What kind of

[Burner]

I want to buy a drysuit for diving in monterrey. I found an used CF200X that will fit me for $660. Should I be getting that or buying a new one? I want to spend under $1000 for the drysuit and the underwear if possible.
If anyone can recommend a good shop around san jose to get one I would appreciate it. All the shops I've gone to, it seems the cheapest suit is around 1500.

 

[jonnythan]

I dunno about the CF200x, but if you head to eBay and fit a stock size you can find new Nexus drysuit packages including underwear for about $700. The guys at http://www.dansdiveshop.ca/ also sell a lot of drysuits. You can probably pick up a Bare Nex-Gen for $500 or less.

 

[Boogie711]

But understand first one very real thing, right here and now:

Diving is for people who have money.

Don't buy gear because it's cheap. Don't purchase something which 'should do' for the conditions your 'expect' to dive.

When the brown stuff hits the fan, you don't want to be three minutes from drowning and realize - darn, I wish I spent the extra $400 on something that would be working right now.

It's not worth it.

 

[Burner]

I understand about diving not being cheap. If I was really cheap I would probably go for a 7mil suit. The only brand I really know anythign about is DUI so I was hoping someone could recommend me some drysuits that might be cheaper but have similiar performance.
My main diving will be in 50-60F water and I will want to do photography so I will probably be trying to position myself in the water. I would want a tough wetsuit so that it would be less susceptible to ripping on a piece of coral if I positioned myself poorly.
Would a trilaminate suit work for me? I would think that the crushed neopreme would be stronger. I am willing to deal with the long drying time, but it would be nice to avoid as well.

 

[Boogie711]

If not, get certified first. Rent gear for a while. Find out what you can work with, and what doesn't work for you. I believe Cornfed gave you similar advice on another thread. I'll back him up on it.

Don't try to do or buy everything at once. It's a recipe for disaster.