I've been looking at them pretty hard. Talked to three different dealers on similar boats. Crestliner VT19, Triton X18, and Ranger RT188. All with same o/b & trolling mtr and stainless prop. Triton and Ranger were basically identical. I could see a pretty big difference on the quality of the interior. The price I got (not including set up & delivery and my electronics), the Triton came in a little over 750 lower. The Crestliner, a little bit bigger and I think 3 inches wider was almost the same price as the Ranger. There was another $500 incentive on the Crestliner that I may be eligible for. The Ranger dealer was Throwing in a Custom Cover, Tie downs and Aluminum spare tire.
The other dealers, it wasn't included, or they didn't tell me it was included.
I was really impressed by the quality of the Crestliner and the Ranger. I could upgrade the Crestliner to a 150, the Triton and Ranger was maxed out at a 115.
Like I said before, the layout of the models of the Ranger and Triton were Identical. I thought the seats, carpet and overall construction of the Storage boxes was worth the extra money Ranger was asking over the Triton. Now if the Triton was a couple grand less, that might be a different story. Also, the Console seemed more sturdy on the Ranger. The selling point of the Ranger over the Crestliner right now is the layout with the center rod storage.
Now I priced all 2014 models, there are some leftover 2013 Crestliners and Tritons out there that are attractivly priced, I havent seen any Carryover Ranger RT188 models.
Right now with me, it looks like Crestliner or Ranger.