Meanwhile in CA
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From: Edmonton, Alberta
Freight and the H-D surcharge are not dealer-imposed upcharges, they are amounts that Harley passes on to the dealer (reduced from what a buyer pays of course, but the charges are still there). If Laidlaw's is truly not passing along those charges to the customer, they are the dealer of the century.
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From: Wisconsin, USA
I checked with 5 dealers in Wisconsin a few months ago. Everyone said the add ons were non negotiable on a 2023 FLHTK. So I stopped looking.
RDRS $1100
Freight $850
Setup $1499
Surcharge $1000
Thats almost $4,700 extra, when I add in the additional sales tax. I already considered the MSRP stupid expensive, no way Im paying the extra surcharges. I just bought a three row VW Atlas for $46k. Thats more than I ever paid for any vehicle, but its only $10k more than the Harley. I feel like its worth 2 bikes.
So Im just keeping my 2012 FLHTK with only 17k miles. In 4k miles its needed a stator and a compensator. If it continues to be unreliable Ill look for a low mileage used M8 or maybe look at the competition. Although I dont see any decent looking competition with a good dealer network, so thats why Harleys still sell.
RDRS $1100
Freight $850
Setup $1499
Surcharge $1000
Thats almost $4,700 extra, when I add in the additional sales tax. I already considered the MSRP stupid expensive, no way Im paying the extra surcharges. I just bought a three row VW Atlas for $46k. Thats more than I ever paid for any vehicle, but its only $10k more than the Harley. I feel like its worth 2 bikes.
So Im just keeping my 2012 FLHTK with only 17k miles. In 4k miles its needed a stator and a compensator. If it continues to be unreliable Ill look for a low mileage used M8 or maybe look at the competition. Although I dont see any decent looking competition with a good dealer network, so thats why Harleys still sell.
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