2015 Street Bob Price OTD
#12
The initial quoted price is way to high. I'm in SoCal also, I got a basic and black Bob for exactly MSRP +tax/lic only (no dealer fee, no prep fee, no doc fee)...which turned out to be just shy of 15K OTD. My tactic was simple, I asked several dealers around SoCal who had them on the floor, asked if they would sell it at exactly MSRP plus tax/lic, no more, no less...some said no, the first one to say yes, I said deal!!!
Don't balk at the initial offer, it was simply to see if you would agree to it, just like buyers offer lowballs....never hurts to ask. Sometimes you win, sometimes they win. If you go in educated and understand how simple negotiations work, you can always work out a fair deal. If you want rock-bottom pricing, you will need to do some pavement-pounding and alot of e-mails/phone calls. All comes down to if that potential extra $500-$1000 bucks is worth your time.
FYI...to do fair price comparison over internet forums, you can only compare to numbers in the general area. Tax/lic and area market has alot to do with it.
Good luck with your purchase.
Don't balk at the initial offer, it was simply to see if you would agree to it, just like buyers offer lowballs....never hurts to ask. Sometimes you win, sometimes they win. If you go in educated and understand how simple negotiations work, you can always work out a fair deal. If you want rock-bottom pricing, you will need to do some pavement-pounding and alot of e-mails/phone calls. All comes down to if that potential extra $500-$1000 bucks is worth your time.
FYI...to do fair price comparison over internet forums, you can only compare to numbers in the general area. Tax/lic and area market has alot to do with it.
Good luck with your purchase.
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#14
I recently started shopping for my first cruiser, I'm looking for a base model street Bob in denim black. I went to the local Harley dealer in so cal and was qouted almost 18k OTD, the fit manager mentioned if I haggeled I could probably get it down to 17k. I'm thinking this is very high, I have always had liter sport bikes and never paid msrp or higher for a vehicle in my life, but I have contacted three dealer in my area and none will even give a quote without coming in. I think 14k is more than fair considering invoice on the bike I want is 11,059$. Any advice or dealer recommendations? I'm in Riverside, CA
#15
I just got my 2015 Black Denim Street Bob last month, OTD price 15,680. OTD, including taxes, DMV fees, CA emissions, yadayada... OTD $15,680. Fair price if you ask me. I got mine in Modesto, CA. Dealers in Oakland and Livermore wouldn't work with me on pricing. Got a free shirt and hat too
#20
Also, where I am, taxes are very low. Obviously if I lived in a larger urban area, the sales tax would be considerably higher. Not something you would really notice on a pair of jeans, but on a several thousand dollar purchase, I'd think you would.
So, it all really depends on what a particular person's state and local laws require to consider it truly OTD pricing.