Dealer Prep and Freight
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RE: Dealer Prep and Freight
ORIGINAL: XL OCD
Something's just not right about having it delivered... it's gotta create some bad karma.
Something's just not right about having it delivered... it's gotta create some bad karma.
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RE: Dealer Prep and Freight
XL OCD and SportyPig, I'm with y'all. The only way a dealers truck is going to be in my drive is to pick it up if it won't crank.
Clackamas,
You will never pick more bugs out of your teeth than you will from that 40 mile ride home the first time on your brand new scoot! The prep cost seems reasonable.
Clackamas,
You will never pick more bugs out of your teeth than you will from that 40 mile ride home the first time on your brand new scoot! The prep cost seems reasonable.
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RE: Dealer Prep and Freight
ORIGINAL: ultraultra
XL OCD and SportyPig, I'm with y'all. The only way a dealers truck is going to be in my drive is to pick it up if it won't crank.
Clackamas,
You will never pick more bugs out of your teeth than you will from that 40 mile ride home the first time on your brand new scoot! The prep cost seems reasonable.
XL OCD and SportyPig, I'm with y'all. The only way a dealers truck is going to be in my drive is to pick it up if it won't crank.
Clackamas,
You will never pick more bugs out of your teeth than you will from that 40 mile ride home the first time on your brand new scoot! The prep cost seems reasonable.
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From: Keaau, Hawaii
RE: Dealer Prep and Freight
I hope you buy at Destination HD/Buell.From an employees standpoint, its a great place to work.The owner, Ed Wallace, Jr., constantly lets us know that we are appreciated. He has impressed me with his actions on behalf of his people.I work in the parts dept.I've been there about six months.I left a job I'd been at for 24 years, and I made the right choice.One of my parts co-workers has told me more than once, that he loves his job and is the luckiest guy in the world. I've never heard comments like this from co-workers at any other job.One gent thats a member of another Sportster forum I belong to was so impressed with Nik Lamkins knowledge of HDs in general, and Sportsters in particular, that he went some distance to buy his XL form Destination HD.Nik is a partsman and rides a nice XL1200C.Nik amazes me with what he knows about these bikes.
Best of luck in your purchase, and thanks for considering Destination HD/Buell.
Jon Neet
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Destination HD/Buell
Best of luck in your purchase, and thanks for considering Destination HD/Buell.
Jon Neet
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Destination HD/Buell
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RE: Dealer Prep and Freight
The invoice freight charge is the destination charge every motor company charges, 2 or 4 wheel. This covers the shipping to the dealers. Each MoCo has their own destination charge. It does not matter if the dealer is 2 miles or 2000 miles from the shipping factory all rides get the same charge. I paid the standard $260 or whatever it was and I bought mine in Japan through the base exchange. Sorry but that is one fee almost no dealers will waive.
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RE: Dealer Prep and Freight
When I bought my first bike, it was a spur of the moment decision, but I still got a great deal. When I bought my wife's bike last spring, I shopped five different dealers, I told them all that I would pay MSRP and nothing more. While one said he could do it with approval of a manager that was out of town, another told me that he would give me the best deal of anyof the others(still didn't listen to the statement of MSRP and nothing more), another just laughed at me. I then went back to the guy who sold me the first bike and got the exact deal on the exact bike, he even traded with one of the other dealers that would not budge on the extra fees.
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RE: Dealer Prep and Freight
ORIGINAL: Clackamas
First, I consider these rip-offs. If the dealer doesn't incorperate those into the Retail cost, then the business plan is faulty. Anyway, since getting rid of these fees are difficult, I am curious if the "deal" of $568 dollars (260 invoice freight and $238 dealer prep). That will include free deliver of the bike to my home which is 40miles away from the dealer. I am very close to purchasing a bike, but I am curious what others have paid. Thanks.
First, I consider these rip-offs. If the dealer doesn't incorperate those into the Retail cost, then the business plan is faulty. Anyway, since getting rid of these fees are difficult, I am curious if the "deal" of $568 dollars (260 invoice freight and $238 dealer prep). That will include free deliver of the bike to my home which is 40miles away from the dealer. I am very close to purchasing a bike, but I am curious what others have paid. Thanks.
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For me these fees are a rip. I think the best way to get around this is to buy a used bike from a private seller. There is a TON of people that buy a HD on Friday and sell it on monday once they wake up from their mid life problems. All we hear about is how HDs dont hold value like they used to, so there are deals to be had on usedbikes. You can find brand new bikes from people, thousands off MSRP and never pay some stupid fees! Be patient and look around some.
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From: Seattle, WA
RE: Dealer Prep and Freight
ORIGINAL: skratch
forgive my ignorance but 260 + 238 = 498 what happened to the extra 70? are you sure delivery is free? btw, those fees are charged by everyone, auto included. try going into the car dealer, make your best price deal, and then see what the total is on the paperwork when you are done.
ORIGINAL: Clackamas
First, I consider these rip-offs. If the dealer doesn't incorperate those into the Retail cost, then the business plan is faulty. Anyway, since getting rid of these fees are difficult, I am curious if the "deal" of $568 dollars (260 invoice freight and $238 dealer prep). That will include free deliver of the bike to my home which is 40miles away from the dealer. I am very close to purchasing a bike, but I am curious what others have paid. Thanks.
First, I consider these rip-offs. If the dealer doesn't incorperate those into the Retail cost, then the business plan is faulty. Anyway, since getting rid of these fees are difficult, I am curious if the "deal" of $568 dollars (260 invoice freight and $238 dealer prep). That will include free deliver of the bike to my home which is 40miles away from the dealer. I am very close to purchasing a bike, but I am curious what others have paid. Thanks.
Also, they want to factory order the rim upgrades and alarm neither of which I want either.... Oh well, we will see what kind of mood they are in tommorow.
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RE: Dealer Prep and Freight
ORIGINAL: SportyPig
Agreed!....Be like letting the "Best Man" spend the first night with your bride.
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ORIGINAL: XL OCD
Something's just not right about having it delivered... it's gotta create some bad karma.
Something's just not right about having it delivered... it's gotta create some bad karma.
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