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Need some opinions. Trade up or not

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I presently own a 2013 RTS. Been a great machine other than the fuel consumption. No serious issues at all with it. My question is. .. is it worth a ten thousand dollar loss to trade up to a new 2014 just because of the fuel consumption?
My wife is always with me on the bike. We typically always pull our leisure light trailer with us. Our normal run is going for a week or two at a time. The one thing that I'm not impressed with is planning our route according to the availability of gas stations every 100 miles.
I have a Goldwing that I suppose I could sell to make up the cost difference I guess, as long as the trade up is going to make that much of a difference.
What do you folks think?
I guess I'm trying to figure out if the 2014 is that much better of a bike for our style of riding compared to the 2013
 
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Just figure out how many miles you have to drive to make up for the cost and buy the 2014. Then start driving and don't stop until you've driven those miles. If you don't want to spend the cash DO NOT test drive the 2014 RT!
 
dadof4 said:
Just figure out how many miles you have to drive to make up for the cost and buy the 2014. Then start driving and don't stop until you've driven those miles. If you don't want to spend the cash DO NOT test drive the 2014 RT!
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I'm taking that answer as a "yes it's a better bike" lol
 
The extra range is worth it alone, but the extra gear is even better.
I went from a '12 RT S to a '14 RT L and am really impressed with the handling & performance up here in central Montana.
Enjoy!!!
 
Yikes..!!

I'll sell you my gas can for $7.95..you ryde double with trailer and your expecting how much savings..? I'll tell you you are expecting too much..It's a sad fact that these earlier machines are not great on mileage but it is and was a fact. Granted it will be better but wait till the 15's are out and the prices will start coming down. But to answer your question...not now..hang in there....:thumbup:
 
On our two Spyders combined (2008 GS SE5 and 2010 RT SM5) we have a total of 93,000 miles. When we travel to parts unknown, I never wait until I have run 100 miles before looking for a gas station. If one does, it's not a matter of if one will run out of gas, it's when. On our trip around the US and some parts of Canada in 2009, we bought gas when we saw a gas station and the gauge was past the half (over 13,600 miles in 7.5 weeks). My suggestion, don't temp fate. And would I get a 2014 for the MPG? Nope.
 
Based solely on mileage improvement, don't. Using the following guesstimates here's a SWAG about payback.

Miles per year - 10,000 (lot more than most riders I'm sure)
Cost of premium gas - $4.20/gal
Mileage w/ 2013 - 22 mpg (2 up and pulling trailer)
Mileage w/ 2014 - 35 mpg (2 up and pulling trailer)
Savings per year - $700
Years to recoup $10,000 cost of trading up - 14.3

As to the worth of all the other benefits of the 2014 over 2013 only you can answer for yourself.
 
I really don't get this. You are being offered $8K for your 2013??

You should be able to get $15K for it on a private sale... really. The entry price to a 2014 would be about $3500 more. No, that's not the LTD, or even an "S". I had the "S" before, and have the base now, and am not disappointed or missing any of those farkles....

Yes, you probably paid $28K for it new, and will now get $15K for it. However, for your '13 and a bit more cash (don't know what the '14s are going for in your part of the world), you can have a Spyder that runs cooler, gets better milage, has an oil tank that allows you to actually check the oil, doesn't need to be kept at 3500+ rpm to keep the clutch from blowing up, ++++.

This assumes, of course, that your Spyder is paid for. If so, just think of it as adding $4K in performance farkles. If it's NOT paid for, keep the '13 and ride the wheels off of it, and buy a '17, or whatever, when it is.. JMHO
 
The problem with distilliing this down to a mere question about fuel economy...

It's like buying a smaller house, because it'd take less paint to cover it! :shocked:
 
Trading any vehicle after 1yr will cost you. The 1st year is the highest for depreciation.
That said, I traded a 2011RSS for a 2014 RT. Primary motivation was to get an RT so my wife would be comfortable riding with me. The difference is amazing.
 
I traded up from a 2011 RTS. Big, big difference in all things Spyder. Don't know how much difference from 13 to 14. However, if you do a lot of long distance, what a difference. I can now go as far as my husbands Harley. We travel a lot thru uninhabited areas of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Eastern Washington and I can finally enjoy the ride and not worry about gas station placement! Plus, no burnt foot, easy oil access, transmission like butter etc,etc. Of course it's a personal decision but if any deciding factors are what I addressed, go for it.
 
schnauzermom said:
I traded up from a 2011 RTS. Big, big difference in all things Spyder. Don't know how much difference from 13 to 14. However, if you do a lot of long distance, what a difference. I can now go as far as my husbands Harley. We travel a lot thru uninhabited areas of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Eastern Washington and I can finally enjoy the ride and not worry about gas station placement! Plus, no burnt foot, easy oil access, transmission like butter etc,etc. Of course it's a personal decision but if any deciding factors are what I addressed, go for it.
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Heading to the dealer in the morning. Might wait to see the 15 but it's trade time. Thanks all
 
Len said:
Heading to the dealer in the morning. Might wait to see the 15 but it's trade time. Thanks all
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Good luck with the trade-in. Love our '14.

Last week I was at my dealer here in the Okanagan (sure you must be familiar with that as I think that most of Alberta is here in the summer) and they sold every '14 they had except one and they want to keep it for a while because they don't have any demos. Even most of their '13's are gone. Might be necessary to wait for a '15 but hope you are able to get one.

Gary
 
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