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Old Apr 23, 2015 | 08:39 AM
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Old Apr 23, 2015 | 08:56 AM
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So, when has HD ever done deep discounting? always list price or higher. May get a dealer to discount, but not the mother ship. What the article seems to miss is that retail pricing is overinflated so that discounting brings them to a profit level retailers can live with. They made up the difference on the folks that had to have an item and paid full price. I think the author is over optimistic about the health of the economy.
 
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Old Apr 23, 2015 | 09:09 AM
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Just 3 short years ago JCPenny tried to have no sales and almost went bankrupt because of it.

The MoCo should focus on bringing quality back to their products instead of complaining what dealerships do with the motorcycles that were forced upon them.
 
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No more discounts? You mean there were some?
 
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I buy all my vehicles at 60% to 70% off the cost of new.
 
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ok lets get serious! all the post about oil, seats, etc.... and no one ever thought to post something useful like HD discounts? thanks for nothing geeez
 
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I buy all my vehicles at 60% to 70% off the cost of new.
Call me ... I get 50% off and points too :>)
 
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I buy all my vehicles at 60% to 70% off the cost of new.


Yeah, right.

But more to the point: When did H-D ever play the discount game? And just who in hell are they trying to fool now?
 
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Easily done if you know how to buy.
 
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