Originally Posted by Matt0520
We're first time wakeboat (and boat) owners...I was in the same boat as you the last 4-5 mos, exciting stuff! We started looking at 3-6 year old models and realized the capability of some of those boats were way outside our rookie status. By the time we got good enough to take full advantage of a Malibu, G, etc. we'd be upgrading anyway probably. Finding exactly what we wanted was tough, and we also realized we'd probably need to figure an extra $800-1200 to transfer any existing warranty, some sellers were willing to split that.
So we just decided to order a new Moomba Craz for under $80k. Got exactly what we wanted, boat show extended 7 year warranty on the motor/powertrain and no wondering how the first owner took care of it. The Max is great too, but our lake limit is 22' and we preferred a few of the Craz features you can't get in the max (larger touch screen, rev10s instead of 8s, etc. I'm still not in love with the frumpiness of the Helix/Max either.
IMO Moomba interior quality/ride was the best in the segment, and with another 4-600lbs of rear ballast the wave/wake can be almost in the Axis realm. But people upgrade often in this world, and I have a feeling we will too as our skill levels dictate. We toured Skier's Choice and were impressed with what we saw, the Moombas/Supras are truly built on the same line until interior/rigging is done, which I thought was reassuring.
FYI, 15-20% off of new is what I've seen in the Axis world at well over $90k MSRP loaded, probably around half that for Moomba, but MSRP loaded was in low $80s. More standard features on the Moomba that you have to pay for w Axis (pop-up cleats, sliding bench seat, slide/swivel helm seat, bolster, stainless cupholders, etc.) and the surf systems are way less when added so that accounts for most of the MSRP difference. Not sure about the NXT, MB, Tige R series, etc...we didn't get that far down the road with them.
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