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Limelight Pulse - Good Deal?
Hottubguy:
If it comes included it's worth it. They do work well it's just a matter of longevity which there are various opinions on that. Used is a crapshoot, if that's the only game in town then you could absolutely do a lot worse. The Pulse is a nice tub. Have you looked at any other manufacturers or are you set on Hot Spring? Also it wouldn't hurt to offer $8500 and see what happens
Jacuzzi Jim:
This is just "my" opinion! If your heart is set on it then buy it. As far as the salt system I wouldn't pay for it, but if it's free then why not get it. I could give a few reasons why not to buy it, but that's gonna start another debate. :roll: As far as used if your willing to spend 9500 on a spa why even look at used and like mentioned it's a crap shoot. If the only spa dealer you have there is HS dealer not many other options then, or if you have looked at others and didn't find anything you liked or would consider then again go buy it..
Hope this makes TwinCities happy, probably won't as he's been bit defensive lately.. ;D
Wannatub:
In the spring I had decided the Pulse was the tub I wanted and was price shopping trying to beat $8,200 for pretty much the same packsge you're looking at. I'm in New Hampshire so I'd imagine the freight would be somewhat higher which should have been reflected in the prices I was geting. I did a quick check on the Caldera site and there's a guy in Utica who says he services your area, and their Salina was a real contender when I was shopping. There's also another guy in someplace called Livonia (hard to tell if that's too far afield from the google map) who sells both Jacuzzi and Sundance, both of which have attractive oferings, so you've got options... You may have found the only Hot Springs guy around, but there are other quality manfacturers out there to look at. The Pulse will always be available -- especially at that price, so you can always go back and get it if that's what's best for you at the end of the day. I hope you do yourself a favor and explore some of these other choices.
TwinCitiesHotSpring:
--- Quote from: Wannatub on September 27, 2013, 06:04:55 pm ---In the spring I had decided the Pulse was the tub I wanted and was price shopping trying to beat $8,200 for pretty much the same packsge you're looking at. I'm in New Hampshire so I'd imagine the freight would be somewhat higher which should have been reflected in the prices I was geting. I did a quick check on the Caldera site and there's a guy in Utica who says he services your area, and their Salina was a real contender when I was shopping. There's also another guy in someplace called Livonia (hard to tell if that's too far afield from the google map) who sells both Jacuzzi and Sundance, both of which have attractive oferings, so you've got options... You may have found the only Hot Springs guy around, but there are other quality manfacturers out there to look at. The Pulse will always be available -- especially at that price, so you can always go back and get it if that's what's best for you at the end of the day. I hope you do yourself a favor and explore some of these other choices.
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freight has little or nothing to do with it...dealer sets the margin, if the dealer happens to be a big pool builder or sell fireplaces, patio furniture, etc. he can keep a lower margin on the spas because he makes a large % of his money off other items. What folks don't seem to realize is that no matter what spa your looking at it will always be cheaper somewhere else in the country...Jacuzzi, Hot Spring, Bullfrog...doesn't matter, so while your recommendation to look at other spas is definitely valid, there will still be better pricing on that different spa somewhere else in the country just like on the Pulse model he is looking at. Other factors include volume, some owners keep very thin margins and rely on huge volume to keep the doors open (A brand new Pulse at $8,200 is an example of this), others would rather keep margins a big higher, therefore moving less volume (A brand new Pulse at $9,500 is an example of this) typically these are "spa only" dealers and although your paying a little bit more, generally you could expect a little better service since they only deal with spas, we have a pool company who sells spas near us and in the summer its 2-3 weeks to get a service call done on a spa because they are so busy with "pool season"
Hottubguy:
I think by looking at other brands he will get a sense if that's the going rate in his area for a premium spa brand.
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