Yes. $2450 which was the best locally available at ~10%. Other dealers in the area are charging up to ~18-20% ADM. Plus I can have it in a few weeks. Dealer says the only way these are obtained in this area now is to order and claim before arrival. After researching I believe it. They are spoken for, before they arrive at the dealer, in CA. It seems each dealer is provided a monthly allotment.
When I started this I said no freakin' way would I pay over MSRP. I'm 65, two months retired, so I took the buy and en before I die approach. I balanced purchases in other states (closest was 800 miles away one way in CO) and estimated hotel, fuel, trailer rental, time etc. and it did not make sense to buy out of state.
It took a couple trips to another dealer to understand "no dealer markup" meant you had to buy a Jackson turbo at near 6k plus 1k install. On the first trip it wasn't clear they wouldn't sell a non turbo version. They had 4 allotted this month and already sold plus had a waiting list for subsequent months.
On a side note the dealer just sold a couple of 4 seaters, non live, to a company down in the same town I have a house at in Mexico. They plan on using them for tourists/rentals (as i understood him) and didn't want to pay the extra for live valves.
Hey, wouldn't you want to go here (older photos, still looks exactly like this)? A different kind of beauty. Just don't go during holidays or stay out of town when that happens. Quiet and peaceful change to stupid loud and crazy.
I've learned quite a bit here. Thanks to all the contributors!
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