Online Buyer Beware
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Tried to work an online trade with a very Prominent Harley dealer in Gastonia NC. Gave them the info on my bike and what I wanted to trade for. Dealer emailed back with a payment range that I could work with. Took the afternoon off for the 90 minute ride to the dealership only to find the dealer had went up 150 dollars a month. Stated the salesman had made a mistake. They would not honor his online deal. Even went so far to say the deal they were giving me only allowed them to make 20 dollars at the elevated price. They said we will make this deal right. Every time they give me new numbers the price is going up. I even tried a lower priced bike with no success. Beware of this dealership. What you get online means nothing.
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Forgot to mention I was trying to get an EGC or SG. That is why this is in the touring page. My bad. The dealer is the only Harley dealer in Gastonia NC. Would rather not mention names. The only reason for trying to work the deal online was to see how close we were on numbers. Hate to waste time riding that far if we were not close to a deal. Not a victim. Victim would have bought and then complained. Just my way of giving fair warning to all.
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I do all my dealing online, but I finance with my CU. I absolutely hate dealing with salesman in person. When I bought my RK, I emailed them a price I wanted to pay on the bike I wanted, picked up the check at the CU, drove to the dealer (160 miles in the snow)signed papers and loaded it up.
Don't trade your bike in, sell it yourself. I sold my last harley in less than a month for $200 less than I was asking.
You got the trademark "bait, lie & switch" treatment. Salesman like to make promises to lure you in, and then the finance guy drops the hammer on you. Even as cut and dry as mine was, they still tried to sell me ext. warranties and other BS.
Don't trade your bike in, sell it yourself. I sold my last harley in less than a month for $200 less than I was asking.
You got the trademark "bait, lie & switch" treatment. Salesman like to make promises to lure you in, and then the finance guy drops the hammer on you. Even as cut and dry as mine was, they still tried to sell me ext. warranties and other BS.
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