They make their money on financing customers so cash is really notthat big of a deal for most dealerships.

 

I'm sure they were asking $6750.00 plus tax title and doc fees. Do the math on that and it would be wellover $7K out the door. I think your offer was fair and I would have done the same thing you did. I think they said no because spring is right around the corner and they know people are going to be buying bike like crazy in the next month or so.

I would keep an eye open for a better deal and not go to that dealer again.

 

why is the dealer an a$$hole because he wont come down on the price? the $6,799 they were asking is probably not including tax which in my state would be another $350 bucks. so you asked them do drop there price $650 bucks, (+/- 10%) and they said no and you pissed at them? you can be pissed that you didnt get the bike you wanted, but its not their requirement to come down on there price just because someone tells them to. we are heading into spring and someone will happily walk in and buy that for the asking price and they know it. plus crash is right, dealership prefer someone to finance there, because they get a small cut of the financing.

 

yeah.. go with a private seller.. dealerships make money selling financing, not cash deals usually.

 

+1, that's still crazy. I would have thought that was in the bag as well. Roll around to another dealership in town, or keep an eye on craigslist and the classifieds, something else will come up, and you've got cash in hand.

 

Buy from a private seller, esp since you have cash; dealers are always going to be more expensive.

 

Buy a 954

 

LOL. I would love to, but trying to find a nine-five-four in good condition is hard. I am keeping my eyes open though.

 

Try cycletrader.com and ebay of course, Ive seen lots of clean ones recently.

 

here is a 954 for sale on the forum..

if you need someone to go check it out let me know..

https://cbrforum.com/m_493735/mpage_.../tm.htm#495916