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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 03:08 PM
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life is short, If You really want the 09 GO FOR IT!
 
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 03:24 PM
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It's only money, and you won't get much of it from the dealer on a trade. Buy what you want because you want it and can afford it, not because it is a good deal.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 03:32 PM
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Figure whatever the wholesale value is on a stock vehicle, minus a few grand or more. All that custom work you have to figure is like throwing money out the window. You rarely get it back, especially if youre paying dealer labor rates to do the work.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 03:44 PM
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Next time you get a proctology exam just grin at the doc and say yea doc give it to me while leaning back into it...seems like the same experience!
 
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 03:51 PM
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Some people are lucky to get what they owe.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 03:52 PM
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Never seen your bike and don't know what color it is, but when you go to trade it in, find out what the dealer will give you for it, then call me, I'll give you $500.00 more than the dealer will.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 03:54 PM
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I bet they give you right around $16,500. They could care less about your pipes and the other stuff. Price will stay the same with pipes or not.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 04:03 PM
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Dealers give NADA or KBB trade in value and then sell for retail
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sell it privately maybe split the difference between trade in and retail with the buyer thats fair and I bet you sell quick
 
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Dealers wont pay a dime for extras, but when they resell the bike they will jack the price up or over msrp because of the extras...dealers just make money.
 
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