Spyder Pricing and possible competiton

[OldDog]

With possible competition waiting in the wings, i.e. Arctic Cat, Polaris, Honda, et al, do you think that BRP would lower the cost of its Spyder line?
I don't need to state that Spyders are expensive. Do you think the competition could bring a lower price point to the table? I realize that technology such as ABS, the nanny etc. cost money. Do you think a Spyder is fairly priced in the market place given it's the only game in town, for now... :chat:

 

[Bob Denman]

:shocked: Lower the pricing :shocked:??? :roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:
Sorry.. they'll compete on features; not pricing!

 

[billybovine]

With possible competition waiting in the wings, i.e. Arctic Cat, Polaris, Honda, et al, do you think that BRP would lower the cost of its Spyder line?
I don't need to state that Spyders are expensive. Do you think the competition could bring a lower price point to the table? I realize that technology such as ABS, the nanny etc. cost money. Do you think a Spyder is fairly priced in the market place given it's the only game in town, for now... :chat:

You think they are expensive. Try buying one in Canada. :yikes:

 

[wyliec]

I don't think the GS/RS is overpriced for what you get. I usually don't buy items that I feel are overpriced.

To my way of thinking, if something is overpriced, the best way to get the price in line is to not buy.

 

[SpyderAnn01]

No, just I like I don't think gas will ever be $1.00/gallon again.

 

[Farmbanker]

The Spyder is a deal compared to triking a Goldwing......it isn't cheap but I can't say it is overpriced.

 

[bigflax925]

:shocked: Lower the pricing :shocked:??? :roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:
Sorry.. they'll compete on features; not pricing!

Totally agree with this. Not only is BRP the only game in town, it's been so for awhile. They will have those laurels to rest on while the rest of the players get situated and pricing/options shake out.

With the features offered, it'll be tough for a competitor to come in with more features for less money.

 

[jerpinoy]

If you think Spyders are expensive you can always wait for a 3 wheel Elio they will only cost $6800.:yes::yes::yes:

 

[OldDog]

If you think Spyders are expensive you can always wait for a 3 wheel Elio they will only cost $6800.:yes::yes::yes:

It will be interesting to see how the Elio plays out. I would like to see it succeed. :thumbup:
Right now it doesn't look too promising.

 

[bullant12]

Elio's focus is more to the car oriented masses than the motorcycle. I think they want to compete with SmartCar. Yes, it is cheaper than a :spyder2:, but the possibilites of taking off are not too promising...:dontknow:

 

[ARtraveler]

RE: Pricing on :spyder2: competition. If the competetition is able to produce a :spyder2: clone, I believe that the pricing will be within a couple hundred dollars, IF they are able to come in at less. The competetition will price at "what the market will bear", not at what the machine will cost, plus a fair markup. We have already demonstrated that we are willing to pay up to $30K for such a machine.

RE: Elio pricing. The ball is in their court and seeing will be believing. You all know what I think. :roflblack:

 

[steve635]

If it happens (big if), I think it will affect pricing not on the RS but on the RS-S and particularly on the ST and RT's. Probably not the base prices but on option packages, as these are usually big profit items.

 

[doctorlbug]

doctorlbug

If you think a Spyder is expensive, check out the Campagna three wheel roadster with a Kawasaki engine.

 

[OldDog]

The Spyder is a deal compared to triking a Goldwing......it isn't cheap but I can't say it is overpriced.

:agree: I remember looking at Goldwing trikes a couple of years ago. Ironically at the same dealership where they sell Can Am Spyders (Honda Suzuki of Jackson Ohio), they sell Goldwing trikes. I believe they were Lehman conversions. They were $35000-$40000. :yikes:
They are sweet but they are out of my league. They also come with their own set of "issues".

 

[arntufun]

RE: Competition.......... Any company that comes out with a reverse trike (whether Elio or any other manufacture) will have a untrained, unskilled, newbies working on them just like BRP did in 2008. Do you really want to start all over again with a untrained service deptment ???????????????

Those new owners who think their service dept sucks now, you should have been around a few years ago. I think they have improved greatly, at least my dealer has. I'm sticking with BRP because this new reverse trike product is not so new to them anymore. :thumbup:

 

[OldCowboy]

No manufacturer lowers their prices based on rumors. Until a competitor starts cutting into the :spyder2: market share, Can-Am has no reason to lower prices.

Considering the complexity of :f_spider:, I'm frankly amazed they sell for prices as low as they are. The Spyder RS and ST compete with Harley Softail models in price, yet the only thing modern on the 2013 Softail is fuel injection, throttle-by-wire, and ABS. The engine is air cooled and based on a 1936 design with minor improvements. When I compare the complexity of the :spyder2: with the simplicity of the Softail, I have to figure HD is making a killing on each sale.

 

[ARtraveler]

FYI.......... Any company that comes out with a reverse trike (whether Elio or any other manufacture) will have a untrained, unskilled, newbies working on them just like BRP did in 2008. Do you really want to start all over again with a untrained service deptment ???????????????

Those new owners who think their service dept sucks now, you should have been around a few years ago. I think they have improved greatly, at least my dealer has. I'm sticking with BRP because this new reverse trike product is not so new to them anymore. :thumbup:

Some real words of wisdom here folks! Been there, have the T-shirt.

 

[flaggerphil]

I believe the Spyder is the lowest priced touring trike on the planet right now. Not sure why they'd lower the prices...

 

[SNOOPY]

I've watched all this in the Jet Ski realm over the years...I think the prices will rise...and the competitors prices will rise right along w/ it.

In the end quality wins. So Far BRP is light years ahead...

 

[Doktor]

I looked at the top three trikes locally, Honda, Harley, and Can Am. The Honda shop had none on the showroom, one was being built, with 2 other people in line to purchase, and apparently, their build shop can only do one a month. They will not be ramping up, I'm guessing, and are priced roughly $10,000.00 higher than the Can Am, you can pretty much count on their pricing to be pretty much what they want to get, if they are artificially inflated by supply and demand. When you trike out a Goldwing, you pretty much say that you don't want any warranty, except at the dealer you bought it from. If you have any drivetrain issues, they can tell you that the trike kit caused the damage. You may or may not get Honda corporate to agree that it didn't cause the problem, but you are either out the cost of the repair, and hope to be reimbursed, have your bike sit in the back room of the repair shop until Honda says it is not trike related.
Harley had one on the showroom, already sold, Harley has been notoriously slow in getting their trikes out to the dealers. I waited around their trike on the showroom for maybe 15-20 minutes before an employee that worked on the sales floor, I'm not calling him a salesman. I asked about the price, he pointed to the sticker. The funny thing about the sticker for the Harley is the bottom line isn't really the bottom line, you get to the bottom, then the start adding the "options" like reverse, your bottom line climbs up for that,, yet you can't get it without it, the very high priced stereo, not removable, gets added on, etc, by the time you add the options that can't be removed, you're up around $41-43,000 or much higher if you need other add-ons. And you STILL HAVE TO SHIFT!!
Yeah, Can Am's are pricey, especially when you move into the RT-S SE5, like the one I got.
My wife kind of had her heart set on getting another Goldwing, but triked, but I managed to get her on the back seat of an RT-S SE5, and the ease of her being able to swing her replaced hip over the seat with ease, the ride convinced her that the Can Am was much more comfortable, and easier to get into than the Goldwing. And much less $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$


Doc