assembly fees
#1
assembly fees
Okay what this assembly fee crap?? I just picked up a new rig and some places wanted anything from $75 - 250 to put the thing together.
When I worked for FORD we had a pre delivery inspection that we charged the customer, truth is FORD payed for it and we suckered the customer to pay for it ( so we got paid twice) . Is this the same thing going on? I payed for an Arctic Cat today, the main reason is they didnt try to sucker me into anything.
When I worked for FORD we had a pre delivery inspection that we charged the customer, truth is FORD payed for it and we suckered the customer to pay for it ( so we got paid twice) . Is this the same thing going on? I payed for an Arctic Cat today, the main reason is they didnt try to sucker me into anything.
#2
assembly fees
The set-up fee is a bunch of B.S. Some dealers ( very few) won't charge it. Call Romney Cycle in Romney West Virginia 304-822-3933. Their prices are $400-$700 under MSRP. They DON'T charge that set-up fee either. They sell Suzuki, Yamaha and Kawasaki. Give them a call. Their out the door prices are really the best I've seen. Good Luck!
#6
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When I bought my kawa prairie 700, there was no extra fees from the dealer. I paid $6500.00 out the door. My friend who bought his new honda rancher AT400 paid $220.00 in dealer prep and title doc fee. Those fees are nothing more than the dealer trying to get more you your money. When they say the don't have a big mark-up, they still get a good amount of money from the mfg. or they would not be in business. I went to the local polaris dealer to check on a SP400 for my wife and they wanted over $400.00 for their prep and stuff along with charging MSRP for the bike. I told them to go drive it off a cliff and left.
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#9
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Dealers are just like you and me... they expect to profit from their labor... When a new machine arrives, they have to break the crate down, and in some cases assemble some portions of the bike. Then they usually go through a check up to make sure the bike has the proper fluid levels and runs... Some of the less popular machines can sit in a crate in some warehouse for years... so it is necessary to go through everything.
Whether this is paid for by the manufacturer or not is questionable... as I don't think we can say anything with any certainty. I can say that typically, a manufacturer will not pay the dealer what it is worth in their time/labor. And it may be that the dealer is passing some of that cost to the purchaser.
Volume dealers may be able to get by differently than small shops... but the $500 quoted by one member on this thread does seem a bit excessive, unless you had then do a lot of add ons at time of purchase.. like a winch or something... then I can understand the high cost being wrapped together nito one fee...
Typically, because I have a good relationship with my dealer, they waive the fee for me any time I make a purchase. Of course I have purchased 8 machines if the past few years from them too.. and I am sure I get treated better than the average Joe on the street...
Whether this is paid for by the manufacturer or not is questionable... as I don't think we can say anything with any certainty. I can say that typically, a manufacturer will not pay the dealer what it is worth in their time/labor. And it may be that the dealer is passing some of that cost to the purchaser.
Volume dealers may be able to get by differently than small shops... but the $500 quoted by one member on this thread does seem a bit excessive, unless you had then do a lot of add ons at time of purchase.. like a winch or something... then I can understand the high cost being wrapped together nito one fee...
Typically, because I have a good relationship with my dealer, they waive the fee for me any time I make a purchase. Of course I have purchased 8 machines if the past few years from them too.. and I am sure I get treated better than the average Joe on the street...
#10
assembly fees
Yes i thought the $500 was high. Everyother dealer in town was charging the same. Only thing the bike itself was $5700 and the others wanted $6100 for a 2004 predator. Here in new mexico the price for atvs is quite high. Iam one my 3rd atv. They sell vary fast here . The other 2 that i had took less thn a week to sell.