Buying New

[Richouse]

I'm going to be getting a check from the insurance pretty soon. Since my wrecked bike was getting close to being paid off I'm going to have a big chunk of money to put down. I've decided to go ahead and get a new 2010 model. I went in to a local dealer today that has one on the floor with an asking price of $12,599. I thought that was a little high since the 2012 models will be out in a couple of months. I told the young salesman that and he didn't even know the 2011 models were out. :dribble: So he didn't seem to want to budge at all off that price. When I got home I found THIS LINKY here on the forum so I looked it up. Found the invoice here was at $12,998. So something is off here... I know the dealers are NOT into loosing money so why would their asking price be lower than their invoice??? I'm willing to bet that is not what they paid for it. So what is the usual markup from "their" invoice?? Does that asking price seem to be a fair price???

Also I'm not a very good price haggler so any good advice on how to talk down the price at a dealer would be appreciated...

Thanks....

 

[charismaticmegafauna]

I've decided to go ahead and get a new 2010 model. Thanks....

A 2010 is not "new" (technically speaking)...

For the past couple years there's been "Blood in the Streets" re: the retail (new) motorcycle biz. Failed dealerships, product in warehouses, auctions, etc.

Selling price can be all over the board on a non-current... :blink:

You'll need to see a 'paper trail' to make any kind of determination.

You're welcome.

 

[Richouse]

I've decided to go ahead and get a new 2010 model. Thanks....

A 2010 is not "new" (technically speaking)...

Ok then what would you call a bike that has never been titled and has 0 miles on the odometer???

 

[DJB]

Unused / Lonely / Dejected / Abandoned / Virgin / Despondent / Untouched by a lovers hands

:yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:

let the word games begin.

 

[roger dodger]

'Non-current' is the term we used decades ago when UJM's were sitting around for years.

I bought my 1981 KZ1000 in 1983, and still own (and love) it.

 

[charismaticmegafauna]

I've decided to go ahead and get a new 2010 model. Thanks....

A 2010 is not "new" (technically speaking)...

Ok then what would you call a bike that has never been titled and has 0 miles on the odometer???

Don't take offence -- if you want it, buy it.

I went in to a local dealer today...$12,599. I thought that was a little high since the 2012 models will be out in a couple of months. Found the invoice here was at $12,998. So something is off here... I know the dealers are NOT into loosing money so why would their asking price be lower than their invoice??? I'm willing to bet that is not what they paid for it.Does that asking price seem to be a fair price???

What I was trying to say was: the only price you can count on is the MSRP for the current year (as stated by the manufacturer). Yamaha may have a program for 'non-currents' (new un-sold bikes from previous years) and may have a pricing structure for them? don't know :huh:

Then again, that bike could have quite a 'track record'...

 

[escapefjrtist]

Current or not, that's a great price for a brand new '10 FJR. If a FJR is what you're in the market for...jump on it!

--G

 

[mab864]

That's a good price if that's an out the door price. I bought my left over 2010 last fall for $12,400 out the door. You're right in there with the best prices I saw.

 

[BlueRidgeFJR]

Its not worth fussin over a few hundred. If its the bike you want, get it. After the first ride you will for get about trying to save a few dollars.

 

[Richouse]

Its not worth fussin over a few hundred. If its the bike you want, get it. After the first ride you will for get about trying to save a few dollars.

Oh, I agree totally. I just have not bought a new/not used bike in a long time. I bought my first FJR used so I was not sure if that was a fair price or not. I just want to do my home work (which is what I'm doing here) before I go buy. I'm not going to fuss over the price but I'll still try to get the best price I can. I just wanted to know a fair price the 2010's were actually selling for (not MSRP).

 

[ionbeam]

...I went in to a local dealer today that has one on the floor with an asking price of $12,599...Found the invoice here was at $12,998. So something is off here... I know the dealers are NOT into loosing money so why would their asking price be lower than their invoice???...

A Forum member that claims to be a Yamaha dealer says that he receives a 2% hold back from Yamaha. This is a very common practice in car sales. If this is true and if it applies to stale stock, then the dealer would be earning roughly $250 on the sale. Plus it gets one more bike off his floor plan thereby avoiding further costs. Another IF, if the dealer purchased this bike through an auction he may own the bike for less than dealer cost.