01-22-2015, 02:27 AM
(01-21-2015, 06:13 AM)kevbroce_imp Wrote:(01-20-2015, 06:16 PM)Jonnyallover_imp Wrote: I walked into my local dealership today where there has been a 2014 black model on the floor for a few months. They rolled it out and it looked swell. I asked the selling price and after a check, the rep came back with $9,500. My jaw just about hit the floor. So I said, "Give me a few minutes to look over the VFR." They had a 2014 Vfer with ABS, traction control a center stand and a big red card in its windshield - Sale $10,000. That's about a $13,500 bike and retailing considerably above this black standard. I've had three before but that price was tempting, even though my mind's been on the CB. I then came to the decision to go with the CB and asked for a clarification: was that price including dealer prep and shipping. No it did not - cooling point #1. I then checked to see what those values were. Cooling point #2: $995 each! Seems to me this dealership isn't motivated. A day before after a web search I found a DLX the next town over listed for $1,195.00. I emailed them immediately then, after a couple of hours of no response, called the dealership to see if they were closed for the Martin Luther King holiday. Open - I then got an enthusiastic sales rep who said he'd follow up both on the email and on my call. Nothing heard from them as yet and the ad is still up. The biggest dealership anywhere in my area doesn't have the 1100 nor could they tell me if they were getting one. One other dealership to whom I have not placed an offer has a single 1100 black. I was in and out in about 15 minutes with no push or energy expended towards the prospect that I was. It's coming into mid-winter in the next few weeks. This situation is weird to me after decades of motorcycle buys where I could hardly get out the door without some serious negotiations/offers from the business end. I can wait.
Where's this at? My bank account is hopping this isn't a white model...
Where's this at? My bank account is hopping this isn't a white model...
Del Amo Motorsports, Newport Beach, CA. Red. Yeah! The white rocks. -Reminds me of one I saw flying low over the ground next to Ft. Knox about 26 years ago. Again, expect about $950 ea. dealer prep & freight. -Show us your negotiating skills, pal. Best of luck!