Jaco, I would call up Meridian and get their advice- now that this is all public I think they would work with you. My understanding is the trade in does result in a new unit- its really more of a trade up or customer loyalty appreciation program. Yes I know you could say that is a lot of money they are asking for but if I were to go in and try to buy a new 861 they would ask for 25k so 16k is certainly better than that.
Jerry,
I see the good things in this offer, that is not the issue.
The price is just little more than i hoped for. And i still have to wait what the Dutch distributor sets for price level.
I will speak to Meridian at the ISE