04-28-2015, 12:43 PM
(04-28-2015, 12:13 PM)sig_a_imp Wrote:(04-28-2015, 11:47 AM)ClassicVW_imp Wrote: sig,
I think the dealer's offer wasn't bad. They basically took off another thousand after Honda's thousand.
When I was negotiating with my dealer - it was an independent dealer and the bike was slightly used so maybe he had more room to give ? - we both said our final offers were the best we could do, and we shook hands and I was headed to the door, I stopped and looked back at him and said to him, "You do know that we are a little more than a hundred dollars apart..." Well, he looked confused and asked me to return to his desk and he looked at the numbers again and agreed to my offer. I guess he got confused or mentally locked into a final number or something.
You're right. It was better than his original offer/asking price. I did move him in the right direction. But I'm glad I didn't pay $11449 OTD, because I believe prices are falling about $100 per month. That $100 rate of depreciation isn't an arbitrary number. Honda cut the price $1000 ten months after the 2014 DLX introduction and there remains a surplus of 2013 and 2014 models. The particular DLX I was looking at has been on his floor for at least 13 months. The dealer has my phone number. Meanwhile, I keep looking.
You're right. It was better than his original offer/asking price. I did move him in the right direction. But I'm glad I didn't pay $11449 OTD, because I believe prices are falling about $100 per month. That $100 rate of depreciation isn't an arbitrary number. Honda cut the price $1000 ten months after the 2014 DLX introduction and there remains a surplus of 2013 and 2014 models. The particular DLX I was looking at has been on his floor for at least 13 months. The dealer has my phone number. Meanwhile, I keep looking.
I'll accept for arguments sake that your savings of $100/month figure is correct, but you will gain more than $100 worth of enjoyment every month you own one!