I posted this response on another forum(BBC), to a guy that was inquiring about a new Nitro. He was intrested in a 04 929. He stated he was not all excited about paying another $7000 - $10,000 more for a similar boat of another brand. and was getting the "quality/resale" pitch from the other brand dealers.
I said
"You'll love it. I have the same feelings you do about the extra money for the others brands. I fish a lot of team tournaments and have fished a lot of different curcuits out of other guys boats. Can't say that I have yet found the same size boat that is several $1000 better than mine. The resale difference is because of the initial price difference. One thing I have noticed is that the older the boat gets the less the difference in the resale margine. Pretty soon you just have an older boat and they're all worth about the same. A 15 year old Ranger ain't worth $10,000 more than a 15 year old Nitro of the same size and type.
I'm currently on my 5th Nitro since 1993, I've got that, "I want a new boat every 2 years disease". My 1st was a '93 190TF, then a '96 savage 896, '98 savage 896, then a '01 901, I currently have a NX898 bass version. I have never had any major problems out of my Nitro's. I have not had a 929 but have been in them and they are the best riding boat out there and are surprisingly fast for a big rig. In my opinion the old 896 savage series was the best tournamnet boat ever made, all brands included. I think I'll keep my 898 for a while, it is right up there w/those 896 savages so far. KENNY
