cash for clunkers
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cash for clunkers
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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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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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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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.
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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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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We get all types of peeps trying all sorts of chit here to get a cheap add going ... so you get no apology or explanation from me ...
Why not try to post up a normal post or 2 or 10 ....then this one maybe would not stand out like a sore thumb !!!
and om still not totally convinced ?? anyway ......you can live for the moment mate ... but that URL to the fun bike website is history ... sorry but I do not make the rules ...
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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?
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?
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.
