Used Jet ski Purchase Tips Wanted

thinkxingu · 07-30-2017, 02:46 PM

Hi All,
A friend has a jet ski he is willing to sell me, so I'm thinking maybe I'll buy it (I don't need it). It's a 2004 Yamaha that he's the second owner of (has had for a while) and he doesn't use it often enough to keep it. I've not seen it yet, but everything this person owns he keeps in pristine shape. I'm thinking it will be around $2k with trailer. Is that a good deal, and what would I need to keep an eye out for (other than cosmetics)? I can take it out for a test drive whenever/wherever. We would keep it at our camp, which is just down the street from DeSilva's on Moultonborough Neck.

All thoughts welcome!

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Hillcountry · 07-30-2017, 05:17 PM

NADA gives values on these...just google 2004 Yamaha jet ski and all the models are there...pick the one you are looking at and you'll get all the pricing info you need to see if it's a good deal.
I have no experience with PWCs but I'm sure someone will chime in.

SAB1 · 07-30-2017, 05:23 PM

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07-30-2017, 02:46 PM	#1
thinkxingu Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 5,943 Thanks: 1,153 Thanked 1,962 Times in 1,212 Posts	Used Jet ski Purchase Tips Wanted Hi All, A friend has a jet ski he is willing to sell me, so I'm thinking maybe I'll buy it (I don't need it). It's a 2004 Yamaha that he's the second owner of (has had for a while) and he doesn't use it often enough to keep it. I've not seen it yet, but everything this person owns he keeps in pristine shape. I'm thinking it will be around $2k with trailer. Is that a good deal, and what would I need to keep an eye out for (other than cosmetics)? I can take it out for a test drive whenever/wherever. We would keep it at our camp, which is just down the street from DeSilva's on Moultonborough Neck. All thoughts welcome! Sent from my XT1528 using Tapatalk

07-30-2017, 05:17 PM	#2
Hillcountry Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: In the hills Posts: 2,346 Thanks: 1,589 Thanked 763 Times in 457 Posts	NADA gives values on these...just google 2004 Yamaha jet ski and all the models are there...pick the one you are looking at and you'll get all the pricing info you need to see if it's a good deal. I have no experience with PWCs but I'm sure someone will chime in.

07-30-2017, 05:23 PM	#3
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