New Guy, Pre-purchase Info
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New Guy, Pre-purchase Info
Hello. I'm new to the forum and so far I have found reading it to be very useful and interesting.
By way of introduction, I have been riding for about 40 years now, which I believe qualifies me for the "ole coot" section referrerd to by Terry. I'm a Mason and a Shriner and I have already spent too much money on my Jeep, which gets used off road as often as I can get away. I have done 6 years in the Navy, in nuclear power (yes I glow in the dark) and then 22 years in aerospace engineering before leaving to make it rich in real estate. OK, that didn't work. But I now have more time to ride...
I've owned ridden Hondas, Yamahas, Triumphs and one very moody Montessa. This will be my first Harley.
I have decided on a '09 Road King Classic, in tourquoise and cream. ABS, security system, removable passenger backrest and luggage rack. I'm undecided on swapping out the speedo for a combination speedo/tach unit at great expense. I will be putting down a deposit on the bike this weekend.
My question, (thanks for having read this far) is "How flexible should I expect the dealer to be on the price?" I know HD is hurting for sales and I know the used market is pretty,um, generous at the moment. But I don't have a feel for how much markup a dealer has in the MSRP. Anyone have any info of use?
Thanks,
Gary
By way of introduction, I have been riding for about 40 years now, which I believe qualifies me for the "ole coot" section referrerd to by Terry. I'm a Mason and a Shriner and I have already spent too much money on my Jeep, which gets used off road as often as I can get away. I have done 6 years in the Navy, in nuclear power (yes I glow in the dark) and then 22 years in aerospace engineering before leaving to make it rich in real estate. OK, that didn't work. But I now have more time to ride...
I've owned ridden Hondas, Yamahas, Triumphs and one very moody Montessa. This will be my first Harley.
I have decided on a '09 Road King Classic, in tourquoise and cream. ABS, security system, removable passenger backrest and luggage rack. I'm undecided on swapping out the speedo for a combination speedo/tach unit at great expense. I will be putting down a deposit on the bike this weekend.
My question, (thanks for having read this far) is "How flexible should I expect the dealer to be on the price?" I know HD is hurting for sales and I know the used market is pretty,um, generous at the moment. But I don't have a feel for how much markup a dealer has in the MSRP. Anyone have any info of use?
Thanks,
Gary
Last edited by ArgyleRider; Oct 28, 2008 at 02:17 PM. Reason: fix typo
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Welcome from SW PA. Post this in touring section.
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Depending on where you buy, the markups run $800 to $2500 but there are dealers out there that sell at MSRP. And welcome aboard.
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