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gmcunni

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thought my mid-life crisis ended when i got rid of the BMW convertible but it seems to be back... anyone recommend a reputability dealer of SeaDoo PWC? considering a purchase and looking for a dealer is local to CT and preferable known for good deals.

seadoo site lists 4 in ct but i don't know them (or this market)
DANBURY POWERSPORTS
41 LAKE AVE. EXT., DANBURY, CT, 06811-5247, US

LAND N SEA POWER SPORTS
2974 E. MAIN STREET, WATERBURY, CT, 06705-3422, US

CONNECTICUT POWER AND SPORT
935 N. MAIN STREET EXT., WALLINGFORD, CT, 06492-1824, US

STAMFORD MOTORSPORTS
177 GREENWICH AVE, STAMFORD, CT, 06902-6703, US
 

Hawkshot99

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Jet skis are tons of fun for a day or so.
I love speed, but after a while it gets old. You can't take your family friends out for a relaxing day, need to be off the water before sunset, banned at many bodies of water just to name a few things.
I used to have a neighbor who let me take his when ever I wanted. It w as s fun, but I much prefer boating on a boat.
Go buy a used one and save a ton from someone else who got bored.
 

HD333

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Gotta agree with Hawkshot.
They are fun for a short period of time. They become more fun when you have 2. I'd look for 2 used ones instead of 1 new one, unless of course you have money to burn and can swing 2 new ones.
You can probably get a used nice bow rider for the price of a new SeaDoo.


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gmcunni

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much like skiing, my wife would not find a day on the lake much fun. plan was to look for 2 used, less expensive jet skis. as said, more fun with more people. between kids and me i figure we can get out couple times a week. lake is 2 miles from home. friends with houses on lakes elsewhere.



found a new model from Seadoo called "spark" cheaper compents has a new price what i was seeing on many older used one. so poking around at the local dealers.


figure to keep them a few years till kids are gone and then sell off
 

HD333

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From what I understand the Sparks are made of plastic not fiberglass. May not hold up as well. I also hear there is not much storage in them.


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JimG.

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If you want to keep it interesting, consider getting a stand up jet ski. Sit down models are pretty boring.

Not easy to master and it certainly provides good cross training for winter skiing.
 

gmcunni

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From what I understand the Sparks are made of plastic not fiberglass. May not hold up as well. I also hear there is not much storage in them.

correct.

what i've read is the plastic is lighter = much better gas mileage and lower manufacture costs. (and gas tank is much smaller). storage on base model is minimal. for my projected use cases i don't think storage would be a big issue. first dealer i talked to only stocks sparks with the convenience package, which increases usable storage.
 
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