CVO Depreciation
#91
02-20-2018, 01:26 PM
Road Captain
CVO,s are beautiful bikes but the depression stinks.i paid €43,995 euro,s for my Ultra Classic CVO in 2012.trade now with low mileage and pristine €16,000.Iv seen ultra limiteds Selling for more.Dealers will tell you when your buying they are great value and will always hold value 😡 My dealer told me the other day,he may only sell 1 CVO a year and will find it hard to sell mine.If I was to buy again I’d buy second hand.Id never buy new.Ud want to be buying a CVO for life to make any sense.Thats just my personal experience.
#92
09-27-2019, 08:26 PM
4th Gear
Yeah, come on guys... who *ever* bought something with wheels and "expected" it to keep value or appreciate? You want that - wait 35 years and hope you bought the one that resonates that far down the road. MCs are too small a market and tastes vary to widely for "value retention" to be a viable concept.
#94
09-28-2019, 12:11 PM
Road Master
Was looking at a new bike this past weekend, sales guy asked if I was thinking about trading my 13 FLTRXSE2, so I said maybe...
The bike is immaculate, tons of accessories to include the factory matched tour pack, all of the CVO paraphernalia still in the original packaging, binder full of maintenance receipts.
Trade Value on a 37K new bike at my local H-D Dealership. 18K!
Yes, less than half of what I spent.
Not sure my next bike is going to be a Harley based on this experience.
The bike is immaculate, tons of accessories to include the factory matched tour pack, all of the CVO paraphernalia still in the original packaging, binder full of maintenance receipts.
Trade Value on a 37K new bike at my local H-D Dealership. 18K!
Yes, less than half of what I spent.
Not sure my next bike is going to be a Harley based on this experience.
#95
09-28-2019, 01:05 PM
Seasoned HDF Member
#97
10-01-2019, 11:23 AM
Road Master
#98
10-01-2019, 12:48 PM
Seasoned HDF Member
#99
10-03-2019, 05:01 PM
Grand HDF Member
All true, its the price out of the door that matters. I've never paid over msrp for a cvo and once actually got a $5k discount on a new cvo and kbb on my trade. Don't get locked into a particular dealer or bike while shopping otherwise you're leverage goes away. Of course if you dig a particular color combo, you are limited.
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#100
10-04-2019, 06:57 AM
Road Master
All true, its the price out of the door that matters. I've never paid over msrp for a cvo and once actually got a $5k discount on a new cvo and kbb on my trade. Don't get locked into a particular dealer or bike while shopping otherwise you're leverage goes away. Of course if you dig a particular color combo, you are limited.
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