Buying from a dealer

[DannyBhoy]

Nothing dodgy as the title suggests.

I am currently searching for my 1st beast and have found a few possibilities however Im curious as to how much movement in the price the dealers tend to have as im a bastard for trying to drive a bargain!

Anyone got any ideas or managed to get a decent chunk off in their experiences?

Cheers

Danny
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CBT - 02/10/12, Theory - 03/10/12, Mod 1 - 09/10/12, Mod 2 - 16/10/12.
Car - Audi A3 V6 Quattro. Bike - CBR600RR-9.

[doggone]

You might have more success trying to blag a few extras like a helmet or tank bag if you wanted one.
As a new customer they will be interested in giving you a good experience which might have you back for several trade-ins.

[DannyBhoy]

[Rogerborg]

Well, you're looking for the right bike at the right time (from your point of view). They're not going to shift many CBR600RR stylees until spring.

On the other hand, I was sniffing around the low end of the market over the last two winters, and I could barely get a dealer to give me the time of day, let alone talk price.

I suspect that many of them go into hibernation over the winter and try and survive on selling neck warmers and winter gloves, rather than turning over bike stock. It's not going to depreciate much between now and next March, so what's their hurry to sell it at a discount now?

IMO, you're always going to pay a dealer premium, and whether that's worth 3 months of warranty (...over the winter...) is really down to you.

(Awaits news that you just scored a proper bargain )
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[Tomzo47]

you won't be able to haggle money off a bike from a dealer very well, but you will be able to get some extras thrown in.
When haggling for my Bandit, they could only knock £300 off in cash, but they did fit a top box, rack, crash bars, and half the price of a restrictor kit for free, which was well over £300s worth.

Trade ins are crap though, they offer you a lot less than its worth, my girlfriends dad went to see what they'd offer his GSX1400 for, and they offered him £1k for it
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[fozzym]

How long is a piece of string!

You could walk into one dealer and get £500 off and into the next and get £50 off. It all comes down to how much the bike owes them and what they feel is the minimum margin acceptable.

One thing to remember is never be afraid to walk out the door, you often find that before to get out the premises they want to knock a bit more off or sweaten the deal. Even if they let you walk away if its the bike you want you can always go back and say you changed your mind.

Good luck.

[Darth-Simba]

I just got 45 quid knocked off for the Piaggio I bought (Pick it up on friday) also got a fiver knocked off the lock and chain. Dont be affraid to haggle.

[DannyBhoy]

Thanks for the advice folks, I will just go in and try my luck to see what happens.
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CBT - 02/10/12, Theory - 03/10/12, Mod 1 - 09/10/12, Mod 2 - 16/10/12.
Car - Audi A3 V6 Quattro. Bike - CBR600RR-9.

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[Darth-Simba]

Yea I do considering its a used bike.

[Polarbear]