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Used vs New?

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j-ice:
We were looking into buying a new bullfrog hot tub (only dealer in our area).  We were looking at the A7L.  However, I came across someone selling their 2-year old A8 with 'blufusion' system for $7k.  What are your thoughts on buying new vs. used?  We are first time hot tub buyers, if that plays into it.
Thx!

ratchett:
The only used tub worth the money to move is if you can see it filled, working, and heated up before you arrive to inspect it.  A drained tub might not only have been improperly winterized causing freeze damage, it also possibly has a few dried out seals which will need to be replaced at the least.

I watch the used market weekly.  95% of the tubs out there I see are junk not worth $100 with the repairs needed.  Very few (about a handful a month in my region) pop up in fully working condition, and of those, only about half are a decent name brand tub worth the price they're asking.   But that's just my $0.02 as a spa enthusiast, I am by no means a professional.

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