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<blockquote data-quote="Allen" data-source="post: 206985" data-attributes="member: 389">Seriously, there's something to be said about that.&nbsp; On the flip side though, I paid a little over $30k last year for a 4 yr old Toon with less than 330 hours on it.&nbsp; The motor catastrophically shit the bed at about 360 hrs.&nbsp; I got lucky as I didn't think there was a warranty left on the motor, as it turns out I was a few months on the right side of history and Merc picked up the tab for a new powerhead. I couldn't imagine the friggin hole I would have been in to have a 3 yr old Toon payment and a repair bill for over $9k.&nbsp; I'd have been money ahead at that point in buying new, by a lot!The bottom line here is that when you buy new, you know what you have...and that's a perfectly new rig that hasn't been abused or missed any maintenance.&nbsp; I don't even suspect that was the case with mine, but it's always at the back of my mind when buying used. Having a payment is one thing, having a payment and substantial repair bills at the same time is way, way worse.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Allen, post: 206985, member: 389"] Seriously, there's something to be said about that. On the flip side though, I paid a little over $30k last year for a 4 yr old Toon with less than 330 hours on it. The motor catastrophically shit the bed at about 360 hrs. I got lucky as I didn't think there was a warranty left on the motor, as it turns out I was a few months on the right side of history and Merc picked up the tab for a new powerhead. I couldn't imagine the friggin hole I would have been in to have a 3 yr old Toon payment and a repair bill for over $9k. I'd have been money ahead at that point in buying new, by a lot! The bottom line here is that when you buy new, you know what you have...and that's a perfectly new rig that hasn't been abused or missed any maintenance. I don't even suspect that was the case with mine, but it's always at the back of my mind when buying used. Having a payment is one thing, having a payment and substantial repair bills at the same time is way, way worse. [/QUOTE]

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