Why I'd rather buy from my HD shop!
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From: St Charles, Mo
Why I'd rather buy from my HD shop!
I've come to the conclusion I'd rather buy parts from my local brick and mortar HD shop. I normally get my parts for 15% off there. So, a $500 part costs me $425 plus tax. Online the same deal may cost me $10 more or less might get free shipping. Might not.
My Harley dealer will be there tomorrow, hopefully. I don't have to send back damaged goods. I did this twice with an online exhaust once.
So, in the grand scheme of things, I haven't really saved a dime buying online. And I'd much rather support my local community where I hang out and know people.
If you can give me an example of where saving in abundance on parts is the norm, where it will be a life style change for me, I'll salute you.
I want a Bassani Black 2-1 exhaust road rage for a 2010 Street Glide. Can anyone prove that the shipping and potential problems is worth saving $10?
My Harley dealer will be there tomorrow, hopefully. I don't have to send back damaged goods. I did this twice with an online exhaust once.
So, in the grand scheme of things, I haven't really saved a dime buying online. And I'd much rather support my local community where I hang out and know people.
If you can give me an example of where saving in abundance on parts is the norm, where it will be a life style change for me, I'll salute you.
I want a Bassani Black 2-1 exhaust road rage for a 2010 Street Glide. Can anyone prove that the shipping and potential problems is worth saving $10?
Last edited by Dick1964; May 3, 2010 at 09:04 PM.
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Getting a discount is rare these days. I'd buy locally if they could match what I pay for mail order from other dealers. Try to explain to them that they could match price & make a bit on a sale, but they choose to not price match & lose the sale. Go figure?
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Good on ya. If the local store is close in price to the discounter, then yah, convenience and service make it worthwhile. However, I live in Canada and our list prices for parts and accesories are many times 50% or higher than US list prices. Add our wonderful 12% sales tax on and it is rediculous. With a 20% discount from one of the online dealers shipped to me at the border and I'm getting my stuff for half the cost at home.
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I'd like to answer both of you here f you don't mind. Cat, don't you get an automatic 10% off for being a member of HOG?
Canadian, soon online will charge tax like they should. Without community support our communities will look lIke ghettos.
Canadian, soon online will charge tax like they should. Without community support our communities will look lIke ghettos.
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I always like to keep the business local too. Yes, there are times when I find & buy a good deal on-line (recently got a HD leather jacket $100 cheaper than local w/shipping), but there's always a chance things arrive damaged. Alot of times I blame the shipper vs. vendor b/c I know packages get thrown around (my friend worked for UPS). I want to see my local HD make it so in most cases I take the local trip vs. electron trip.
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If I could get my area dealers to give the 15% to 20% discount that I get on-line from other Harley dealers I would rather buy in town too. Here in Vegas its list or more. Service is outrageous too; I go to AZ when I want a dealer to complete maintenance or repairs at a significant discount.
Really; it pisses me off that I have to either be raped by my local dealer or wait for UPS.
Really; it pisses me off that I have to either be raped by my local dealer or wait for UPS.
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I do my best to support my local dealer. The parts manager is a true bike lover who has built them from the ground up, but some stuff is just too damn expensive like stage one parts/exhaust components, foot boards, pegs, risers etc. It's nice stuff, but sometimes I have to go a little less expensive on line.