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[T-Roy]

I was at the local dealer the other day and two buddies of mine were prodding me to trade my 2013 SERK in on a new 2015 street glide in ultraviolet blue with molten lava flames. I figured what the heck I will see what kind of deal they were willing to make. They wanted to give me $18,000.00 for mine me to give them another 12,000.00 cash and then pay harley finance just under 700.00 a month for 84 months. I told them they were crazy and walked off. A few days later I stopped in another harley shop a few hours away and they had a 2013 SERk same color as mine and also with a detachable tour pack similar to mine. Mine actually has a few more mods than this one had. Out of curiousity I asked what they had it priced at and they told me 31,900.00. My local dealership is apparantly a true STEALERSHIP!! By the way, I did not buy my SERK locally. I am going to upgrade the audio on mine and keep her!! That was the only large mod I had left that I really wanted to do anyway, and if I got a new bike ALL OF THOSE MODS would just have to start all over again!!!

[gpopvet]

There must be something I'm missing there must be a payoff or something because your paying back 58,400 that's impossible.

[mjb765]

There must be something I'm missing there must be a payoff or something because your paying back 58,400 that's impossible.

agreed...$18K + $12K = $30K   $6439 + tax financed is no where near $700/month for 84 months.

[Fired00d]

There must be something I'm missing there must be a payoff or something because your paying back 58,400 that's impossible.

Haven't done the math but not entirely impossible... one thing vehicle sales people do is ask you "how much do you want to pay a month?" and they get that payment to what you want and the buyer is happy.... the buyer fails to do the math in their excitement about getting the vehicle they want and end up paying in the end. Best thing to do when purchasing a vehicle is negotiate the "out the door" price first/only. Get the OTD price to where you want it and then discuss or go elsewhere for financing if needed.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[FLH91]

Wow!

[T-Roy]

Yes there is a 27,000 dollar payoff involved. The 12,000 cash plus the 18,000 trade covered the payoff and then a small downpayment. I just felt that an 18,000.00 trade in was terrible fo a 1.5 year old CVO bike. Heck a buddy of mine had just traded in a non CVO bike in 1.5 years older than mine and received 19,000 trade on it.

Oh well I did not walk in there to buy a bike anyway. All I was after was a bottle of bugslide!! LOL

[Jswerve]

Yes that's bad. I traded my 09 flhx for my 12 Flhxse3 and got 16k. It was 4 years old!

[OBB]

Yes there is a 27,000 dollar payoff involved. The 12,000 cash plus the 18,000 trade covered the payoff and then a small downpayment. I just felt that an 18,000.00 trade in was terrible fo a 1.5 year old CVO bike. Heck a buddy of mine had just traded in a non CVO bike in 1.5 years older than mine and received 19,000 trade on it.

Oh well I did not walk in there to buy a bike anyway. All I was after was a bottle of bugslide!! LOL

After that lowball offer on your bike, I'd hate to see what they wanted for a bottle of Bugslide 

[Billy]

last year traded my 07 SERk AND HAD 80,000MILES AND THEY GAVE ME 15,000 TOWARDS MY NEW 14 serk PLUS $500.00 OFF LIST. Great trade for me  Billy

[T-Roy]

That CVO street glide has been sitting on the floor in Baton Rouge for several weeks. Now we know why it has been sitting there and everywhere else they are sold before they get unloaded off of the truck!!

[King2013]

I was at the local dealer the other day and two buddies of mine were prodding me to trade my 2013 SERK in on a new 2015 street glide in ultraviolet blue with molten lava flames. I figured what the heck I will see what kind of deal they were willing to make. They wanted to give me $18,000.00 for mine me to give them another 12,000.00 cash and then pay harley finance just under 700.00 a month for 84 months. I told them they were crazy and walked off. A few days later I stopped in another harley shop a few hours away and they had a 2013 SERk same color as mine and also with a detachable tour pack similar to mine. Mine actually has a few more mods than this one had. Out of curiousity I asked what they had it priced at and they told me 31,900.00. My local dealership is apparantly a true STEALERSHIP!! By the way, I did not buy my SERK locally. I am going to upgrade the audio on mine and keep her!! That was the only large mod I had left that I really wanted to do anyway, and if I got a new bike ALL OF THOSE MODS would just have to start all over again!!!

That's crazy!
That makes me think I did really good..
Traded my 13 cvo road King (1300 miles, I lost the ipod and I took all my extras off) for a 14 limited two tone.
I got roughly 22k for my cvo and since I traded it in I got the tax break at 7% that saved me an additional 1500+ so more life getting 23.5k. Tried to sell it out right and it seems like I draw all the asses, I'll give you 15k or it's only worth 19k, I would have let it go for 25k. I had enough of that so now if they want it they can try to get the dealer down from the 28k sticker they put on it. Btw that won't happen, they'll hold it for 26k.
Regardless I couldn't be happier with the new bike.

[North Georgia Hawg]

One rule, NEVER to be violated... ALWAYS pay CASH for toys. If you have to finance it, you can't AFFORD it.

PERIOD.

KEN

[Jswerve]

One rule, NEVER to be violated... ALWAYS pay CASH for toys. If you have to finance it, you can't AFFORD it.

PERIOD.

KEN

Well some of us would never have met ya then Ken.  I've been financing toys for almost a decade without a hitch.

Congrats on being well enough off to drop 35 grand cash on a toy. I guess I'll just keep doing it the other way. Beats not having Ruby at all.

[SDCVO]

One rule, NEVER to be violated... ALWAYS pay CASH for toys. If you have to finance it, you can't AFFORD it.

PERIOD.

KEN

Good for you Ken that you can do that and I am definately envious but if I only bought toys I could write a check for I couldn't ride a Schwinn..

[Jswerve]

Ken got me thinking. If I went the cash route, I'd have to put the 6k in the bank a year that I now pay in payments and go 6 years without my bike. Then I could pay cash for the next one IF they had it in the color I like and the price has not gone up lol. I think I'll keep doing it the way I am!