Harley dealer's a ripoff...
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Road Warrior
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Then, just for sh*ts and giggles, I went around the corner to the sportbike and polaris dealer and they said they would do everything I ask the Harley dealer to do for $130.
I will never bring my bike to a Harley dealer unless it is just warranty work.[/quote]
It's always "Buyer Beware", never be embarrassed to shop and negotiate for the best price. I spent many hrs over a couple weeks at 4 HD Dealerships shopping for my 2012 FXDC, I paid $12,999.00 plus tax "Out the Door", no documentary fee for the title. It had the Big Blue pearl paint, Tubeless Rim Package, and I talked them into a reach seat at no cost to me that I picked up the following week. Yes, they ate all those options as well as the dealer prep, and freight.
I had also bought one of my other Harleys from the same Dealership.
In another instance I bought my own Tires and negotiated with the Harley Dealership to put them on for $25.00 each while I waited, the same price an Indy shop up the road was going to charge (yes I took the wheels off the bike myself, and reinstalled them). They will come off their price and be service minded if they know your shopping, and checking prices.
I will never bring my bike to a Harley dealer unless it is just warranty work.[/quote]
It's always "Buyer Beware", never be embarrassed to shop and negotiate for the best price. I spent many hrs over a couple weeks at 4 HD Dealerships shopping for my 2012 FXDC, I paid $12,999.00 plus tax "Out the Door", no documentary fee for the title. It had the Big Blue pearl paint, Tubeless Rim Package, and I talked them into a reach seat at no cost to me that I picked up the following week. Yes, they ate all those options as well as the dealer prep, and freight.
I had also bought one of my other Harleys from the same Dealership.
In another instance I bought my own Tires and negotiated with the Harley Dealership to put them on for $25.00 each while I waited, the same price an Indy shop up the road was going to charge (yes I took the wheels off the bike myself, and reinstalled them). They will come off their price and be service minded if they know your shopping, and checking prices.
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Road Warrior
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^^^They were more than double of the other shop. They want 4 hours of labor to do what I ask them. That can easily be done in an hour.
If they want to rip me off, I am not going to spend time "haggling" with them just so I can still pay them more money.
I will just pay the more "business minded" person who had sense in the beginning.
If they want to rip me off, I am not going to spend time "haggling" with them just so I can still pay them more money.
I will just pay the more "business minded" person who had sense in the beginning.
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that's why I do all my own work.
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I got a local Yamaha/Suzuki/Victory dealer that takes real good care of my ultra classic for about 1/3 the price. Same here, ill only go back to the HD stealer for warrenty work and then I always have to fight them on that **** too.
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