On identically rigged boats $15 to $20k difference should be a NO BRAINER but some people have no brains

opus, you got it. I love those hot chubies @ the chech stop. I drive my rear off when i'm north of Waco just to get them.

Yep pretty good stuff they sell millions of um

The parking lot drives me crazy. People lined up like Auto Zone in east austin on Sat. afternoon.

Wow I didn't mean to get a war started lol. My I class had cracks on both sides by my rod tie downs. That boat was stickered at over $60,000. Ranger I appreciate your input as well as the rest of you. I still don't think I can justify the money gap. Now I still haven't ridden in a nitro so the decision is still up in the air.

Like I said I am not going to enter a pissing match with you these are just my experiences with Nitro! The man that started this thread ask so I was letting him know. What I saw is 100% truth and I really don't care if you or anyone else believes me. I encourage anyone to buy what they want and I also don't expect the ones selling a certain product to do any less but stand up for it. So great jod there! Once again I am only one in a million to tell my story so no one should ever go on one persons thought. Also make no mistake no BS here just honesty. The boat I looked at was only 20 months old so in my opion those things shouldn't be. Thanks for reading!

They all flex and gel coat crazes, they are man made and price is the only differance. So if money does not matter spend it as you please. Nitro simply gives you more for the money. Thanks for the comments and I think the facts will prevail. KVD could buy or fish out of anything he want's to but he is in a Nitro. Can't argue success.NITRO IS THE ABOSOLUTE BEST DEAL OUT THERE FOR A BASS BOAT.

I've been hit in the wallet first hand by this situation and believe me it is a whole diffrent deal when you are on the receiving end of this loss in value and versus when you are trying to sell the product. That being said; like I said earlier, if you are already in the high end boat market I wouldn't do it, but if you are buying out right, no trade or boat equity involved its a deal.
One other thing that I think would be a shot in the arm for Nitro is to compare their construction to the top end brand boats if they want to join their league. Nitro needs to do a cut away boat and in their brochures and talk about their hull, stringer/transom design/layout/construction, including the deck. When I look at their sales material and boats at a dealership or a boat show I should be able to see what I am paying for just like the other major players in this market, I get the feeling from looking at their stuff that they are trying to hide something, like where they have cut corners on construction to build a cheaper boat. If they want to be a major player they don't need to leave me or any other potential customer thinking that way. I think for the average consumer that has been in this sport for a while and is a potential repeat buyer, if they look at these boats and all the others for any time at all the question is going to come to mind, What are they hiding? My two cents

That's pure old school preception. The day you get Ranger/Skeeter to disect a boat I will get Nitro to do it in a head to head comparison. Be careful what you ask for. Your accusation of Nitro hiding something is simply an effort on your part to hide the facts. Your bad experiance with you trade is a simple fact that you paid to much for the boat that you traded, and thats my point. Nitro sets the pace for all others and it's time that the others step up and reduce their cost of production. And one other point, if it's not a function of cost then it's gross profit for them. If your ok paying $15,000 to $20,ooo extra have at it. They are cleaning your clock. I'm all in for a side by side comparison so bring it on.

I am buying out right no trade. Like I said I spent probably 45 minutes with a rep Saturday at the classic going over every inch of a z9 and I personally could not see any differences in construction and it had more storage than the skeeter I had. I hope to keep this post going for awhile just to get more input. I won't be buying until this summer sometime.

I have always heard the nitro bashing. I fished out of BIL's nitro and his is the 18'6'' footer. I have a 19'6'' foot champ (which i love) and his boat had more room than mine did and better rod lockers. I warned him not to buy it becausebof all i had heard but after fishing from it i am almost sold on them. I looked it over for 2 hours and did not see any corners being cut. I am a fairly serious bass fisherman but i live on a budget and i could never afford a brand new boat unless it was a nitro. So it comes down to either a brand new nitro or a used boat. I still think it is crazy to see boats that are 4-5 years old and what people ask for them. If they are asking that much i will just buy a new one.

Thanks coach. That brand new boat also comes with brand new WARRANTY and that is huge when buying a boat. Things are going to break on a boat sooner or later. I just can't buy a used boat because i have no idea what a used boat has been through.

I would never be afraid to buy a used boat if I had done my due diligence. Yeah, it doesn't have a warranty, but the money saved can more than make up for the lack of warranty. When I bought my boat I was willing to pay 15k for it new, then I came across the same boat used for 6k and in great shape. Took the money I saved and rigged the boat the way I wanted and still got it for under 10k. I've had some minor issues over the last 4 years I've owned it but nothing that made me regret not having a warranty.

Good luck on your purchase and however you decide to spend your money.

To me its a status symbol 60k boat, Cadilac glorified Chevy, Lexus glorified Toyota, Lincoln glorified Ford as long as people keep payin the prices why go down good buisness

Both Ranger and Skeeter have disected boats and have had for years, I looked at both of them in Shreveport this weekend. Where is Nitro's? If Nitro is so good then they are leaving money laying on the table by not showing what they have inside their boats. Skeeter even had a transom/stringer set up you could look at that broke theirs down even further. As far as value, been there done that, got the T-shirt. I stand by what I say. Don't do it if you own a high end boat. You will regret it if you plan on trading later.