards,>  
>> > John > > > > >
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