Questions: If I buy a ninja 250 brand new...

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zenman · #1 Unread post by **zenman** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:44 pm

How much will I be able to negotiate? Will I have to wait a long time to get the bike? Is there a lot of demand for these things? (I assume so.) Anybody have any idea what the invoice price on the thing is. I know there are sites, but I don't want to pay if I can get someone to tell me for free LOL.

Sev · #2 Unread post by **Sev** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:52 pm

Not very much.

zenman · #3 Unread post by **zenman** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:58 pm

Sev wrote:Not very much.

Can you tell me anything about any of the "fees" they include. How much can i expect to pay for those>

VermilionX · Wed Mar 21, 2007 4:18 pm

zenman wrote: Can you tell me anything about any of the "fees" they include. How much can i expect to pay for those>

it's all about the supply and demand in your area. so what others say won't necessarily apply to you.

fees they include are registration, taxes, freight, handling fee. these are inclucded in the OTD price.

so IMHO, if you can get in near MSRP or less OTD. then it's ok.

Motofiend · #5 Unread post by **Motofiend** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 5:31 pm

my friend just got his ninja 250 out the door price $3500.. Brooklyn, NY

the dealer had tears in his eyes but may have been tears of joy who knows..

OldBlock · #6 Unread post by **OldBlock** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 1:45 am

This is not spam!!! This web site http://www.cyclebuy.com/ offers dealer invoice information for $20 per bike. I just can't believe that I cannot find a free site to get this information like you can with cages.

MotoF150 · #7 Unread post by **MotoF150** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 2:37 am

its the law of supply and demand, everybody wants a 250 Ninja and supply is short, so if you want one you better buy it right away or it will be sold to someone else, when supply is low and demand is high the price goes up, when supply is high and demand is weak the price comes down.

Dragonhawk · Fri Mar 23, 2007 3:45 am

When I got my brand new Ninja 250 as my first bike, I paid $3100 OTD.

Another dealer in town wanted $4500 as the freakin' STICKER price.

Shop around. Buying new vehicles is pretty easy. You simply decide on the price you want to pay and you walk into the dealership and tell them what you will give them.

There is no haggling. There is no bargaining. There are no compromises. You dictate the price. Period. If they disagree, you leave. It's really simple. I never understand how people end up paying "more than they want to" for vehicles.

Hell, OTD my brand new SV650 was $500 BELOW the MSRP. It's my money. I pay what I want, not what the dealer wants.

Strange more people don't do that.

VermilionX · Fri Mar 23, 2007 3:54 am

Dragonhawk wrote:
There is no haggling. There is no bargaining. There are no compromises. You dictate the price. Period. If they disagree, you leave. It's really simple. I never understand how people end up paying "more than they want to" for vehicles.

Hell, OTD my brand new SV650 was $500 BELOW the MSRP. It's my money. I pay what I want, not what the dealer wants.

Strange more people don't do that.

i was desperate to get my 2nd bike(i still paid less than what they want but still higher than what i want). plus, as you probably know. gixxers in SoCal are so in demand last year.

but yeah, on my 1st bike. i did that. i was ready to walk away.

IcyHound · Mon Mar 26, 2007 12:37 am

You won't have a lot of room to move.

You can get the invoice price. Tack on 5-10% profit for the dealership and you are looking at a true number.

They have fees they may or may not flex on. Shipping is passed to you. How much they charge to put the bike together. If they bring one in for you will they charge more?

Know how much tax your state charges and precalculate it. Know how much the title and registration costs. Don't pay above that for them.

If you know your numbers, when you force them to break it down you know what you are looking at.

Know your manufacture warrenty is for 1 year. Are you really keeping this bike forever? Any time in the first year you can upgrade your manufacturer warrenty. You do not have to do it when you buy your bike.

Also, know what you want to pay. Be flexable on color if you can but many of us (including me) can not.