Replacing a 20+ year old Jacuzzi Santina and have narrowed it down to these three spas:
Jacuzzi 335 @ $8,600 includes 2 extra filters, ozone.
Limelight (Hot Springs) Flair @ $8,200
Dimension One Aurora @ $8,700 includes ozone
All include delivery/hookup and removal/disposal of old spa.
Looking for comments on pricing and reliability of these specific spas.
Thanks in advance, Joe
Joe,
It's like a choice between a upper, lower and high-end units.
The Jacuzzi is a well respected product but the dealer is asking too much (335's can be bought for $6,500 EASILY in most markets as it it a fairly small unit). It is like buying a mid-level Lexus.
The limelight is also a decent product but is more like the more pedestrian Toyota. It won't have all the bells and whistles the Jacuzzi would just as the Toyota's don't have memory seats. As such, the price should also be co-measurant with the value. However, I think the limelight is a slightly larger spa so around $7K would be a fair price on it.
The Dimension one is like buying a top-of-the-line Mercedes in that it will have every bell and whistle whether you want them or not and you WILL pay for it. Consequently, about $8K is about as low as you will likely find one of those.
So, if it were me and the dealers were steadfast (not negotiating on price), then I would tell the other two that I think the Dim1 is a "better value" for those $'s but if they want to reduce their products price, I could be motivated to change my decision based on costs. Tell them you don't really need all the bells and whistles but if your going to have to pay the same amount for any of them, why not take the one with all the extra features...
