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Which dealers have you tried? I hope it's not Kahuna?
Try the following:
ATC Corral in Stoufville 905-640-2212
Edge Performance in Bradford 905-775-1717 (I bought my bike here)
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just an update, I did get a couple emails this morning from a couple dealers that are willing to entertain my offer. Kahuna told me to let them know when I found someone selling for what I wanted, and i did, and they still didn't want to deal with me LOL
I completely, 100% disagree.Originally Posted by iridebikes
I have bought 3 bikes by calling dealers and asking what they have in stock, and what they want for it. "Give me your best price out the door" works very well, and you will notice a large swing in what they want for destination.
A friend of mine suggested this to me when he was buying a F250. A former car dealer said "They don't care who you are or what you look like, they just care about the deal". He noticed a $4k swing in out the door prices on that truck (yes, it was around $60k)
Do you think Wal-mart cares if you look like a nice guy? No.... selling cars or bikes (or anything, really) is a retail business and about what they think they can get for top dollar for their units.
I walked in, literally cash in hand to Sturgess and offered $4k+tax for a ZZR250 in 08. He said no. I ended up paying, out the door, $4,100 for the same model and colour at Warp9 by just phoning the nearest 10 dealers to my house.
People... just phone around. Someone is willing to make that deal.
What business is done 100% face to face? I honestly can't think of a single one. Maybe Wal-mart. Not Future Shop, Home Depot, Lowe's... Even Costco has a b2b division that does phone orders, and the internet.No one is going to give a deal over the phone, at least no good salesman I'd hire would. You don't know who is calling, why they are really calling, etc. it's called a fishing expidition and no professional saleman is going to fall for it. You want a deal, you deal face to face like a mannot like some pussy hiding behind the phone. Either you have the chops to work a deal or you don't.
Obviously the OP don't
What line of work are you in? I assume you don't own a dealership.
You must have had a real good time shopping around for insurance quotes.No one is going to give a deal over the phone, at least no good salesman I'd hire would. You don't know who is calling, why they are really calling, etc. it's called a fishing expidition and no professional saleman is going to fall for it. You want a deal, you deal face to face like a man
I just figured it out! He must be a girl guide, selling cookies door to door.
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hell if that's the case, I'll take a couple boxes of the maple ones
and I'll even pay MSRP
Only suckers pay retail. Those little girls aren't that strong.hell if that's the case, I'll take a couple boxes of the maple ones
and I'll even pay MSRP
just buy a used 05 - 06 ninja for like 3k or so. Your gonna ride it for one season probably anyways why waste 6k on a frickin 250?
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Why anyone would buy from a stealership is beyond me. I've noticed nothing but problems and headaches when buy from a dealership. The warranty always gives a hassle about what they can and can not fix. The mechanics always refuse some of the dumbest bs things that should be covered under warranty, and the work done is ****** anyway.
Paying a whole ******** of money for a bike, that you're going to end up forking more cash over to make it 'unique' is like buying the gun and bullets to shoot yourself in the foot.
Yes you are
Agreed. save that money for a bigger bike later on.
get used, and then you can haggle and be frugel. find every single scratch, nick, anything.
asking 3.5k? bet you'll get it for 3k. there's $3000 savings instead of $300.
better yet get an older 250. it'll feel the same between your legs and hate to break it to you but you're not impressing anyone with a 250 anyways. impress poeple with your riding skills instead, and then instead of selling for a $2000 loss a year from now, sell it for what you paid.
used is a better investment.
+1 Definitely good advice here! I bought my EX500 for $4400 after taxes and such earlier this year, and turned it around on a private sale for $4200; I decided I needed a bigger bike.
Had I gone and bought a new Ninja 250R it would've cost me $2000 more and I would've lost at least $1000 by selling it early.
Agreed. I have ridden both, and the ZZR250 has more UMPF than the Ninja 250. Of course, they are both 250s, so there is only so much UMPF anyways.
Buy used. You will trade out of it in 1-2 years max anyways. I saw a red ZZR250 for $3k in Huntsville last week. Good starter bike for that price.
hey sushii tell our friend what happened to your brand new pretty 250r that you bought from the dealer?
buy used, especially if you don't plan on keeping the bike long. buy one for 4k with under 10000kms then you can sell it for close to what you paid for... the more scratched up the better...
"Bro... it's an exotic..."
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I got my GSXR for $1400 under msrp without even haggling.
I'll buy oneI got my GSXR for $1400 under msrp without even haggling.
Got a problem with Ruthless...roll wit us or get rolled over, that's the game, the game's over
God bless stupid people, for they make us all feel better about ourselves
Were talking apples vrs oranges, I always get a better deal on big ticket items when dealing face to face and I've gotten better deals on ins face to face than over the phone.
Re: Am I being unreasonable?
I've never purchased a bike at Wal-Mart nor Future Shop nor Costco nor Home Depot nor Lowes, didn't know they sold bikes... news to me LOL!!
Buying a bike is the topic is it not??
I've only purchased 5 new bikes and 3 used ones in the past 10 years and have never paid the asking price so I may not know what I'm talking about, YMMV
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