K80Shooter
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Great! Enjoy your Spyder :spyder2:
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Well, I have a price
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Great! Enjoy your Spyder :spyder2:
jaherbst
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jaherbst
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pidjones
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Ok, so show me where you can get better. Locally I have to pay freight, prep, doc fee, tripled registration fee. Maybe you can do better in AZ, or maybe you haven't tried to buy one in the past month.
And BTW, Mike has done everything that I asked. Maybe some have had a problem with him. I've had trouble with employees at other businesses and came to realize that customers are a LOT easier to find than employees (ask any restaurant).
Dennis in Lodi
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When I went to register my Spyder in Wisconsin from Imotorsports, I couldn't do it. The DOT window lady said I have to have it inspected as she sees it as some kind of home made trike. I told her she was flat out wrong. I snuck around in line again and got a different DOT window person who made the transaction sail right through as it should. With title in hand I went past original window person and flipped her the bird as I waived my title at her. I also had some delays in getting a new car title that I bought in IL and tried to register in WI. A phone DOT call was not easy as Covid left a reduced staff. Just saying things can spin the wrong way buying in another state and registering and paying tax in yours. My car took six months to get it titled.
Dennis
pidjones
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So far, my experiences in Tennessee have been efficient and pleasant. Purchase in Ohio of a '76 RD400c with no title but notarized BOS gave no problem. Called sheriff's office and they sent a deputy out to check the VIN, called it in and signed the form in about five minutes. Took the forms to county clerk's office, paid sales tax and transferred an old tag to it. I expect no problems with the Spyder.
BryanSD
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Not sure why people go long distances from their local dealer just to save a few hundred dollars...as I usually find such "projects" costing me more in the long run. Not knocking those that do, I'm just not mentally built for long distant dealership relationships.
I just purchased a new 2021 Spyder RTL Dark with the local dealer and was treated well with enough incentive to keep it local. Overall though, my impression is again the supply of new Spyders are limited compared to pre-COVID years. It's definitely a sellers market. I sort of laugh that Can-Am incentives of up to $2000 off for 2020 Spyders...as there aren't just that many 2020s left at the dealers.
I just purchased a new 2021 Spyder RTL Dark with the local dealer and was treated well with enough incentive to keep it local. Overall though, my impression is again the supply of new Spyders are limited compared to pre-COVID years. It's definitely a sellers market. I sort of laugh that Can-Am incentives of up to $2000 off for 2020 Spyders...as there aren't just that many 2020s left at the dealers.
rjinaz86323
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I tried to deal on a leftover 2020 with 2 different dealers, both semi local. Couldn't get a price I liked from either one of them. Ended up buying a 2018 F3L from a friend that had a whopping 198 miles on it. Couldn't be happier.
PW2013STL
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See post #6
Ex-Rocket
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Well if you think $2000 dollars is just pocket change then you got more money than sense. Thats how much I saved by going long distance as the local dealers would not come down any at all. My last two Spyders were purchased long distance.
bikerbillone
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Have to agree. I ride 50 miles to my go to dealer. He trated me very right on the trade in and the bottom line for my 2020 RTL, plus 15% off on parts and labor. There was just no way I could get my local guy to work with me on the trade, he didn't seem very interested anyway. It a nice back road ride to my Eustis FL dealer anyway, so i'm good with it.
ARtraveler
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Me too. Bought NEW, one year old F3's in 2019 and 2020. Was treated better by the long distance dealer than the locals. Rebates were one of the savings on both machines. That, added to trade in...made the price workable for me.
rjinaz86323
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I live in a rural area of Northern Arizona, so my closest dealer is over 100 miles aways in the Phoenix metro area or 175 miles to a dealer in Vegas. Neither location is a place I enjoy going. So dealer loyalty is not that high on my list, as I try to do all of my own work. Unfortunately I do have to go to the dealer this month to get the latest BRP software update.
Wmoater
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Here was my reasoning. I have 2 dealers wishing 40 miles of location. Both do good service but their sales department stink. In 2017, I purchased a RT limited. The best one of the local dealers was $27,749 plus tax which was $29413 total. I wanted $2000 in accessories and they were charging me 10 percent off parts but charged me for installation. I called 5 hours away to the largest Can Am dealer on the East coast and the same spyder ( color/ version) was $21,984 out the door. They gave me 50 percent off accessories and free install. I went back to my local dealer showed him the quote and even made him the offer don’t match it but meet me half way to comp for gas. The answer is “No Way, theres no way he can sell it for that he’s loosing money” That’s $6000 difference. I can tell you this.... My can am side by side was $7000 cheaper 6 hours from me to the south than local. My sleds have all been bought in Michigan from the same place for $2000 cheaper than local. If the local dealer doesn’t want to sell they still can do your labor work if you wanted. They won’t treat you any differently in labor. I’ve tried every time to give them the sale. Each time they turn me down.
Rednaxs60
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Many reasons and each has their own. Customer service being at the top of the list, if you don't like how you are treated you probably won't return regardless of where you are. You mention that the experience at your local dealer was good. I submit that if it wasn't you might not have bought from it. People drive a few miles just to save a penny or two on a Litre/gallon of gas, spent more getting to the other station, applies to a lot of what we do. People make the first trip of a long distance purchase into the first long trip on their bike, may not do it again. Specific make/model with the required attributes is also a driver.
Bought a 2012 Suzuki V-Strom DL1000 in Toronto, Ontario 2 years ago, live in Victoria, British Columbia. Would have been less expensive to buy in BC, but this bike fit the budget, and got to do a family/friends tour around Ontario before a great ride across Canada home. Selling the V-Strom now and will never recoup the expense of the trip and what I have done to the bike since; however, seeing family/friends and having a great ride across Canada - priceless.
I'm all for making a deal, but it must fit what I want. If travelling a long distance is required, then long distance it is, same with the price.
Cheers
jaherbst
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I tried to buy from them at the first of the year. My price was without all the "Mickey Mouse" charges of dealer prep, freight, documentation, washing the windshield, kicking the tires and rubbing Tea Tree Oil on the handle bars etc. Well you get the jest of it. If I recall the price was around $26,000. delivered. I had to pay their State Tax and the difference of mine when delivered.
At that time they delivered the wrong one to some one 20 miles south of me and a fellow in CA could not register his because it was sold without CA emissions approval. The factory shipped a large amount to the dealer without emissions approval in CA. and I Motorsports sold them. He of course could not register in the state of CA.
Do a search of I Motorsports here and you can read all about it. This and others are the reason I did not buy from them. "Let the buyer be ware"
End of year is the best time to buy when the rebates start.
Jack
beerandchips
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I bought my 2020 RT base in February in Southern Illinois for about 20,800.00 (can't remember exact amount) out the door. No miles, 2000.00 dollar rebate. I would have loved to get it for less but the left over 2020s were selling fast. I think I got lucky even though we always wish we got it for less. You know what they say, "You can wish in one hand and ......."
wtrskinut1
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I just bought my first Spyder, a Sea to Sky. Went to two local dealers, the closest was 29799 + 1200 Freight and Prep. Went to the second dealer about 20 miles away and got it for 28200 no freight or prep, 20% off accessories and free install. Some deal some don't.
ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
There is another side to the wrong vehicle shipped to CA situation.
Posted in a different thread, with the solution...from the person it happened to.
Posted by Supercrawler:
"Jason from IMotorsports called me today.
They finally received California version from Can Am It ready to ship out and swap the wrong spyder they sent.
Well,,this is what I been waiting for.
The IMotorsports was very understandable the mistake they made standes for consumers point of view all the way swaped the bike with no question to asked,, Defiantly recommend IMotorsports to purchase the bikes to all my friends."
Posted in a different thread, with the solution...from the person it happened to.
Posted by Supercrawler:
"Jason from IMotorsports called me today.
They finally received California version from Can Am It ready to ship out and swap the wrong spyder they sent.
Well,,this is what I been waiting for.
The IMotorsports was very understandable the mistake they made standes for consumers point of view all the way swaped the bike with no question to asked,, Defiantly recommend IMotorsports to purchase the bikes to all my friends."
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