1998 Elite V -- Pros vs Cons?

[Bennett8277 0]

Hello everyone. I'm tossing around the idea of jumping into the boat game. There's a '98 Elite V not far from me that I want to take a look at. Asking $10,000. From the pics, it looks really clean, besides the notorious vinyl tearing in a couple places -- easy enough to replace.  It's got 700-ish hours.  Any advice on what specifics to look for? Any known trouble spots that anyone can point me to on these boats? Appreciate any and all info! Thanks, Jeff

[slvrbulit 6]

I have a 98 elite direct drive.  It has been a great boat for me I have 1300 hours on it now.  I feel like its a great family boat that has lots of room and you can still ski and wakeboard behind.

[Bennett8277 0]

Appreciate the input, thanks!