I went thru 6 states last week on vacation and picked up a newspaper in most of the towns. I saw 2 moto's for sale for 4 grand and a couple of cannibles for 4000 and less and none over 4500. Do you think the prices will get below that?? One of the canabiles claimed it was brand new and zero hours for 4000 dollars. What is the lowest price you have seen?? Will you buy another one if you already have one because of the low price??

 

$3000 is the lowest I have seen them used.There are a whole bunch of dealers with them sitting and they will be sending them to the liquidators soon this will cause the price to go down even more.I would think that $2000-2500 for a used one in running condition will be about as low as they will go.New I think $3500 is possible.Now if it is true Dinli bought them who knows what effect this will have.I will not buy another at this low of prices there will be a abundance of parts just from people parting them out if they break.

 

I think once all the new ones are gone the prices will stabalize then start going up ever so gradually. This is the only true American quad that will probably ever be produced and it WILL be a COLLECTORS item. 30yrs from now people will be saying "Remember when C-Dale built a quad".............

 

A guy I work with, bought one for $3500. It was the first year model in very good shape.

 

Ditto !!

 

I was at the mid ohio swap meet over the weekend and a guy there said he had the last 6 off the assembly line,2 black and 6 red he said he would take $3500 a piece for them brand new. He also had a ton of holeshots,forks, and said he was also selling all the ohlins shocks and gave me a flyer.

 

the cheapest one i've seen around here was $4,700 out the door for a 2003 cannondale speed.

JaMeS

 

If i see a new one for 3000 it will be in my garage, i do not think they will be a collector item in the future due to the nature of the sport. Quads suffer a lot of cosmetic dame with just a few rides. In 30 years there may be 30 differnt quad manufactures out there. I have a 1985 honda250 fourtrax (utility) that will still sell for 1600 dollars. I paid 1550 for it brand new in 85

 

I don't know why people think these will be a collectors item. They're not like a car that everyone can use and drive around thus the appeal is more limited. Also these quads were made for what, 3 years max? They didn't have the impact on the sport like the 250R. That quad is still holding its value after 15 years. You can be sure that if you found a cherry '88 or '89 250R that had been stored for 15+ years it would easily go for $4000. I'd buy one for that price if it was all original. The Cannondales do not have the same or any mystic.

The prices for these quads will continue to drop with no end in sight. Especally when the general public, meaning Joe Average, becomes aware that the factory is out of business and that service and parts arn't available from a dealer.

The C-dale will be nothing more than an interesting footnote in history. 10-15 years from now people will be talking about the YFZ-450 and how it breathed new life into racing. Few if any will remember the C-dale.

 

Collectors item or not. If you cvan get your hands on a aluminum framed, fuel injected, performance sport quad for that kind of coin. Its a he# of a deal. Those quads are fast and fun. I would buy one to if I had the opportunity.