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Time to get a spa - Used Marquis Epic?
Bonibelle:
So in Economy mode, you can have the temperature anywhere you want. It might be cool because it is so hot outside that they wouldnt soak at 101.. or possibly because the owners aren't using it and they want to save on chemicals. I did that for most of the summer.
I'm confused that the tub has a radio..is it the sound system that allows you to hook up your ipod or in home sound system? If so, that means it also has nice speakers too. I know I paid a lot more for that when I got my tub, so that would be a real bonus. The tub is only 3 years old complete with the cover and lifter and if the owner extended that warranty to the replacement tub..I would say that is a great price. When my tub was replaced, I opted not to extend that warranty because I just didn't have the extra cash at the time. Knowing what I do about my Epic, I would buy that tub in a heartbeat! Actually I wish it was close to me as I have a neighbor that won't quit bugging me to sell him my tub.. >:(
bwperez:
Here are the things I noted when checking the spa out.
1 - The spa is out in the open so there was some discoloration on the spa cover but it didn't show any cracking, stiffness or signs of water getting into it.
2 - The spa was not hot but they are warming it up for me to check again tomorrow. When I looked at the temp on the LCD display it was 91deg. The seller was very friendly and offered to let me come try it out another evening after it had warmed up.
3 - I tested the different jets and all controls seemed to work well. I believe when I turned on the neck jets a little junk was spit into into the spa (signs of stagnant water?)
4 - I didn't look at the radio close enough but I didn't see any ipod connector. It appeared to be a simple radio (Adagio label) with the speakers built into the cabinet (not ones that pop-up.)
5 - They had recently purchased a floating replacement remote control and had the Spa Monitor In-house Remote but it had never been hocked up.
6 - The spa was manufactured 4/2/2009
7 - a cover lifter is included.
It does look like the 2009 model warranty isn't transferable while the sellers original 2005 that Marquis replaced was. The end result is it wouldn't be under warranty anyway due to age or non-transferable warranty.
The sellers did mention that they wouldn't have gotten the 2009 replacement except for an online post from a woman telling them to check for crazing. I wonder if that was you, Bonibelle?
The seller is firm on their price. I am leaning towards purchasing but Spatech_tuo's comment about wanting to get it for less than $5k made me pause. I've searched all over the web to find sales to compare pricing but that isn't exactly easy. Most posts are years old, for different model years and different ages of the spas.
I'm going to spend time tomorrow getting pricing on converting my 110 line to 220. I have the name of the dealer that sold the spa originally and will give them a call to get prices on moving it. Maybe I can put that all together and come to a final decision soon.
Brian
Bonibelle:
It's possible that I did tell people to look for the crazing in the shell. I believe someone on here that had a Marquis Reward told me to watch for it because we had the same color spa shell. I think the problem that Marquis had was isolated to that one color of shell (desert horizion)..In any case they made good on it and I was very impressed. I don't know much about pricing I guess I am just saying when you look at what you could get for $5000.00, there is not much (if anything) that could compare to that tub. Maybe when you go back, take them up on a trial and see how nice the jets are and try the air. That will let you know if you are justified in spending the money. And give that sound system a second look because it is not what I have, I believe it is much better. I'm going to try to find out what exactly it is though..
I love the spa monitor because you can not only monitor the spa from inside of your house, you can also control it and change the temperature..a great feature if it's 20 degrees out and you left the tub at 90!! it will also alert you if there is a problem with the tub. You mentioned another plus and that is the dealer is still around. He could easily hook everything up..and the remote is also a bonus ..I miss mine and never replaced it when it went bad :( so looking at all of that..Spatech..??? I think that's a good deal.. ;)
Bonibelle:
It is not just a tub that runs..it is a tub with all the bells and whistles that runs..lol
Spatech_tuo:
--- Quote from: bwperez on August 22, 2012, 09:16:54 pm ---
The seller is firm on their price. I am leaning towards purchasing but Spatech_tuo's comment about wanting to get it for less than $5k made me pause. I've searched all over the web to find sales to compare pricing but that isn't exactly easy. Most posts are years old, for different model years and different ages of the spas.
I'm going to spend time tomorrow getting pricing on converting my 110 line to 220. I have the name of the dealer that sold the spa originally and will give them a call to get prices on moving it. Maybe I can put that all together and come to a final decision soon.
Brian
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I don't think $5k is necessarily a bad price but I wouldn't say its a steal either and its largely about condition anyway. I just know that I'd negotiate even if they said they were "firm" and I'd offer maybe $4300 and leave them my card if they said "no thanks" (and wouldn't counter) and I'd wait to see if they budged cause I don't think people will be beating a path to their door. But thats just me, so please don't think I'm saying you're crazy to pay $5k. You're also going to pay to move it so you have to factor that in versus a new one but for the right price this sounds like a very viable option. Also, with a 3 year old+ spa I would expect the cover to be weathered but as long as its not heavy then its just a cosmetic issue.
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