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Every dealer pays the same price up frount. Most have a min. buy of 16 engines up frount. No matter how many you buy you get a fixed percentage when the engine is registered. Most engine man. give you around 3%. THe difference comes in at rebate check at the end of the year. There are about 3 levels of buying. You must comment and take dilevery by 3 months into the new model year. THe first level is 16 engines. THe dealer will get around 1.5%. If you take delivery of 26 engines your around 2.5% If you take delivery of 60 engines you may get 6% back. THis comes in a credit for parts purchases. THe only other discount a dealer can get is if he pays cash for his order and does not floor plan the engines. This can range anywhere from 1 to 3%. Thats all the rebates there are. At least thats all there was for the 2003 model year which comes to a close this month. The key to getting a good deal on a engine is to find a dealer that has the engine you need. You have to hope he floor plained it and he has had it for at least 31 days. Thats when he starts to pay interest to the floor plan company. You take the 14000 engine and start paying 1.5% every month on that amount and the cost of that engine starts going up. THe interest he pays does not go towards his cost of the engine. You take a engine that you had in stock for almost a year and now the 2004 will be out in a few weeks you need to dump that engine. We have sold many outboards thru the years at a huge loss just to get rid of them off the floor plan bill. ANd thats the name of the game. THere are no big breaks to any special dealers. Its like I said outboard sales are cut throat. Its very stressfull but keeps you on your toes. Its not uncommon for a dealer to sell way below his cost just to get rid of it. To be a dealer you have to put up with it. Without offering outboard sales you do not get parts or there service schools.