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Thanks spatech for the input. In your expert opinion, what should the price be on a HS Envoy in Texas? Is 10,500 a good price, or should I get it lower?

My wife and I almost pulled the trigger this weekend on a Hot Springs Envoy 2010 model. Problem was, I didn't think the dealer was giving me a very good price after a bit of research online. It was $11,000 delivered with lift and cover, set-up (no electric), starter chemicals, spa school and a $89 water purifier for the garden hose. I have a $500 additional off coupon for registering on Hot Springs website. I asked for low $9K total and he refused the business. We have a neighbor 4 houses down who owns a Master Spa dealership here in town. He said he will give me a great deal on the spa after I wet test and choose. I'm looking at the 8' Legend LSX or the 8' Twilight 8.3. I'm sure he'll be around $9-$10K with all the same packages. I've read many posts here that refuse to put Master Spas on their Top 10, let alone Top 30. Can any of you with good and bad experiences with Master Spas help clarify for me the underlying reasons? If it is purely a service issue, I know where the owner lives and he even mentioned being able to bring home the chemicals, etc whenever I needed them. My fear is we spend a chunk of change on a spa that is not top quality and will not hold up. Hot Springs seems to be great - I wet test 3 of them and love the Moto-Massage. I didn't like the LimeLight series because the jets didn't move around automatically and caused my back to itch. I plan to wet test the Twilight and Legend Master Spas in a couple days. I've even tried wet testing random spas (River Ridge 2007 model) now part of Garden Liesure line up, but the power was horrible. They claimed two 6bhp pumps, but coinstant felt more like 1hp. I guess the real question comes down to this: Is Master Spas bad press around falsification claims and poor service, or is it because they cut corners in construction and glitz it up with underwater jet lights? If it is a poor choice, then I may have to suck it up and play into the HS dealer's game...not looking forward to that...