need advice on jet ski purchase

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Old 10-16-2011, 12:18 AM
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i'm moving to corpus in june and i'm looking to get a couple of jet skis. how old is too old? what brands are better? which ones are faster? which ones are POS's? etc etc
Old 10-16-2011, 09:19 PM
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I have 2 09 Sea Doo RXP and RXT 2 and 3 seaters. Both supercharged.. Both run about 75mph on the water. I love speed and its too fast, if its not glass on the water you can't go that fast any other time bc its just to rough. I'd just get a low hour 05 or newer sea doo or yamaha... Kaw makes good stand up ski's but thats about it... Good luck
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Ive had 3 seadoo's A 92 SP, a 2006 RXP stage II WAY too fast and a 2009 RXT also supercharged. * the S/C ones cost $$$ for service and the S/c needs rebuilding after 100 hours.
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I just purchased a 2011 seadoo gti se 155 back in August and so far I am more than happy with it. It is plenty fast (60 mph) and I don't have to worry about the cost/maintenance of a supercharger.
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How much do you want to spend and how much time do you wanna work on it? If you have a decent amount to spend, like 4 grand or more, then you can get something newer that is in good shape and you wont be working on it much. It kinda all depends what you want. Do you want reverse? 2 or 3 seater? Reverse?




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