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Old 08-16-2009, 11:23 PM
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as far as i understood, the cash for clunkers program was strictly for new automobiles and not motorcycles.....

im in the market for a new bike and happened to log on to (EDIT / CBRClassic -no off site bike urls like that). this site belongs to fun bike center in san diego. i noticed it says cash for clunkers on their website so i contacted them. its 2500 for a 600cc and 4500 voucher for a 1000cc bike. so what gives!? i thought bikes werent eligible. has anyone used cash4clunkers to get a new bike?

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btw.... even on the cars.gov website, it says no motorcycles.
 
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ITs probably them just cutting off some of their profit and factoring in your trade in like it were a normal deal. Say they are selling a 1000RR at 11999. they bought it for about $7500-$8000. So thats about $4000-$4500 profit. However, you may be bringing in a 1998 bike thats only worth 2000. So say they give you $4500 for a bike thats worth $2000. Thats a loss of $2500. But they probably dont budge off their prices at all so off their profit, its still a $2000-$2500 gain. I think its just a clever way of advertising I think. No difference that working a little off their price and giving fair trade. Like I said, probably cleaver advertising.
 
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Originally Posted by D2VW14_20
ITs probably them just cutting off some of their profit and factoring in your trade in like it were a normal deal. Say they are selling a 1000RR at 11999. they bought it for about $7500-$8000. So thats about $4000-$4500 profit. However, you may be bringing in a 1998 bike thats only worth 2000. So say they give you $4500 for a bike thats worth $2000. Thats a loss of $2500. But they probably dont budge off their prices at all so off their profit, its still a $2000-$2500 gain. I think its just a clever way of advertising I think. No difference that working a little off their price and giving fair trade. Like I said, probably cleaver advertising.
well im trading in some old 1989 ford pickup! prob worth 1000 at the most.

either way, its 4500 toward a new bike. i dont have that kind of cash to throw down right now! but i do have this pos ford truck sitting in the driveway and rotting away!
 
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Hey Nick....this is as close as it gets to blatant spam ...

The huge bloody add and a few URLS ... and this guy has no other posts at all ??



get a grip. im not spamming anything. im just curious about the ad. ive been on this site lurking for a while, this is my first post.
 
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Old 08-17-2009, 12:45 AM
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check it out "mate"

all i want to know is if anyone has used this system to buy a new bike. im not affiliated with any damn dealership or anything of the sort. im simply a motorcycle enthusiast just like the rest of the people on this forum. how come i need 6720+ posts just to ask a question?
 
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Why does the goverment have to descrimate like that to us bikers. You not a cash for clunkers and get some of those really old bikes that shouldn't be near pavement off the road. Maybe not quite so much money but a little would be nice.
 
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oh wait, let me get a fancy signature and a billion posts before i have any credibility!
 



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