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Re: Teach me about buying a used bike
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Re: Teach me about buying a used bike
A pleasant experience is so rare when spending money in a dealership. That applies to cages as well of course. Last summer I was seriously looking for a new cage but couldn't find one to my liking within a reasonable price range so I still have the Ranger. 2 years ago I almost bought a C-50 Suzuki but the dealer wigged out and tossed me out the door.
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Re: Teach me about buying a used bike
This dealership has five locations spread around Texas. I'm afraid you would have to make the long trip down south. Part of the pleasant experience was that I offered them $449 below what was marked on the tag, 'out the door', and they accepted. I was a little shocked as my offer was meant to feel them out. I owned a motorcycle before I knew what hit me. When I looked at the bill of sale I saw that the dealer eating the TTL and other charges as well as accepting my lower offer saved me close to $1000 from what the total would have been if I had accepted the price on the tag.
I had never heard of out the door until I read it here!
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Re: Teach me about buying a used bike
Out the door(OTD)is a good way to go when shopping. The final price is what you want, not a socalled bargain price and then a bunch of add ons that the sales person tosses in at the final moment before signing the paper work. Add on fees can be very costly and make a greater profit for sellers. When I was looking at the C-50 a couple years ago the best out the door price was easily $1000 less than other prices elsewhere before the final tally. With that one good OTD price I could have bought the bike outright but now I'm glad I didn't take it home. Got a bucket list to work on now.
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Re: Teach me about buying a used bike
I'm new, so I don't know if I'm supposed to start a new thread, but I thought hijacking this one would be best.
Anyhow I've got two questions: - Would you prefer an older bike or one with less miles? Lets say a 2002 with 3000 or a 2008 with 10000. same price and equal condition. - Stupid question: How do you inspect the oil on a gz250. Is there a "window" to see the color and where is the dipstick? :whistle: |
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Re: Teach me about buying a used bike
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There's no dipstick. The oil filler plug is red arrowed, & the inspection window is yellow arrowed. If you look at it closely (on the bike) you'll see an oil level indicator mark. To get the correct level, the bike must be vertical (not resting on the stand)
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This have to be done first... :poke2:
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