NDK
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So in my intro I described my search for a super tenere. The dealership with the used bike and I couldn't agree on a price (they were also 375 miles away) so I decided to look into the new leftover '23s. I contacted 2 different dealers and Friday my wife and I drove down to check the bike out. Never doing business with either one we chose this dealership simply because it was 20 miles closer.
We go through all the formalities and get down to business. They gave us a price which they said was "their best". Being someone who doesn't want to make a quick decision I told them we'd sleep on it and call them back Saturday. We talk it over during dinner and decided to call the salesman in the morning and make an offer $679 less than what they were asking.
Here's where the confusion on my part comes in. The salesman tells me they're not dropping the price another penny, and they're not paying me to take the bike. I thought that was quite rude. I had another card up my sleeve so I asked him to add heated grips and the air deflectors for the fairing. He shot that down right away saying that's the price and nothing else will be added either. I could tell he was quite offended and wouldn't listen to any reasoning on my part so I told him $xxx is my offer and if you change your mind give me a call.
So my understanding of purchasing a vehicle (for transparency I've never bought a bike from a dealership but have bought cars) is you go back and forth a bit, "Do the dance"...
Has that changed? Am I missing something or does this guy maybe need a lesson in salesmanship or patience?
We go through all the formalities and get down to business. They gave us a price which they said was "their best". Being someone who doesn't want to make a quick decision I told them we'd sleep on it and call them back Saturday. We talk it over during dinner and decided to call the salesman in the morning and make an offer $679 less than what they were asking.
Here's where the confusion on my part comes in. The salesman tells me they're not dropping the price another penny, and they're not paying me to take the bike. I thought that was quite rude. I had another card up my sleeve so I asked him to add heated grips and the air deflectors for the fairing. He shot that down right away saying that's the price and nothing else will be added either. I could tell he was quite offended and wouldn't listen to any reasoning on my part so I told him $xxx is my offer and if you change your mind give me a call.
So my understanding of purchasing a vehicle (for transparency I've never bought a bike from a dealership but have bought cars) is you go back and forth a bit, "Do the dance"...
Has that changed? Am I missing something or does this guy maybe need a lesson in salesmanship or patience?