Sure you want to finance that 250??
Its one thing to buy one outright... but being tied down for 2-4 years in a financing deal?? You might be kicking yourself in six months.
I know I know... no bike is too small for these forums. I know everyone on these forums tells you a 250 is fine, but you will be the one holding the note if you outgrow the bike quickly.
Is this normal for a bike dealership?
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assuming you made some kind of down payment and keep it for at least a few (maybe 6 months) and make those payments you wont be upside down on the bike unless you wreck it. these bikes hold their value very well. a lot of people dont believe in financing toys and thats fine, but this specific bike is a pretty safe one to go into debt for.
i paid $3500 OTD for my 06' and that was tax tag title and everything. i feel like i got an okay deal. (not the best but not completely ripped off)
if gas prices keep rising, i swear that 70+mpg will make these bike appreciate in value.
i paid $3500 OTD for my 06' and that was tax tag title and everything. i feel like i got an okay deal. (not the best but not completely ripped off)
if gas prices keep rising, i swear that 70+mpg will make these bike appreciate in value.
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I can pay for the bike entirely so financing isn't an issue, I planned on paying it off within 3-6 months anyways. I just recently graduated from college so I don't have a lot of established credit. I would have paid for the bike using my credit card if my limit wasn't so low, I wanted to finance cause it would help my credit rep. I can pay for cash either way so it's not that big of a deal I just wanted to do something that would help me establish credit.
I got some advice from a couple guys who work at Road Riders and they told me that it was a little high for that bike and to call them some places to get more quotes and negotiating. They also told me at the end of the month was usually a better time to go bike hunting.
It's a bummer there aren't many Kawasaki's dealers in my area.
I got some advice from a couple guys who work at Road Riders and they told me that it was a little high for that bike and to call them some places to get more quotes and negotiating. They also told me at the end of the month was usually a better time to go bike hunting.
It's a bummer there aren't many Kawasaki's dealers in my area.
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I don't know how complete that Alphasport comes because we don't carry that model . And even if it was mostly together did you re-torque everything in that 45 minutes? Because we do . And that's the least of it .DivideOverflow wrote:I had my Alphasport GV250 ready to roll in about 45 minutes, from the crate... that includes removing it from the crate. That was the first time I put together a bike, and I did it by myself... you bet your "O Ring" they can get it done in 30 minutes.Wizzard wrote:No , you couldn't .ZooTech wrote: You could probably uncrate one and have it ready to ride out the door in a half hour.
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Hello,
Didn't read all of the posts, but you definitely are getting a bad deal. Dealers don't mark up the cost on 250's too much but they try to slap on a whole bunch of taxes.
When I went to look at a 250 if you read a post I made about a week ago first they tried to quote me otd at 4000 or 4100. I of course declined and got them down to $3491 before I said I'd check it out other places and come back. I wouldn't pay more then that price and neither should you. Some even get as low as $3400, maybe lower. $4k, absolutely not.
Didn't read all of the posts, but you definitely are getting a bad deal. Dealers don't mark up the cost on 250's too much but they try to slap on a whole bunch of taxes.
When I went to look at a 250 if you read a post I made about a week ago first they tried to quote me otd at 4000 or 4100. I of course declined and got them down to $3491 before I said I'd check it out other places and come back. I wouldn't pay more then that price and neither should you. Some even get as low as $3400, maybe lower. $4k, absolutely not.
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