04-28-2015, 05:48 PM
I knew this was the right place to go for help! You guys are giving me food for thought. I typed my original post on a phone and I did not start at the true top line with list price and I rounded the figures so I could do the math in my head easier.
Here's the complete quote now that I am at a PC:
$11,899 "market value"
$11,499 sale price
$310 destination
$289.95 accessories (engine guards)
$250 doc fees
$33.50 title and tag
$12382.45 subtotal
-$1500 rebate
$10,882.45 net before sales tax
The dealer did offer $500 discount off list on top of a $1500 "rebate." I don't see a $1500 rebate listed on the Honda website so that seems pretty good to get $2000 knocked off the list price.
Of course they start adding fees back in. "Destination" might be a ruse (based on the website - thanks BestStandard) but I wonder why the policy on the CB would differ from the rest of the lineup. It could be a simple omission on that page. I purchased my previous bike at this dealer and I remember the "doc fees" were non-negotiable. The title & tag...that's just a straight pass through of the government fees.
But I figure with sales of tax 7% = $761.77 the total outlay = $11,644.22.
I have counter-offered $10,600 bottom-line price (the check I write). I'm in Europe right now so there is a six-hour time change. I'm looking forward to seeing what the dealer comes back with this afternoon European time.
Here are some screen captures from the US Honda Powersports website. I grabbed the destination charge from the Interceptor just to show that it is missing from the CB1100 page.
Are heated grips a dealer-installed accessory? I didn't include them because I don't plan to ride the CB in the colder months when there may be residual salt on the road (I have my CBR for that with heated glove liners). But I suppose I might be out one chilly morning at other times of the year and appreciate them. Do they look/work well? I was worried that they are a little counter to the philosophy of the bike (classic simplicity at its finest).
Also I did not see a factory luggage rack offered. Are they all aftermarket?
I figured I might use eliminating the destination charge and adding heated grips for free as further negotiating tactics.
Here's the complete quote now that I am at a PC:
$11,899 "market value"
$11,499 sale price
$310 destination
$289.95 accessories (engine guards)
$250 doc fees
$33.50 title and tag
$12382.45 subtotal
-$1500 rebate
$10,882.45 net before sales tax
The dealer did offer $500 discount off list on top of a $1500 "rebate." I don't see a $1500 rebate listed on the Honda website so that seems pretty good to get $2000 knocked off the list price.
Of course they start adding fees back in. "Destination" might be a ruse (based on the website - thanks BestStandard) but I wonder why the policy on the CB would differ from the rest of the lineup. It could be a simple omission on that page. I purchased my previous bike at this dealer and I remember the "doc fees" were non-negotiable. The title & tag...that's just a straight pass through of the government fees.
But I figure with sales of tax 7% = $761.77 the total outlay = $11,644.22.
I have counter-offered $10,600 bottom-line price (the check I write). I'm in Europe right now so there is a six-hour time change. I'm looking forward to seeing what the dealer comes back with this afternoon European time.
Here are some screen captures from the US Honda Powersports website. I grabbed the destination charge from the Interceptor just to show that it is missing from the CB1100 page.
Are heated grips a dealer-installed accessory? I didn't include them because I don't plan to ride the CB in the colder months when there may be residual salt on the road (I have my CBR for that with heated glove liners). But I suppose I might be out one chilly morning at other times of the year and appreciate them. Do they look/work well? I was worried that they are a little counter to the philosophy of the bike (classic simplicity at its finest).
Also I did not see a factory luggage rack offered. Are they all aftermarket?
I figured I might use eliminating the destination charge and adding heated grips for free as further negotiating tactics.