2024 Road Glide: Dealer Markup
#41
isn’t this what insurance is for? Id rather pay a few bucks for theft insurance than a stupid security system. If you have good insurance with replacement value and your bike is stolen you will most likely come out pretty well, anyhow, especially if you have aftermarket add ons.
#42
isn’t this what insurance is for? Id rather pay a few bucks for theft insurance than a stupid security system. If you have good insurance with replacement value and your bike is stolen you will most likely come out pretty well, anyhow, especially if you have aftermarket add ons.
#43
Not paralyzed by analysis, just looking for the best deal I can find! And that takes some research. As Pasteur said, "Chance favors the prepared mind!"
So far my best offer on a 2024 Road Glide is $3,239 below MSRP. I've canvassed most dealers within a 200-mile radius. There does seem to be lots of new inventory at dealerships these days, which means the deals will just keep getting better.
If the Fed lowers interest rates at their meeting this fall, the cost of financing a new bike may start to come down as well. We can only hope!
So far my best offer on a 2024 Road Glide is $3,239 below MSRP. I've canvassed most dealers within a 200-mile radius. There does seem to be lots of new inventory at dealerships these days, which means the deals will just keep getting better.
If the Fed lowers interest rates at their meeting this fall, the cost of financing a new bike may start to come down as well. We can only hope!
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#45
I agree with GreenMonster. Your in California so I doubt bikes get much cheaper in the winter because you have no winter. Go get the bike and ride it.
Every 1% the interest drops the payoff drops around 1,000 dollars off the life of the loan. About 14 dollar a month.
Every 1% the interest drops the payoff drops around 1,000 dollars off the life of the loan. About 14 dollar a month.
#46
yeah but he's waiting for the Fall for the expected FED rate drop of a quarter of a basis point to get a loan .. which might be of some value on a 30 year million dollar mortgage loan...and I sure wouldn't not buy a bike now for several thousand $ under msrp because I was waiting on that mere pittance of a savings
My favorite financing are the Zero Percent interest loans offered by the auto manufacturers as a subsidy to encourage customers to buy their cars. It's essentially free money; I've had several of them.
Sadly, Harley (ESB) doesn't offer that kind of savings. They do occasionally offer promotional interest rates, but only to those who have near-perfect credit scores.
This month, I'm headed to the dealership that offered me close to invoice price for a 2024 Road Glide. That's good enough for me!
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#47
Hahaha! Not sure you understand how interest rates work, but a single point less on a 60 month loan can save more than $750 over the life of the loan. That's more than a pittance! If you're financing a bike, it definitely pays to shop around for the best loan. Often local credit unions or banks can beat rates offered by Harley-Davidson Financial Services.
My favorite financing are the Zero Percent interest loans offered by the auto manufacturers as a subsidy to encourage customers to buy their cars. It's essentially free money; I've had several of them.
Sadly, Harley (ESB) doesn't offer that kind of savings. They do occasionally offer promotional interest rates, but only to those who have near-perfect credit scores.
This month, I'm headed to the dealership that offered me close to invoice price for a 2024 Road Glide. That's good enough for me!
My favorite financing are the Zero Percent interest loans offered by the auto manufacturers as a subsidy to encourage customers to buy their cars. It's essentially free money; I've had several of them.
Sadly, Harley (ESB) doesn't offer that kind of savings. They do occasionally offer promotional interest rates, but only to those who have near-perfect credit scores.
This month, I'm headed to the dealership that offered me close to invoice price for a 2024 Road Glide. That's good enough for me!
#49
let's call it advertising, asking, fishing and just plain greed..if they have to rely on getting that they are going to have a lot of inventory collecting dust so I'm sure those dealers will be fine with unloading for msrp
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