I was wondering if anyone has used this to purchase a new ATV. I got an online quote for a
2000 400EX for 5689.38 to my door. Not a bad price however, to my door means the thing is still in a crate. What exactly does it take for a dealer to prep an ATV for sale?

 

i just bought the same machine back in december, and heres what they do. i'm just going to copy off the paper.what they do after it gets out of the crate so bear with me, the TRX set up and pre delivery chech list.
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loose parts accounted for
wheels installed and nuts torqued
throttle installed and bolts torqued
handledbars installed
handledbar switch installed
front brake and master cylinder installed
head light insatlled
fuel tank breather tube routed
tires inflated
covers and lids installed
engine guard installed
axle covers installed and bolts tightened
seat installed idle speed adjusted and verified
correct routing of the cables,hoses and wires
all nuts and bolts not mentioned tightened and checked.
thats all right off the papers that i got, well hope i answered your question. i paid $5500.00 for mine, its a great machine you'll love it.
adam y2k 400ex
92 blaster

 

Hello,
Saw you post, was extremely interested.
I fully promote the internet as a way to save
$$$, but....
I see little if any savings on this site.
I ran numbers on a couple of models of vehicles
that I know exactly what they would cost.
I can buy a Big Bear in my area for $5150 plus tax and reg, completely assembled and ready to go.
A brand new Honda Spirit 1100C can be had for $7200 plus tax and tags.
According the this site you're paying nearly, if not more, the negotiated price and then you have to finish assemble the thing yourself.
I wonder how warrantees would be handled, should something go wrong with the assembly process?
I would shop around and buy a leftover if you want to save $$$ in this instance.
I will say, though, I did use Autobytel.com
as a bargaining tool when I bought my 1998 Dodge Stratus. My vehicle listed for $19000 and I paid $14,500.
Good luck to you.
NY Pete

 

IMHO It would appear that by the time you pay the $400-600 freight, you could just go up the street and get the same deal.
I too used autobytel to purchase a truck a few years ago and that went great. Too bad they can't just hook you up with a local dealer to give a great price like the auto folks.
I wonder how many people are going this route?
The base price looks very "wholesale" but the add-ons kill the deal.
gary

 

I just checked out the site, and looked up a Blaster. I'm in Southeast Texas, and here is what I found from them: 3719.33

I can get one in Louisiana for 3262. 3700 is expensive. The list for the blaster is 2939, the list for the 400ex is 4899. That's a huge savings compared to what the dealers want, MSRP. The blaster isn't though. Kinda sucks.

Later,

Jason

 

The banshee is cheap though, 5,200 to my door!

If i can come up with 5,200 i will buy one instead of a 400EX!

 

I agree with sasglm. The price quoted was very good but the add on freight nearly $600, crate charge & a few other charges. It wasn't much of a deal.

I have used autobytel to buy my last 2 vehicles and save mucho money!

Leisurebytel still needs some work to make it viable.