I capitalized on this with my last bike. It had been sitting for almost two years, lots of markdowns. They were asking $10k, I offered that as on OTD and they took it. Dealers are quick to deal with bikes that have been sitting.
new motorcycle fees negotiable?
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I watched a couple YT videos on the behind the scenes at dealers where motorcycles that sit a long time eat so much floor plan money, they are auctioned off in that massive auctions that are unbeknownst to the public. It costs them a ton every additional month these sit. Crazy.
It depends on the size of the dealer, because despite all of the above, some will not budge on price and let them sit. Some car dealers do the same and to me it's seems the big ones, owned buy some big conglomerate group, tend to do this practice. Perhaps it's to show some losses or perhaps they can spread out the costs more effectively.
I see what you're saying. My town is is around 220,000 people plus the surrounding towns. The Yamaha, Honda, Polaris, SeaDoo, SkiDoo, Kawasaki, Indian, BMW and more are all owned by one dealer under two roofs a block away from each other.
Speaking of left-over bikes, I just closed a deal last week on a '24 BMW R12 NineT. Original MSRP was $22,149, I managed to buy it from a midwest dealer for $15,400 OTD. Their dealer handling fee was $285, and the only other add-on was a temp license for $45.
So why the big discount? BMW offered a $4k rebate last month, and then up'd it to $5k at the beginning of August. The rebate is set to expire at the end of the month. In addition to the rebate, a $2k factory-to-dealer incentive is available, and some dealers are making some or all of that $ available to the customer. In my case, I managed to get the full $2k applied to the sale, totalling $7k in rebates & incentives.
Besides the additional expense of paying my state's sales tax & registration, I had to arrange for a nearly 2k-mile transport of the bike to my home in the PNW. An enclosed transport set me back a little over $1k, but I still believe it was a pretty good deal, overall.
Speaking of fees, the dealerships here in the PNW are stealerships when it comes to fees - the closest BMW dealer charges a $799 doc fee AND a $499 set-up fee - ridiculous, and even if I decided to entertain giving them a sale, they didn't have any remaining '24's in-stock when I was looking at this model in July.
Overall, I'm looking forward to riding and modding my latest acquisition, which should be delivered by the end of the month.
So why the big discount? BMW offered a $4k rebate last month, and then up'd it to $5k at the beginning of August. The rebate is set to expire at the end of the month. In addition to the rebate, a $2k factory-to-dealer incentive is available, and some dealers are making some or all of that $ available to the customer. In my case, I managed to get the full $2k applied to the sale, totalling $7k in rebates & incentives.
Besides the additional expense of paying my state's sales tax & registration, I had to arrange for a nearly 2k-mile transport of the bike to my home in the PNW. An enclosed transport set me back a little over $1k, but I still believe it was a pretty good deal, overall.
Speaking of fees, the dealerships here in the PNW are stealerships when it comes to fees - the closest BMW dealer charges a $799 doc fee AND a $499 set-up fee - ridiculous, and even if I decided to entertain giving them a sale, they didn't have any remaining '24's in-stock when I was looking at this model in July.
Overall, I'm looking forward to riding and modding my latest acquisition, which should be delivered by the end of the month.
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