I said the FIRST service should be figured in the price not ALLL the services. I bought three Harleys in twelve years, never paid for the first service. While I am smart enough to know that that service was probably figured into the price of the vehicle the dealers were smart enough to know that this service is THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE and that "giving it" to people meant they would bring it to the dealership instead of doing it themselves and would result in fewer problems down the road for both the dealers AND the owners. In addition instead of taking a check from me for 15000 bucks then telling me “see you in 3 days to get another 300 from you” they could say “see you in three days! Well check it all over and change the fluids for you for free!” well, that leaves a much better taste in ones mouth now doesn’t it. I researched the spyder before buying, I knew this and thin dealership location was going to be an issue for me, but this man asked the question whether he could afford to own one and to say "You only live once" is not, IMHO, the answer he is looking for. IF BRP's objective is to keep the spyder as a niche market for a wealthy few who don’t care and can afford to pay any amount to have their spyders serviced once a year they may be well on their way to doing that. THIS is the only thing so far I can say that is bad about spyder ownership. I don’t have sour grapes. I'm not throwing rocks. It is true that what many read here are only complaints and problems but that’s mostly why people check in here. My hope is that BRP pays attention to what is being said here (and it is clear they do). The spyder has great potential that is again IMHO only being limited by these issues. To ignore them and not try to improve on them is bad business and will only serve to turn our spyders into relics of what could have been. I have no regrets about buying the spyder, it is a great piece of technology and is huge fun to ride and very "useable". I’ve put 3000 miles on it in two months because I drive it EVERY day. Rain, shine, wind, heat and now cold, but I think ill pass on snow LOL. In short I LOVE driving it, but as a guy who lives on a realistic budget it may eventually see more time in the garage than Id like if I can’t afford to have it serviced. Also IMHO if the spyder gets a reputation as unreliable (which I don’t believe it is I’m just sayin) and expensive, sales will struggle terribly, especially in the market we are currently in, which will only make it more difficult to get service and parts for OUR spyders. The spyder IS a bargain compared to a Harley trike and a goldwing trike, but for a guy who could have easily bought, and was actually looking to buy a two wheeler when I first saw the spyder, Ill tell you those comparisons are a moot point. If we want more dealerships and lower prices etc SALES is the only thing that will eventually create the capable, qualified, lower cost, service and close knit dealerships we alllllllll want so badly. To say all is wine and roses with spyder ownership will only make people that much angrier when they find out the truth the hard way that ownership has a cost that has to be weighed in an honest way.
