THe local Suzi dealer has a leftover 2006 S40 which is still marked at the full msrp of 4300 + t and t

I suspect that as it thaws out up here, they may be willing to deal a little to make room for the 07 stock.

What sort of offer would be reasonable to make w/o being insulting to the dealer.

My initial thought would be to offer 4200 out the door (including tax and prep and registration)

Too high of an offer on my part, of too low so as to be insulting to the dealer?

Any one with experience at purchasing leftover bikes?  How desperate are they to get rid of them?

bentwheel wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03:

That should be the quote of the day.

For an '06 S40 Kelly Blue Book list the average retail at $3500 and the Nada Guide list it at $3790 - I know it's new but the very second you leave the lot it isn't.  if space aliens steal it that night that's all it was worth.
Point this out perhaps to Mr Dealer.

bentwheel wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03:


If I could put a marquee (flashing lights) around this I would. Did that come from the gut?
They know what that bike is costing them to sit there. Mom and Pop shops maybe a little kinder but never worry about insulting them. They do it everyday; for a living.

I go along with Lancer's idea, but having the same amount of cash in hand can sometimes work even better than writing a check - it is not as though you are carrying around the contents of fort knox so don't be worried about carrying that much on you. the sight of the green can melt anyone's resolve - you can always then produce your check book & say - oh yeah, I forgot to include the tax - then write that out in the form of a check.

don't be afraid to start to walk out - I did it once when they would not agree to my price & got alomst literally dragged back in to pay what I wanted.

also - don't worry aobut insulting the dealer - they are insulting you by expecting you to buy what is in effect a year old model taking up their sales floor & tying up their capital.

hope it works out for you  

Look around man, you will find a good one.
luckyeddy wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03:

A tip on using cash, don't have the entire bundle in one pocket, maybe 3500 as a lump and a couple of hundred scattered around in different pockets. That way you can pull out the 3500 lump and pretend to dig up the rest while making a big deal about it. Another thing to advoid is letting the dealer finance the purchase even for a short time, that's where they make the money bigtime.

Ed L. wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03:


Ed,  Why do you say/type this?  At least in CO, it is illegal to have an early payment penalty on a loan... so... if you get a loan that doesn't start accruing interest over the first month, and pay it off in that first month... I don't see a problem (besides other minor hassles, e.g. title).  I agree that the dealerships make more $$$ on financing... but if that's the case, they should be willing to go lower on the OTD price than if you walk in there cash/check in hand/pocket(s)... right? at least, that's what it seems to me...