I'm gonna get hammered here...but...frankly I wasn't impressed with the Doughboy line in the slightlest. They were steel pools and looked a little cheap. The designs weren't as modern, and the design and colors looked like something my grandparents put up 20 some years ago. Admittedly though the dealer I went to didn't seem to know about other pools on the market, and didn't have every Doughboy there to show me. When I asked about something nicer then the bottom line versions she looked at me like I had two heads. I said what about the Tuscany and it's resin parts, and she said sure if you want a $10,000 pool I can order you one, but it's just like these, steel and no one uses plastic in a pool.

Bottom line was, I was looking for something with a little more flare. My Classic series EW pool has fluted side pillars that really stand out nice, yet are suttle too and don't over power the shape. Oh...and it's Aluminum and should be here a long long time.

gpshemi