MXZ vs VTX

(srich5) · (srich5) **Join Date: Apr 2016** 01-27-2017, 8:11 AM

I have narrowed it down to two boats that I am looking at. These are both 20 footers. I like that because of ease of towing and also they will fit in my garage nicely.

Pros and cons to each?

2011 Malibu VTX
160 hours
$53k

2013 Malibu MXZ
175 hours
$55k

(lhlocal) · (lhlocal) **Join Date: Jun 2003** 01-27-2017, 8:40 AM

Do you know which hull the vtx has? Diamond or wake?

I owned a 2010 VTX with the diamond hull. My slalom friends thought it had a decent wake for running the course. It took a lot of weight to get a decent wakeboard wake.

I demoed the mxz. I almost pulled the trigger on a leftover 2015, but I chickened out over the resale value of a discontinued model.

If you don't ski and aren't concerned about resale, I'd go with the MXZ. I'm not sure if the VTX has surfgate for that year, but I sold my very loaded 2010 for about 10k less than that.

(sambo13) · (sambo13) **Join Date: Jun 2009** 01-27-2017, 8:55 AM

2013 should have Surfgates, 2011 won't.

(skiboarder) · (skiboarder) **Join Date: Oct 2006** 01-27-2017, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sambo13

2013 should have Surfgates, 2011 won't.

Bingo! The surfgate is critical. Also, the VTX drives like sports car, but it feels like a 20ft boat. The MXZ is the roomiest 20ft boat I've been in.

I had a 22mXZ and loved it.