How about trying another dealer, maybe one in Sacramento?
I would say try finding another one locally... but Honda dealers in an area sometimes have agreements with each other; they share and swap inventory and, who knows, maybe they agree on bottom dollar pricing too.
Call LA Cyclesports and ask for an OTD price. They are in Inglewood, just North of LAX off of the 405. You will have a nice ride home up the coast.Originally Posted by hgslayr
LA CycleSports
FWIW, I had to ride 400 miles to get a descent price/deal on mine.
Thanks for the input...
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My recommendation would be to figure out how much it is worth to you to avoid the hassle and expense of buying in Arkansas. Then, go to all of your local dealers and give them a "take it or leave it" price. Make sure they know you're ready to buy immediately. I hate negotiating and I found this method a very low stress way to get a great price.
For me, avoiding the hassle of going to Arkansas was worth $500. At the time I bought my F6B, a Standard at Russellville was $17150. I offered my dealer $17650. Unfortunately, my dealer didn't have a Standard in stock yet, but had a Deluxe. So, I offered $18650, not realizing at the time that a Deluxe at Russelleville wasn't a full $1000 more than the Standard. Oh well, in spite of my error, I think I got a pretty good deal. And, I wanted the heated grips and center stand anyways, so getting the Deluxe saved the trouble of installation.
Good luck. It's a great bike regardless of discount!
blue 2015 F6B Deluxe - sold
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Cheesy...I was guessing the 1885 mile ride from Ark. To Ca. would cost about a grand and after the sale price and Calif. Tax and license would cost 19550 and with travel costs at 1000 I would be into it for 20550..The dealer here said he wont consider anything under 22500 OTD...So Im trying to look at the positives about buying at Russellville and the main thing is price and I get a cool trip cross country with my Gf ...Anyways not in stone yet but I do appreciate your time and suggestions
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I would not say you're over thinking it... it's a tough choice.
Personally I bought mine locally to establish a dealer relationship, and glad I did in light of my recent transmission mishap.
Largo..Thats a good point for future service but 2 grand is 2 grand...I may go in there one more time and show them the Russellville deal and see What they do...lol
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Southern Honda offered me $16,900 for a standard model 2015 anniversary edition. Price did not include tax,tag,title cost.
In my relatively short experiences of shopping for motorcycles I have come to realize that a motorcycle dealership and a car dealership operate on opposite sides of the universe. The car dealerships do everything to keep you on that lot, not leaving until you have bought a new car. Motorcycle stores seem just the opposite. You don't want to buy, don't let the door hit you on the ass on the way out. That's several HD, Honda and multi-stable dealerships. Now that's an extreme insight but I believe that most motorcycle dealerships have tight margins and cannot afford to be low balled. Except for HOR which is a volume dealer. They move 2 wheelers and when you call them on the phone they are proud of it. I was a coin flip for HOR or my local Northside Honda. The monies were fairly close with local and HOR. I just couldn't get the trade in at HOR that the local did.
Now what my local dealership did was take more money off and throw in a nice accessory when I just simply stated......."if we can get some more money off I will sign the papers today". That seemed to be the ticket and the salesman walked into the managers office and had another $1200 off plus the OEM rack behind the backrest installed. If they can't take more money off, then they can't take more money off. Be cordial and walk.
Good luck and to me it appears HOR is winning and how can you not be smoking rev'd to criss cross America on a new F6B? That's money right there. If you swing south towards Houston I'll buy you dinner.
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2015 F6B Deluxe
Matte Silver
How do you like the anniversary paint scheme?
Is it harder to clean than std. paint with clear coat? Like cleaning bugs off or whatever?
Isn't the only other color available on the 2015 the Blue Metallic?
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