Hi all,
I have a few questions (well a lot, but I'll try limit to a few for now) on
buying a
lagoon 380.
I intend
purchasing one in
Europe to sail home to
Australia and beyond.
1. If I buy new, who is the best
broker to deal with, or directly with
Lagoon? and what kind of discount from the stock
price list is the usual. The list I have seen is as below:
OWNER (3 cabins, 2 heads), 2 x 21 HP (Yanmar 3YM20 SD) 181,800.00 € COMFORT PACK 23,800.00 € etc
and what is a Realistic sail-away
price including the 'must have' options.
2. If I buy second hand, with a
boat 2005 or newer, prices range from about US$180,000 for a 2005 basic
charter version S2 to US$280,000 of a 2008 fairly well equipped owner version (which I would prefer).
3. All in all I want to be happy with the
boat for the 3 years or more that I own and
cruise in it, and I also want to minimize the overall cost when the time comes to sell/upgrade, so I'm also taking into account resale value in 3 to 4 years time. How much will a 3 yr old boat be worth, a 6yr old and a 9 yr old. I know that's hard to guesstimate, but my aim is to not be fooled by a false economy now by
buying a cheaper older boat that needs work/more
maintenance or devalues quickly.
Anyone's
advice or experience on any or all of these questions would be greatly appreciated. And of course if anyone has any boat recommendations or
broker recommendations I'd love to hear them as well. Feel free to reply here or
email me.
Thanks
Monte