Grumpy Would-be Bike Buyer!

Andy57
Yes i have had similar myself. Think when a dealer sells or has another interested party they just don't care enough to let other genuine buyers know. Their loss.
Joe.

 

So far I've never met someone working a dealer floor that I liked, in any dept.

 

They should still be able to talk to you, even to say “no thanks”

 

This. I can't stand it when you're ignored in the hope you'll vanish rather than being worth a quick conversation.

 

Unfortunately at the moment it seems bikes are following cars, it's a sellers market. On a car forum I frequent there are reports of dealers selling second hand cars at above new retail price, one member had placed a £500 deposit on a car only to find it out being test driven and bought by someone else. My local car dealer that I bought from 2 years ago has contacted me offering to buy back for cash, they can't get product to sell and know buyers are clambering for whatever they can get.

 

Took my youngest car shopping in the fall of last year, Several dealers - only one or two models in the showrooms. She was at the end of her three year lease. She ended up buying her lease car instead of buying new. But guess what? Because she was working from home due to the COVID lockdown for over eighteen months, the car had such low mileage that it increased its value and she ended up paying more for it had it been at or near the mileage cap on the lease. Can't win!

 

That's good @andyb57 - hopefully they'll address their web enquiries issue now and maybe tighten up their follow - up process on phone calls. Take it you're going to go for the Bonnie if you like it when you see it?