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Old Dec 20, 2009 | 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by take 5
How can you find out invoice in certain models?? Is the ready to sell with freight and prep........
The "Ready to sell cost" is the cost of the machine sitting on the showroom floor with NO PROFIT to a dealer. Dealers do not stay in business very long by selling machines for no profit.

do a search.
there are members that have paid the membership to get the info. most share it.

here is a typical breakdown shared by another member.





2009 FLHTCU Ultra Classic Electra Glide

List Price: $20999 BLACK
List Price: $21529 COLOR
List Price: $21959 2-TONE
List Price: $22159 CUSTOM

Dealer Invoice: $16799 BLACK
Dealer Invoice: $17223 COLOR
Dealer Invoice: $17567 2-TONE
Dealer Invoice: $17727 CUSTOM

These are the base dealer costs before actual freight and assembly costs.

Freight Cost: $375 (48 states and Alaska only)

Estimated Assembly Cost: $125-$140
Each dealership has its own method of figuring their actual cost of assembly and preparation for sale.
There is no reimbursement by the factory for this cost to the dealer.

Ready to sell cost: $17299 BLACK
Ready to sell cost: $17723 COLOR
Ready to sell cost: $18067 2-TONE
Ready to sell cost: $18227 CUSTOM

California Emission Charge - Invoice / List Price - $160 / $200

Wholesale Incentives: no dealer holdback or sales incentives for this model.

Factory Options: cost / retail
H-D Factory Security System - $276 / $345
Wheel Option - $360 / $450
ABS - $636 / $795

The "Ready to sell cost" is the cost of the machine sitting on the showroom floor with NO PROFIT to a dealer. Dealers do not stay in business very long by selling machines for no profit.

Many dealers charge additional fees for "Freight and Setup" over and above the selling price of the machine. Add the "Selling Price" to the "Freight and Setup" charges and subtract the "Ready to sell cost" to determine the PROFIT a dealer is asking to make. Dealers in most states are required to collect sales tax and title fees for the state. These fees are not profit to a dealer.
 
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Old Dec 20, 2009 | 09:28 AM
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Sounds like a good deal to me. MSRP with abs & security is 19839 + set up and freight. I have heard dealers dropping a grand and loosing the set up on 09's here in the northeast , so at 16600 OTD its a no brainer, IMO.
 
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Old Dec 20, 2009 | 09:49 AM
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i got a 1000 off msrp and no freight / prep.... on a 2010 flhtcu. this bike was not sitting around, it was brought in for me. cash sale.

about 2 weeks ago.

talk numbers. ask questions. be polite, and ask if they need to move a unit. which color do you NEED to sell. tell them you are ready to buy, call me when you need to move the bike out.
 
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Old Dec 20, 2009 | 01:23 PM
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That's about $3,000 off of MSRP. Buy it.
 
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Old Dec 20, 2009 | 02:04 PM
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You haven't bought it yet?
 
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Old Dec 20, 2009 | 02:38 PM
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If it smells like fish Eat it. Really buy it.
 
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Old Dec 20, 2009 | 03:28 PM
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That is a good deal no matter how you slice it.....ESPECIALLY two-tone and ABS...security is stock (unless it is upgraded to audible).....I paid 16,700 for my RKC OTD except for tags.......I got no ABS and no two-tone and I thought I got a good deal.
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BUY IT....if it is what you want...then post pics.
 
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Old Dec 21, 2009 | 06:22 PM
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its not otd, tax not included but all else is included. if i traded in my 07 rkc w 25k miles he would give me 11-12k. but deal not contingent on a trade. its the last 09 tourer on the lot.

i wish i could do it. i just bought property upstate and i'm trying to build a house. maybe the scratch off i picked up today will solve my problem.
 
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4 grand difference plus tax on a new bike between your trade and new bike price....Buy the thing new property or not.
 
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Old Dec 22, 2009 | 11:10 AM
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sounds like it's a fair deal to me. But is a RK what you want because if it's not you may be dissatisfied later. Just mentioning because I have a friend that bought a heritage because it was a deal at the time, he went back 3 months later and bought the SG which is what he wanted to start with. Just trying to help. If that's what your looking for I'd say go ahead.
 
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