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Carolina Classic prices and resale values
A used Carolina Classic asks a median of £96,500 across 45 boats observed. The range loses value a little faster than comparable boats from other builders.
Median asking price of 45 boats listed since May 2021, in today's prices · Firm · asking, not sold
- Loses a year, across the range
- 6.6%
- of asking price for each year of age · 0.7 points worse than other builders (same mix of types: 5.9%) · from 44 boats in 3 models
- Published models
- 3 + 2 awaiting data
- Boats observed
- 45
The range
Every model by the build years of the boats we have seen, grouped by range. The figure is the median asking price. Dashed models have too few boats to publish yet.
Other models Motor boats · 5 models
- Carolina Classic 28£44,000
- Carolina Classic 25 Express, 2 boats observed, built 1998–1999, not yet published
- Carolina Classic 35£118,500
- Carolina Classic 28 Express, 1 boat observed, built 2001, not yet published
- Carolina Classic 32£119,500
Which hold value best
Share of asking price lost for each year of age. Shorter is better. The tick marks the same type of boat from other builders. Models need 20 boats across six build years, and a consistent fit, to be ranked.
The Carolina Classic 28 is the only Carolina Classic model with enough boats to rank: it loses 9.0% a year of age.
Against other builders
The five builders whose boats most overlap with Carolina Classic's by type and length, on the same basis.
| Builder | Models | Boats | Median asking | Loses a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sailfish | 13 | 118 | £107,500 Firm | 5.3% |
| Blackfin | 13 | 116 | £119,500 Firm | 5.3% |
| Rinker | 18 | 165 | £27,500 Firm | 6.6% |
| Carolina Classic | 3 | 45 | £96,500 Firm | 6.6% |
| Grady-White | 44 | 635 | £118,500 Firm | 6.8% |
| Monterey | 35 | 285 | £81,000 Firm | 6.9% |
Every model
Sort by any column. Medians are asking prices, not sold prices. Models with fewer than five boats are listed with their count but no figure yet. Built is the span of build years among the boats we have seen.
| Carolina Classic 28 | Power | 8.6 m | 1995–2008 | 27 | £44,000 Firm | 9.0% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Classic 35 | Power | 10.7 m | 1998–2007 | 13 | £118,500 Indicative | — |
| Carolina Classic 32 | Power | 9.8 m | 2005–2011 | 5 | £119,500 Provisional | — |
| Carolina Classic 25 Express | Power | 7.6 m | 1998–1999 | 2 | awaiting data | — |
| Carolina Classic 28 Express | Power | 8.5 m | 2001 | 1 | awaiting data | — |
Questions about Carolina Classic prices
How much does a used Carolina Classic cost?
A used Carolina Classic asks a median of £96,500 across 45 boats listed since May 2021, in today's prices. The middle half ask between £41,000 and £111,500. These are asking prices, not sold prices.
Does a Carolina Classic hold its value?
Across the range, a used Carolina Classic loses about 6.6% of its asking price for each year of age, against 5.9% for the same types of boat from other builders. The Carolina Classic 28 holds value best, at 9.0% a year.
Why is a Carolina Classic model missing a price?
We publish a model once five boats have been listed. 2 models are listed above with their count so far, including the Carolina Classic 25 Express and the Carolina Classic 28 Express, and will get a published figure when they reach five.