A friend of mine (Scott) is looking into purchasing an '06 Autumn Haze CUSE that's for sale at a small dealership here in Wisconsin.
We haven't yet seen the bike in person. He's just talked to the dealerhip over the phone and seen photo's via email from dealership.
The bike is bone stock. No downloads or slip-ons etc. No extended warranty, just the remaining factory 2 year. It has 11,500 miles on it and they're asking $28,500. They seem to be holding pretty tight to that number too.
From the photo's it's quite noticeable it has the bad paint that plagued the 06's. The dealership says they're unaware of any paint defects on the bike.

I've made Scott aware of some of the issues I know of with the 06's, such as paint, voltage regulator recall, Harmon Kardon stereo issues, and the heated grips.
He said if he purchases he'll buy an extended warranty.
Is there a snowballs chance in hell that he can still get the paint replaced?
Any other "issues" he needs to be aware of before laying down the cash?
It seems that the going price for these bikes with similar miles is more like $26,500-27,000.
Any input and suggestions will be greatly appreciated

Thanks for your time

Grover