Help choosing between 2 above grounds.

[gstroxell]

Ok. So me and my wife are new homeowners and we are looking to get an above ground pool. We were looking at 2 pools currently. Their names are The Sahara and The Ponderosa. Both are 24x52. The installer that we have is saying the price difference between the 2 is going to be 500$. My question is, and sorry if I'm asking a stupid question, but is it worth the price difference? Heres the link to both the pools.

Sahara STR | Swim Above Ground

https://www.propools.com/product/ponderosa-24-round-above-ground-pool-kit-with-standard-package--57286/57286

The lady I have been speaking to about it seems neither here or there with either of them which is weird since shes the one selling them and her husband installs. She did say the Sahara comes with a longer warranty, better pump,7 inch top ledge etc etc.....and that the liner was a "Beaded Upgraded" liner. Thats spanish to me. Thank for the help in advance to anyone with some answers.

 

[RoxxW]

Hi. Sounds like a preference decision to me. Not to much difference in pools from what I scanned. Not sure why the price diff.

My decision for my pool was based on my needs. I wanted semi in ground oval and a saltwater system. That narrowed it down to a few models. Dimensions were based off of the space I had available and local codes. Got the biggest I could. The semi in ground was engineered with stronger materials and could better with stand a salt system because salt well....is corrosive. I am not concerned about the warranty really. How many times in life have I ever really had to use a warranty coverage and then go through the headache to make a claim and get it processed. Very few times for me!

I showed my girlfriend the choices I found and it basically came down to "Oh, that's pretty, I like the color" at decision time.

 

[LFrankow]

Even just matching pool to pool I have found widening the top ledge usually increases the price.
A thicker liner will also at times add to the price, and of course there is a wide variable with supplied pool equipment, pump filter etc,

 

[mjlinss]

Agree with the above, a 1" difference in top rail size accounts for most of that. It also doesn't say what the upright size is on the sahara, so that could account for some as well.