Possible To Negotiate On New Bike At Dealers?

I bought my Daytona new.Dealer threw the Arrow exhaust in plus the usual free tax and rac cover...traded it in for the Thurxton R but as they were all on back order they wouldn't do any exhaust etc back then. Got an increase in the part ex offer though and the same tax and RAC plus 2 free services.

 

Probably this is the best time of year to twist a "Stealers" arm, as they can't sell feck all due to the weather. Just let them make the offer, but don't accept the first deal, walk away if necessary. Had them ring me back with a better deal.
Cash doesn't always talk at "stealers", they make more money on finance / PCP..... be lucky!

 

You will always get the best deal available for the bike sitting in the showroom as opposed to the one in the brochure.

 

Last year my Triumph dealer couldn’t see his desk for the paperwork of new bikes waiting to go out on March 1st! Agree with DD, you may have missed the “sweet spot” around Christmas but a deal can still be done, and what’s a deal to one man is a rip off to another. You just have to be happy that you’ve got what’s right for your finances. If you have more than one dealer in striking distance that has the bike you want you may be able to play one against the other but don’t expect too much, as has been said they make more money selling finance. Good luck.

 

Hope they are not Thruxton's. With the weather the way it is, after the journey home, the engine cases will need polishing, the spokes will be rusty, the ABS disc will be furry................................................................

 

Last year my BIL bought a new Thruxton for less than he could buy a year old second hand one. He didn't even have to haggle, he used the internet. He new exactly what he wanted, a Thruxton, and simply searched on-line.

He found a dealer somewhere near Manchester with one in stock brand new and unregistered that they obviously needed to sell who were offering it at a fantastic price. He emailed and rang them and did the deal over the phone.

I said earlier he didn't haggle but he did a bit, he said he'd buy it if they delivered it for free to Mansfield and they agreed. It turned up in a van mid Feb registered for the 1st of March.

He's not a big techie and doesn't normally buy anything on-line let alone a bike but even he found it a simple painless process and was highly delighted with the service, and the bike, that he received.

 

Is there a bike version of carwow.com?
I saved something like £6k on my Sorento last year with this and bought it locally.

 

I have no idea but it's a bloody good question!

 

Triumph dealers are more likely to offer discounts on clothing and equipment rather than the bike

 

Yeah that's true - their clothing prices are high enough to begin with!