i know this is going to sound weired but sometimes its not always better to get the quad of your choice for next to nothing...and i will tell you why..when you walk in a dealer and you ask the guy how much for the quad your interested in and then leave and call a few more to try to get them to go lower on the first price you got...this i whats called not supporting your local dealership..(let me finished)...what a ton of people dont understand is when you buy a machine that requires service and comes with a warrenty..you buy part of the dealer you bought the quad from..now that might not allways be a good thing..you should really take into consideration why are they selling it so cheep..because they have to..not because they want to..if you needed money really bad and were selling you truck..you would probaly take cheep money for it..but if you didnt need the money you would get what you pretty much were asking for it..now if you think about it..the dealer that sells it really cheep is the one thats not doing to good money wise..they dont sell it to you so cheep to be nice,,or because you look good..they are hurting for business...now this is where it get good..if they are hurting thats means they cant pay that good tech that knows what he or she is doing..they hire a num nuts that thinks he is good..thats where the crappy service comes from when there is a problam with the quad..then you get all pissed off when your quad isnt fixed the first time you bring it in..then the chain reaction starts...like sorry sir it will be 3-4 days before we can get to it..or yes its all set..but when you get home it still doing the same thing you brought it in for..look alll im say is give you local dealership a chance..even if they are a little higher priced than the guy 30 miles away..you might be glad you did..

 

dealers are supposed to honor the warranty of the same manufacturer, regardless of where you buy the bike. get the bike from the cheap dealer and take it to the dealer with better techs when it breaks. that's a win-win situation.

if the cheap dealer sucks so bad he will eventually run himself out of business. what i find here is that the better priced dealers have better techs. they do more business. the high dealers have crappy techs and are just arrogant @sses.

 

well thats not totaly true..yes no matter where you buy it a dealer has to fix it if they sell that brand ..what you are missing is the way they look at it is if you didnt buy it from here and you couldnt put your trust in us when you made the purchase..then go back where you bought it from...but what they tell you is yes we can fix it ..but i can promise yu this is they are gong to serve there customer first not you.... and no the dealer thats sells a bunch for cheep arent the ones making money..there isnt a huge mark up on quads..they are the ones that need the money..they wouldnt need the money if they didnt give the quads away for free..im not saying get rich off one quad either..all im saying is its sometimes not worth the 200-or 300 you saved by driving 30-40 miles down the road to the other suzuki dealer..

 

King700,

Unless I'm wrong the dealer is reimbursed all expenses for work done on vehicles under a factory warranty. The dealership will actually make a little money off warranty work when it's authorized by the factory. At least that's the way it was explained to me. I do agree with you about paying a fair price. I negotiate for a living so I am very good at getting what I want for what I want to pay. I want the dealer to make some money just not too much. After all the dust is settled I try to be OTD after taxes and all the rest of the add ons somewhere a tad under suggested list. It allows the dealer to make a little and I still get a decent deal. If I am lied to I will push for an unreasonable deal for my own little revenge. Most sales managers have enormous egos that can be twisted to your advantage if you play smart. Do your homework on what you want to pay and what is fair. The dealer knows what they have into each machine and can't stay in business too long if they lose money on very many sales. Also know this, dealers are paid in many different ways from the factories for product they sell. Even on a zero profit sale the dealer makes money, just not as much as they would like.

 

i hope you dont believe this. i can tell you that on like a yfz there's like a $1000 markup easily.
do you think it actually costs alot to make a quad? its about as profitable as the car manufacturers making trucks.

i dont think the dealer can legally discriminate against you if you didnt buy the quad there. one call to the BBB or suzuki or honda or yamaha headquaters will solve their attitude fast.

as far as the dealer selling cheap and not making profit is rediculous. basic marketing is that if you sell cheaper, you will do more volume, thus moving more units and making more profit. for example, take a look at walmart - tell me they arent profitable? i mean, they sell stuff cheap..they shouldnt be making anything.

 

Now..........think about this for a second. Who do you think will get better service and quicker turn around times? The guy who bought from another dealer to save $100? The person who haggled the dealer down to the last penny after days of discussion? Or the people who came in and received a fair deal and both the dealer and the customer smiled at the end of the transaction? This is life people, it doesnt matter what the dealer is required to do. The customer who gets the best service is usually the same customer who supports his dealer. I have bought maybe 3 ATV's and 4 Snowmobiles from the same hometown dealer. The dealer gave me a fair price and I don't need an appointment to drop things off. He knows me by name and he personally waits on me when I or my son are in his store looking at the new toys. Its not all about saving the last buck or having bragging rights to the lowest price. Its about loyalty.
Besides, who are we to tell the dealer what amount of money they should make? How would you like it is someone walked into your place of business and told you that you were making to much per hour?
And often the dealer will perform repairs under warranty that the factory will not reimburse them for. Do you think if your cheap your dealer will do this for you?

 

Snowwolfe,

Sounds like you have found a home town Suzuki dealer that you like to deal with...I'm planning on purchasing a KQ sight unseen and shipping it out to the bush and was wondering if your dealer was located in Anchorage or the Mat-Su...I'm looking for good service, a fair deal, and a dealer that will go the extra mile to help me keep my bike up and running in rural Alaska. Thanks.

 

Chiniakid,
I was 95% sure I would be purchasing a new KQ till I looked at the Polaris 700 EFI. Even though the KQ is cheaper the tires on it are a joke for Alaska terrain and the KQ is lacking serious skid plate protection. The current factory offers include a $69 winch but only a 6 month warranty. For me it means the warranty will be expired before I can use it much. Add the fact I will have to spend about $600 on tires and I am just not sure at this point.
The current Polaris promotion includes doubling the factory warranty to one year and $400 in parts which can be applied to a winch. In addition the tires on the new Polaris's ATV's will work well for up here. I do need 2 ATV's and may end up buying both and turning the KQ over to the wifey.

 

and just to clear something up the dealer doesnt make a bunch of money off of warrenty stuff..they lose money most of the time..so its even worse if yu go there for warrenty work and you didnt but it from them..

 

king,

I have to disagree. Dealers actually generate a substancial amount of their income from warranty work. When I worked at a dealer as a mechanic (paid flat-rate), I loved warranty work and so did they. The dealer has to keep the appropriate records for the reimbursement. If they don't, they will lose money.