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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 10:00 AM
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What do you guys think - with car makers offering 0% financing these days, do you think Harley will follow suit any time soon?
 
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 10:03 AM
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Not a chance of it, they might go as low a 5.99%. I doubt they will ever offer 0% since they do their own financing.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 10:07 AM
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No they don't need to. They will just make less Bikes. They know what there doing. Plus they don't need any bad paper out there.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 10:10 AM
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if they did........wow...........they would sell out
 
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 10:12 AM
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No I think they can come up with other alternatives, which they are doing now with the trade up.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 10:20 AM
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They won't and they don't need to.

The two-prong Sportster 'Ride Free' program is, in may ways, better than 0% financing, (if that applies to you).
 
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 10:32 AM
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got 4.99 in feb. on my Bones, cheapest I have seen yet.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by SeniorChief56
if they did........wow...........they would sell out
I think so too... I'd probably even go see about trading in my 06.
 
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I don't think they will every go to 0%, they don't need to. They won't even "deal" that much on thier bikes like Car dealers have to now days.

If I remember, it was about a year and a half ago, didn't Harley financing offer some low rate like 4.9 or 3.9 for a short time? I'm pretty sure they did something like that.

That was an excellent rate but they didnt seem to sell out.

Most of the time, if your credit is decent you can get a better rate from your credit union that you can from Harley. Harley financing is EXPENSIVE compared to other financing options. But I think most people are like me and don't want to screw with it. I could have probably save a percent or two if I wanted to take time to go thru my credit union but that would have saved me $20-30 a month. I was just too lazy to go and apply at the credit union.

Yes, every time I think about that $20-$30, I wish I would have taken the time. Not that I can't afford it, I just don't like wasting money.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 11:14 AM
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They may in fact go to 0% but n order for you to qualify you probably do not need financing. If you have anything less than absolutely perfect credit record, 0% will not do you any good anyway. That 1.05% is the lowest I have ever seen and look what you had to buy to get it. The most reproduced "custom" bike color in the history of motorcycles. I think that vivid black is the only color that has been produced more.
 
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