Setup Fees?
#21
RE: Setup Fees?
This morning I made calls to my local 4 dealerships and everyones selling them at MSRP, and the best setup fee is 495, then 700, then 1200, then 1495. This is getting rediculous. I'm just gonna tell my dealer go 500 for setup or I'll get my deposit back. and to to the dealer who is 500. I can live with the MSRP plus 500 or 700 not the MSRP plus 1200 and up. When it comes to a couple hundred bucks, I start looking how much time and effort its worth, I just want the damn bike ya know?
#23
RE: Setup Fees?
This is a very timely post...I am shopping too.
My two local dealers charge $425 & $725 for setup.
I've heard that OKC is even worse..
I called a dealer in Stillwater (about an hour away) and its MSRP out the door, no funny bidness.
Edit to add >>>>a call to another dealer in Bartlesville (an hour the other way) and they quoted $870 under MSRP OTD. no hidden fees.
Denny
My two local dealers charge $425 & $725 for setup.
I've heard that OKC is even worse..
I called a dealer in Stillwater (about an hour away) and its MSRP out the door, no funny bidness.
Edit to add >>>>a call to another dealer in Bartlesville (an hour the other way) and they quoted $870 under MSRP OTD. no hidden fees.
Denny
#28
RE: Setup Fees?
I've never dealt with them but got on their e-mail list because a couple people told on the list what great deals that they go there. The name of the place is Benjy's Harley in West Virginia. Why not call them and get a quote. Take it to the dealers near you, don't say how far away it is, just say that you were talking to a dealer near where you're planning on vacationing and this is what they quoted you.
I understand the rationale that in managing a car agency that your time is more valuable than spending 5 or 6 hours trying to save $100 - $200.
BUT, how much is the story and the satisfaction worth. Besides, you have more than 2 weeks to meet your sales goals for the month. <G> Art
I understand the rationale that in managing a car agency that your time is more valuable than spending 5 or 6 hours trying to save $100 - $200.
BUT, how much is the story and the satisfaction worth. Besides, you have more than 2 weeks to meet your sales goals for the month. <G> Art
#30
RE: Setup Fees?
I'm just gonna tell my dealer go 500
Geez, where do you live, I'll come out there and we'll work this dealer over and have some fun doing it. They all give the inpression that this is the best deal they can cut, but that's a whole lot of bunk. When you nail them to the wall, their attitude changes. After a session many years ago with the dealer where I buy my cars every other year, I have my regular salesman trained so I call him up when I'm ready, quote him what his invoice price is on the car, he already knows the condition of my trade which they do not have to even detail, I tell him i'm paying $1000 over his invoice and what he is paying me for my trade (which is usually $500 over KBB trade in value because my trade is like new with usually under 10,000 miles on it) and he asks when I would like to pick up the car. Then I usually get some extras thrown in (They average around $600) I pick it up the next day with no deposit given over tha phone. My last three trade in's were sold the next day according to this salesman. Origionally I went in with the print out of their invoice and a print out of the KBB trade in value as mentioned above. Once they see you know the game, the outcome changes for you.
The point I'm trying to make here is that the dealers want you to believe there is no movement in the prices when there is . You just have to learn their weak spots. Find another dealer if this one doesn't want to negotiate with you.