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Message started by sgtsampay on 09/14/10 at 06:12:53

Title: Hello. Anyone live near Central Maine?
Post by sgtsampay on 09/14/10 at 06:12:53

Hi all. I'm very interested in finding a person who lives in or near Central Maine is a willing to meet me somewhere and answers questions about the savage and then become riding buddies or whatever. I know its sounds like a strange request, but I'm really would like to try out the savage before i buy and no dealer around lets you test ride anything without having to buy it first. LOL. Thanks again.

Title: Re: Hello. Anyone live near Central Maine?
Post by Arnold on 09/14/10 at 09:02:23

That's a very strange practice from the dealer, I always took test drive here in NY, they take a copy of driving license that's all. I understand the risk but it must be tough to make a sell.

Title: Re: Hello. Anyone live near Central Maine?
Post by Phelonius on 09/14/10 at 09:50:42

You would think he would have more trust in a fellow Maineiac.

Phelonius

Title: Re: Hello. Anyone live near Central Maine?
Post by sgtsampay on 09/14/10 at 11:02:13

Yeah the dealerships here are strange. The ones who do allow test rides want you to have the bike all financed and such, so if you do break it, it yours already. They says that will also deter people from test driving the bikes and not buy one after. :'(I don't care for this practice but it what they all do, so I have no choice. This is why I'm asking for help from another source.

Title: Re: Hello. Anyone live near Central Maine?
Post by Phelonius on 09/14/10 at 12:02:28

50445750424E53425A230 wrote:

Organize all your bikers into a boycot. Buy only from other places until the dealers learn not to treat customers that way.
A thing like this could spread over the whole country.

Phelonius

Title: Re: Hello. Anyone live near Central Maine?
Post by Arnold on 09/14/10 at 12:18:56

I always go to test drive with someone though so maybe they let me because they have an hostage.

Title: Re: Hello. Anyone live near Central Maine?
Post by sgtsampay on 09/14/10 at 13:53:57

I don't think that would work Phelonius. LOL

Arnold, i bet thats how you get away with it. A hostage. LOL.

Title: Re: Hello. Anyone live near Central Maine?
Post by Arnold on 09/14/10 at 17:27:20

I'll be honest, I thought about not coming back before :)

Title: Re: Hello. Anyone live near Central Maine?
Post by mick on 09/14/10 at 18:35:40

When I got my ninja I asked for a test ride,No way,he had a used one in stock he let me ride that.

Title: Re: Hello. Anyone live near Central Maine?
Post by Max_Morley on 09/14/10 at 21:29:15

Before I bought my used Savage I asked for a test drive. The sales person said they didn't do that. I could start it in the lot and drive it there, (IMHO that isn't very smart on their part to have a person possibility running over the display stock) but that was all. I had an M/C endorsement and check for the Savage that I was willing to let him hold. I also insisted one of his sales folks accompanied me. The manager/owner was reluctant until I started across the sales floor with my helmet under my arm and check and license back in my packet. He relented, I got the test drive and bought the bike. Hope he maybe reconsidered company policy after that. Max