IIRC, one of the on-line reviews made reference the LED lighting saved 84 watts [on high beam?] and charging system output [590 watts] was unchanged.
Good post but a word about the above if I may. I believe this only holds true if your home state has reciprocity with the selling state. If they don't then you'll probably be paying the full tax at home and filing forms afterwards with the dealer or their state for a refund. Does anyone really want to deal with that? Best to ask these questions locally ahead of time.
The Washington State RCW for refund of sales tax paid in another State applies to any State in the Country. But, that might not be the case in other States. The best thing to do is fill out the paper work to avoid paying other State taxes in the first place. Simplifies the process.
This was exactly what I did. I offered as much as $16,850 to local dealers. My shipping cost was $650. None of the dealers I called would take that offer. That being said, I tried this pretty early in the game right after pricing was announced. Some of the dealers didn't even know pricing had been announced. I <think> now that the bikes are starting to show up and the dealers have had time to think about it they <might> be willing to accept offers in that range. There have been several purchases around here in the $17k to $17.1k range. Still a decent deal! This may change as the spring buying hoards start to roll in. Might have to wait until fall/winter to get the really good deals.....
I agree about your definition of OTD price AdamK. Price comparisons don't mean much and get very foggy when you start adding in variables like sales tax, licensing, extended warranties, or service contracts. When I want to know how much someone paid, I only want to know price and if they tack on a shipping or setup costs.
And it becomes virtually meaningless when a trade-in is involved. The dealer will gladly write up a sale for a really low price if they know they can make up the difference on the sale of the trade-in. Financing can also muddle the process as they can make money on that too.
That's an interesting way to do it. Was it a large dealer chain with a presence in NM? I know when an online store has a physical presence in your home State they have to charge you your sales tax....
My VF1100S had a 6 speed with 6th being a heavy over drive. 5th gear would pull to red line very strong, but there was no possible way that 6th could even think of hitting red line. In the end, 6th would pull pretty strong right up the the red line speed of 5th, but after that the mph's added on very slowly. Typically and with reasonable time 6th was good for 10-15 mph more than 5th, the better you could tuck in the faster 6th would gain speed and the higher the ultimate speed would be.
No. Handlebar Motor Sports in Durango. They don't have any dealers in NM. However, I would bet selling bikes to NM residents is a common act for them, so they had it down.
You really need to know what your trade-in is worth to make the right deal. Come armed with current NADA rough and normal trade in values (they change monthly) and try to strike a deal somewhere in between. That's what I did with my '13 and I feel that the $16,067 deal I got for the '16 ES was legitimate even if it stood alone considering the trade-in amount I got was fair.
You financed the purchase? What the dealer did was allow you to finance the sales tax.
Yeah, I'm very aware of that. You don't do that where you live? Most don't do it with private party used car sales, but unless someone specifically asks to pay the tax seperately, it gets rolled into the deal.
