Just discovered this forum...looks like a terrific place to learn anything and everything VFR !
Ive found a new 06 for sale at the local dealership for 7437 plus frieght ,taxes etc. Can anyone comment on whether this is a good price ? Whats a reasonable price to pay for frieght and prep ? Should I try and negotiate the frieght and pdi costs out ?
Sorry for the questions but Ive always bought used.
Thanks in advance for any feedback...looking forward to joining the VFR tribe soon !!
[image: View Post]guytimes, on Oct 24 2007, 08:16 AM, said:
Just remember as soon as you drive it away it's worth about low nada, about 7K.
Heck, you could trailer it off but it's still a pre-owned and has therefore depreciated. The value drops with the title transfer alone! But hey, you buy it to ride it, not as a way to preserve your money.
I'm with the posters above - I think a still-new leftover '06 for $8k plus tax is a pretty good deal. Look at the bottom line without consideration of the freight and prep charges. If they won't budge on price see if you can negotiate some accessories and/or free service, unless you do all the work yourself.
Good luck with the deal and please let us know how it comes out.
[image: View Post]legalese77, on Oct 24 2007, 09:58 AM, said:
[image: View Post]guytimes, on Oct 24 2007, 08:16 AM, said:
Just remember as soon as you drive it away it's worth about low nada, about 7K.
Heck, you could trailer it off but it's still a pre-owned and has therefore depreciated. The value drops with the title transfer alone! But hey, you buy it to ride it, not as a way to preserve your money.
Only Harley Davidsons permits one to preserve your money! :goofy:
That sounds like a pretty good deal to me, try and make them give you an Out-the-door price at or below $8,000 and see what happens, then add in a Honda service contract and you should be just under $8,500 for a bike that had an original list price well over that.
I recently bought an '07 25th anniversary, got it for $9,500 + 4 year Honda Warranty (about $10K OTD), list on it was $11,099 + freight/delivery/etc.
When I bought mine, another dealer had the same bike for $500 less but their addons (freight/delivery/etc) put them $500 more than the one I got, and the dealer I bought from I like better anyway. If you like the bike and dealer, just work them a bit.
Welcome to VFRD. Looks like a great deal to me. I think everyone is assuming it is non-ABS, which adds, what, about another grand to the equation? If it has ABS, buy it this very instant.
A friend of mine owns both a 6th Gen and a Duc 748, which he configured for track only. Nice bikes in your stable there. Make sure you post pics of everything eventually. And tell us where you're from, too.
[image: View Post]SEBSPEED, on Oct 24 2007, 11:14 AM, said:
Sounds like a good price, but what's the extra $37 all about? I never understood that just call it $7400 and be done already! :rolleyes:
It's a way to price anything (house, car, watch, etc.) where the buyer will think that because of the weird and odd numbers that you have spent a lot of time coming up with that price/offer and that it must be good then. :thumbsup:
When you see $7400 you automatically think " I can offer less". :rolleyes:
Well, went back to the dealership today to see if i could work something out....looks like i fell for the classic "price it low then pad the frieght pdi etc etc etc " trick...they wouldnt go below 8600 out the door, plus they wont give me much more than 2000 for my trade in (mint 96 900ss sp ducati w 7500 miles).
That sucks......
Thanks for the feedback everybody, looks like I'll have to be content to lurk for a while ...I'll unload the duck next spring and pick up a used viffer !!!
thanks again everybody !
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