My woes at the dealership buying a 900

[SSKaw]

Well its been about 4 weeks ago when i went off looking for a 900 I was looking thro adds in the paper and a well known cycle shop here in town had a 07 900 custom that had 1500 miles on it for 5999 So me and the wife goes and has a look at it and when i 1st seen it i had a big smile on my face sat down on it and wife says.... your in love....lol......Well yeah i like everything about it...Well a sales person comes up tells me a few things and i ask him some q's about it told him i was just looking right now ... didnt want him hounding me ... so he finely walks away...the wife ask well you going to get it? i tell here lets go think about it...Well we go home i call up a good friend tell him about he says at 5999 you should be able to get them down some... he goes on and say he got to go over there and see if thay can get some bolts i told him go look at see what he thinks..... well later that night i call him back up ask him well what you think he like it and told me it was a very nice bike he goes on and say he talk to a sales person told him he had a freind that came and look at it and ask what kinda of deal he could offer saleman say wecould offer a great deal if hes ready to buy well my freind goes on and ask would 5000 cash get it he said yeah.... wellthe next day i was ready to buy with that in mind well get over there and get the same salesman we sit down and he remembers my friend and we talk price told him i had 5000 cash i would be willing to pay today he write up a ticket and i sign saying what i would pay for it to tak to his boss....i jokeing say cash is king isnt he say no not really.... i lol saying well how things are getting nows days i dint see why it isnt im not going to fince it.... he goes on and say ill be right back well he comes back after a 5 min talk with his boss says we can let it go for 5700..lol thay come just 200 off the $$ no way i told him i be better off just buying a new 1 he says ill brb comes back and say thats the best we can do well i tell him i found a bike just like that at a car dealership with 3 miles on it for 6999 ill just go there i get up to leave and he say you cant trust a car place thay could roll back the milage i just lol and leave.... go to the car lot and in the sales floor it was the guy tells me it was won from a raffle the guy won it and loaded it up and traded it for a truck it came from a well known smaller cycle shop in the next town well we talk about it for a bit and i ask him what does he got to have today for it.. he says 6500....i was ready to give him it to but i didnt have a helmet to wear to ride it home sooo i was sitting there my friend says can you do little better the guy goes to the desk picks up a older open face helmet hands it to me and says ill go 6000 and give the helmet to you.....i grin really big and say sold... Well he does the paper work calls the cycle shop get the warrnty in my name then tells me about the recall on the gas line tells me il need to take it in so thay can look at it.... well the next day i take it in everything was ok with it the sales man there told me about the raffle thay had and the guy that won it... he said the guy wanted the bike got a ticket with his wife and left thay call him up told him that he won it thay get down there and the guy said his wife dont like the ida of him on it so he going to trade it for a truck..... sooooo that my story of how a bad going at 1 cycle shop got me a great deal at a car lot and a good Relationship with a cycle shop...i even order alot new parts that day come up around 1200 the sales guy says ill give you a good deal and the price went to 850 soooo what you think a 07 900 custom 3 miles 6000... did i do good?... Well ill end this long story and say thanks to everyone here for all the input i found here ty.....

[yooper cruiser]

Great story and welcome.

[sisooktom]

Looking at that post makes my brain hurt. Paragraphs man, paragraphs.

[N3FOLN3FOL]

I wanted to post my response right away, but it took me awhile to read your post. Sounds like a happy ending. Congrats.

[CalPaul]

I gave up trying to read this post! You've got to proof read, man. It looks like something my nephew wrote.

[Pecos]

Sounds like everything worked out for the best. There's a moral to the story in there, I'm sure. That original sales guy sounds like a tool, IMO.

[Kenskiv]

Nice story...Great bike...But it's only a fairy-tale until you post pics

[CycleDude]

Originally Posted by sisooktom

Looking at that post makes my brain hurt. Paragraphs man, paragraphs.

Originally Posted by N3FOLN3FOL

I wanted to post my response right away, but it took me awhile to read your post. Sounds like a happy ending. Congrats.

Originally Posted by CalPaul

I gave up trying to read this post! You've got to proof read, man. It looks like something my nephew wrote.

Seriously, dude. Punctuation is your friend...

I'm glad you got a good deal, and that first salesman isn't a bad guy.

The dealer makes better margins on financing than out right cash sale. That's why he had to keep running back to the boss man. I've found this to be true in cars as well. They could have financed 5k, but cash sale, they'd look for the extra $700 to make the same bottom line.

If you're in that spot again, find out if there's an early payoff penalty. If not finance it, make 3 payments, then pay it off.

[Dethbed]

Good story. I think. A little hard to read, but I got the general message. Hope you like your new ride.

[Screendmon]

congrats!

[caddman11]

You hurt my brain too, had to read it several time in some places to understand what was going on. Congrats on the bike and learn to tell stories better.

[cmptrmn.1]

Congratulations. Did anyone mention pics????

[jakevn900]

Sounds like your friend got a decent deal on his car.

[fretbuzz]

Congrats and welcome.

This is a motorcycle forum not a literary forum so ignore the comments about your writing. If people want to read it they'll read it, if they don't they won't.

Ride safe.

[bobbyafs]

I tried to read your post........heard a popping noise..and now i forgot math.

Congrats on the bike. I have not been keeping up with the price of bikes, but if you waht to know if you made out allright check KBB.com

[MustBeNice]

Congrats on the cycle.... I'm trying to plant the bug with my wife that I need to find a, I mean she needs to learn to ride so we can get her a 900 Custom.

Yes, I'd say you got one heck of a deal.............. by the way "PICTURES OR YOUR BANNED"

(Hehehe..... then I'd basically have another cycle to scoot around town on!!)

[REFUGIO]

Originally Posted by sisooktom

Looking at that post makes my brain hurt. Paragraphs man, paragraphs.

No kidding.....Paragraphs and punctuation please......I did get the general outlay of the story though.
I do think that you got a good deal...brand new bike ... right?

[Miralcos]

Cong! on the new ride! We must have pics or we'll go into withdrawals!

[bobg]

Originally Posted by sisooktom

Looking at that post makes my brain hurt. Paragraphs man, paragraphs.

+1,000,000

[Screendmon]

whatdoyoumeanireadhistoryfine.