Welcome to the site - we are glad you found us. This question has been asked many times by almost all of us. My recommendation would be to peruse the website or use appropriate search terms and you will find answers that support your intuition. In doiing so, you will get a better understanding of what a powerful resource this website can be. The boats are incredibly engineered, reliable and fuel efficient and have earned the extreme loyalty of their owners. Yes, there may be a time when new parts are hard to come by but that is way down the road and I suspect there will always be used parts available. All things considered (initial cost, depreciation, fuel, maintenance) I think your total cost of ownership will be less with an Epic than with most other boats while your pride factor will be much higher!