Alright, for this game, lets assume you have your eye on a new bike. You can get it for $10,000 at your local dealer 20 miles away, or you can get it for $9,000 at another dealer 2 hours away.

Do you buy the local bike, or drive a couple hours and save $1000?

 

drive 2 hours

 

dito! :YEAH

 

depends on if the local guy is gona hook me up with some thing (parts, etc.. what ever) then i might go local

 

It's only TWO hours?!

DRIVE!

 

i would drive for sure.

 

Hypothetically speaking. I'm looking at getting a Road Star Warrior now and crossing over to the dark side, lol. Not too many dealers in Rhode Island, so I could either head towards Boston and pay a little more, or drive to western Mass and find one of those small town dealers who are more willing to deal.

I'm also debating trading in my TL1000 since I haven't gotten any calls on it thru CycleTrader.

 

drive, I saved about 3 g's on my bike but had to drive six hours there. you can buy a lot of extra prats with 1000 dollars.

 

why don't you stay smart and buy a HONDA VTX 1300 or a VTX 1800 from ME, your pal, at Naults???

04 1300's for 9200
04 1800's for 12500 plus 1000 in free honda access.
03 1800's for 11500 plus 1000 in free honda access.

you know i'm not gonna screw ya!!!

call me or pm me again...and no i dont have a buyer for your bike, but i can take it in on trade!!

teach

 

how much is it going to cost you to drive to the place? just think about that and that answers your

 

I don't want a VTX, dammit!

Find me a Warrior... even if it's used. DO IT!!!!

Edit: Can I test ride it?

 

It depends.....do you have a good realtionship with your local guy? Does he help you out? do they have a good service department? Are you treated with respect there? Do you plan to have your service work done there?
All of these are questions you should ask yourself. As a mechanic at a dealership, I see alot of guys going where they get the best deal, or so they think. However, as soon as a problem develops, (warranty usually) they come running to the closest place with good service. Sure, a warranty is valid at any dealer that carries your brand, and in a perfect world, the service department wouldn't care where you got the bike from. But the world is not perfect...people crash, birds sh*t on your freshly washed car, and shopping carts always seem to find your freshly painted ride in a deserted parking lot. The truth is, that if you buy a bike at a dealership, you are most likely going to be treated better than someone who bought elsewhere and shows up for service. I'm not saying that this practice is right, but it is common if not likely. Another thing to think about......if your local guy goes out of business, you just might be driving that two or more hours to the "other guy" for an oil filter and brake pads. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for saving money when it counts, but it helps to look at the big picture. One other thing I see with new bike buyers: A guy will see an out of state dealer advertising at exceptionally low prices. I see it all the time and it makes me laugh. A guy will tell me how he just saved a couple grand going to Ohio or wherever. The reason it was so much cheaper there was because the buyer doesn't pay sales tax until he registers the bike here......so instead of paying the extra two grand at a dealer here, he drives a few hours, pays for the bike, and then pays the tax here.......after tax and all, the buyer would have gotten the bike for the same overall price....minus the drive time and gas money. Just my

 

id drive, its only two hours, then you can have a friend drove the car/truck home while you break in the new bike!!!!

 

:YEAH Don't forget: the Road Star is cool, but the V-Max is WAY cool! :YEAH

 

i would say drive because i drove 4 hours from savannah GA to gastonia NC to buy my 03 YAMAHA YZF 600R for $1500 dollars cheaper and the guy through ina a nickey hayden replica arai helment

 

2 hours is nothin for 1g

 

drive the other dealer may be able to hook you up with the same deals like helmet and stuff and you save a grand :YEAH

 

DRIVE!! with that 1000 you save you can get yourself a badd *** helmet and jacket, etc.....

 

Drive, I Drive 45 Miles Every Day To Work! With Traffic At 7am In Minneapolis I Sit For About 1-1.5 Hrs Depending On Weather. Driver For Sure!

 

Take a ride, 2 hours is nothin.