As others say, examine the added charges closely. Tax, of course. Title & licensing, ditto, but...don't pay them anything to do the paperwork. In my state the state law says that a document fee up to $150 is negotiable...the word negotiable is written in the law. That is part of their overhead cost. Set up--maybe an hour, and ought to be overhead, but they all charge. The bikes usually come almost completely ready to go. What else did they charge for?
Usually a cash sale is not good for the dealer. They prefer a kickback when they can put a buyer into an excessively high finance rate. Don't tell them you'll pay cash until the price is set.
Out-the-door pricing means nothing to anyone in another state (or even other cities). Your license fee and tax mean nothing to the rest of us. Stick with price tag and added charges like doc fee and set up.
I found a new scam when I bought my latest car. I negotiated a good price (Consumer Reports version of Truecar), took all the factory deals and incentives, and we arrived at a good price. At least this time they didn't print a magically higher price on the contract (I've seen that before). Where they cheated me was by charging sales tax on the full sticker price, then deducting the discounts we'd agreed on. In my state a cash-option incentive is taxable, but anything else that lowers the price also lowers the tax--from an honest dealer (if there is one). Unfortunately, they printed the tax amount without separating the tax rate and various discounts, and I didn't notice while there, so I was stuck. They'll send the correct amount of sales tax to the state and pocket the overcharge.
Quote:
Matthew 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
God bless all current and former police officers.
Really? Even the members of the SWAT team in Georgia who were looking for a suspected small time meth dealer who'd been previously kicked out of that house, they conducted a no-knock raid, walked past kids' toys in the yard, and threw (contrary to their training) a flash-bang grenade into the house where it landed in crib with a 2 year old and exploded--he may not die. Or the California Highway Patrolman filmed viciously slugging a woman because she walked away from him? Or the team in Albuquerque who shot and killed an unarmed man, standing alone, who didn't immediately obey them?
