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[QUOTE="elvismx, post: 156993, member: 20117"] moto1313 and others- A couple of items... Number one, most dealers aren't going to give you the same price over the phone that you'll get by actually being in the shop with money in hand, acting like you are at least slightly serious about buying a bike instead of wasting his time. Why should he give you a great deal over the phone if he knows that you are only going to call 5 more dealers and tell them that same price and ask if they'll beat it? Second, if you think a dealer should give you 10-15% off "anytime you buy a bike", then you are disillusioned. That would put some models, oh, about 8% below cost. On most models, that would pretty much amount to 3 or 4 people working to complete your deal for a couple of bucks. The fact is, a shop that gives everything away at extremely low cost won't be around long. I certainly understand trying to save money. I don't blame you for that. But you must realize that it takes money to open a store every morning. You can sell 50,000 bikes a year for poor profits, and while it might get a nice plaque on the wall from Honda (or whomever), the bank doesn't care about the nice award when the mortgage is due. Next time you need a bottle of oil on the way to the races at the last minute on Saturday afternoon, think about what would happen if the dealer closed down. Would the mail order house be there for you? If you call up and ask what weight oil your forks came with so you'll know what to buy, does the lady taking phone orders (who probably never touched a motorcycle before) know the answer? If you're running late and call ahead, why should the parts man stay 10 minutes late for you if he knew that the week before that you mail-ordered a jersey to save $5.00? The answer is that he shouldn't. But he probably will, just because it's good customer service. Sometimes good service costs a dollar or two. [/QUOTE]
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