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I once bought a new car & was told that because it had a lot of fancy electronics, I should buy the extended warranty. I turned to the slime ball and with a shocked face said " I didn't know these cars had this much electrical trouble. It sounds like a poorly built vehicle & I don't want to buy it ! " True story. He had absolutely no response. I did buy the car after confronting the salesman and voicing my anger. Just treat them the same way they treat us. They deserve it.
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(10-02-2014, 09:35 AM)powerdogg11_imp Wrote: I told the guy trying to sell me the extended warranty "what part of NOT INTERESTED are you not clear on"? The discussion on that ended immediately.
I also was not interested in the warranty (I do all of my own wrenching) and was ready for the F&I guy's inevitable pitch that keeps going even after you say no. I got lucky this time when the F&I guy left me an opening. It went something like this :
F&I : Now lets talk about the extended warranty.
Me : I have zero interest in buying an extended warranty.
F&I : How do you know that if I haven't told you the price?
Me : I have a really nice Bendix/King KT76A aircraft transponder at home. Would you like to buy it?
F&I : (looking confused) Well,,,no.
Me : How do you know that if I haven't told you the price?
That was the end of the extended warranty conversation.
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I went in with a check made out for what I was willing to pay for my 2013. Whenever they mentioned anything " extra" I said sure, as long as it's covered by this check. On my 2014, they didn't even try.
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I think everyone' has one of the stories. I bought a big ticket item at Best Buy a few years ago. The salesman followed me all the way to the cashier. He kept on insisting on the extended warranty on the item I told him if you don't get your blank out of here I'm going to call the cops and he asked what for I said harassment well the cashier (older woman ) almost fell down laughing
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Fretting over $150 on a $10K+ bike that you're going to own for years is just asking for a shorter lifespan.
Enjoy the bike you have, realize that whatever money you lose is made up for later in life, and you'll have forgotten all about this in a month.
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Okay I've head all the stories of not buying the extended warranty.. Well not that I don't want to run with the pack it's just that I had a plus experience with a extended car warranty. And yes it was a Honda the interesting part was it wasn't Honda's warranty it was from the a dealer that was owned by Hendrick. I would have had to pay twice what the warranty cost me if I did not have it.
Hendricks coverage extended warranty cost was half as much as Hondas. And I have full coverage for another 30,000 miles on my Honda. Also purchased coverage on my Ipad from Apple which included full support yes you talked to people in the USA. Dropped it on the driveway they happily replaced it. Still by far the package I got from the Hendrick dealership which covers everything including the paint was a wonderful value. And I will keep the CB1100 for a long time and that will have a extended warranty as well there is no question in my mind that the bike can take heat but as hot as the starter and generator get I think they will be the weak spot on this Machine. Money well spent..
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So...you bought a warranty at what you believed to be a fair price, but it became a dealer ripoff when you found out that someone else offered it a lower price? If you find that someone purchased an identical bike to yours for $9000, would your fair price for it suddenly become a ripoff? No one ripped you off...you paid a fair price for the bike and the warranty. No one needs to be warned of your mistakes, because you didn't make any. No one has to be warned about your unscrupulous dealer, because they weren't.
You should stop lamenting and complaining and and warning and start riding. Trust me, you'll feel better.
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(10-02-2014, 12:33 PM)cmyk_imp Wrote: Fretting over $150 on a $10K+ bike that you're going to own for years is just asking for a shorter lifespan.
Enjoy the bike you have, realize that whatever money you lose is made up for later in life, and you'll have forgotten all about this in a month.
Again, it's not about the money.
(10-02-2014, 01:20 PM)EmptySea_imp Wrote: So...you bought a warranty at what you believed to be a fair price, but it became a dealer ripoff when you found out that someone else offered it a lower price? If you find that someone purchased an identical bike to yours for $9000, would your fair price for it suddenly become a ripoff? No one ripped you off...you paid a fair price for the bike and the warranty. No one needs to be warned of your mistakes, because you didn't make any. No one has to be warned about your unscrupulous dealer, because they weren't.
You should stop lamenting and complaining and and warning and start riding. Trust me, you'll feel better.
It became a dealer rip-off when they lied to me. The dealer was unscrupulous when they stated the warranty retails for $1500 but could sell it to me for $999. Then, when I turned that down, claimed they could give it to me at "employee pricing" which in fact was above what the actual retail price is. After the contract is signed, which can't be undone, you learn the discount you were given was actually $200 higher than the cost it is really available at. In what world is that not being ripped off? In what world is that not unscrupulous?
I'm here trying to help others out and you act like I'm whining. I am over it. I'm enjoying my bike. You're pretty presumptuous to believe that no-one can benefit from my message. But I'm open to hearing more your opinions. I have a feeling you're full of them.
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(10-02-2014, 02:49 PM)metallyguitarded_imp Wrote: (10-02-2014, 12:33 PM)cmyk_imp Wrote: Fretting over $150 on a $10K+ bike that you're going to own for years is just asking for a shorter lifespan.
Enjoy the bike you have, realize that whatever money you lose is made up for later in life, and you'll have forgotten all about this in a month.
Again, it's not about the money.
(10-02-2014, 01:20 PM)EmptySea_imp Wrote: So...you bought a warranty at what you believed to be a fair price, but it became a dealer ripoff when you found out that someone else offered it a lower price? If you find that someone purchased an identical bike to yours for $9000, would your fair price for it suddenly become a ripoff? No one ripped you off...you paid a fair price for the bike and the warranty. No one needs to be warned of your mistakes, because you didn't make any. No one has to be warned about your unscrupulous dealer, because they weren't.
You should stop lamenting and complaining and and warning and start riding. Trust me, you'll feel better.
It became a dealer rip-off when they lied to me. The dealer was unscrupulous when they stated the warranty retails for $1500 but could sell it to me for $999. Then, when I turned that down, claimed they could give it to me at "employee pricing" which in fact was above what the actual retail price is. After the contract is signed, which can't be undone, you learn the discount you were given was actually $200 higher than the cost it is really available at. In what world is that not being ripped off? In what world is that not unscrupulous?
I'm here trying to help others out and you act like I'm whining. I am over it. I'm enjoying my bike. You're pretty presumptuous to believe that no-one can benefit from my message. But I'm open to hearing more your opinions. I have a feeling you're full of them.
Again, it's not about the money.
(10-02-2014, 01:20 PM)EmptySea_imp Wrote: So...you bought a warranty at what you believed to be a fair price, but it became a dealer ripoff when you found out that someone else offered it a lower price? If you find that someone purchased an identical bike to yours for $9000, would your fair price for it suddenly become a ripoff? No one ripped you off...you paid a fair price for the bike and the warranty. No one needs to be warned of your mistakes, because you didn't make any. No one has to be warned about your unscrupulous dealer, because they weren't.
You should stop lamenting and complaining and and warning and start riding. Trust me, you'll feel better.
It became a dealer rip-off when they lied to me. The dealer was unscrupulous when they stated the warranty retails for $1500 but could sell it to me for $999. Then, when I turned that down, claimed they could give it to me at "employee pricing" which in fact was above what the actual retail price is. After the contract is signed, which can't be undone, you learn the discount you were given was actually $200 higher than the cost it is really available at. In what world is that not being ripped off? In what world is that not unscrupulous?
I'm here trying to help others out and you act like I'm whining. I am over it. I'm enjoying my bike. You're pretty presumptuous to believe that no-one can benefit from my message. But I'm open to hearing more your opinions. I have a feeling you're full of them.
I'm glad it was mentioned it helped me understand what the purchase price should be. To me it's a good tool to use when I make this purchase before my warranty
expires.
Thanks
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I understand the points being made about it only being a $190 hit etc. but I too would be upset with the dealer's 'you seem like a good guy' tactics. There's nothing more annoying to me than when a salesman talks like a salesman -- the phoniness drives me nuts. They're not all like that and I walk away when I sense it.
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