Bend me over, and do me again……..

GOODNESS, they don’t even offer you Vaseline when I was down at the Crooks at Lynnwood Washington Moto-plex after sitting on and asking how much for the new 450 Cramaha sport quad. Sure it’s a sweet machine, but come on!

I’d already figured they’re getting the MSRP $6899, plus our 8.2% sales tax, and yeah I was guessing on a $350-400 destination/freight and Set-up charge just like any other Yamaha product, but noooo. The SET-UP FEE is $750……..that makes it $8500 out the door for that quad! Heck their service rate is $75 an hour, and no way they put more than 1/2 to 1 hour into gasing/oiling/and checking it over.

I looked the sales manager in the eye, and asked “Do you swallow too for that excessive amount?” “Nope” he said with a smile on his face.

“And you don’t even offer me Vaseline when you have me bent over too I guess”

“Nope”, he said……

So what kind of “premium” are the other Dealers gouging for the new 450 sport quad?

I’ll just go elsewhere. It's a nice quad, but not $8500 nice, and I've even got cash in pocket for it.

 

And i'm sure he said that with a gleam in his eye the whole time too ba$tard .

 

I thought they only did that in California but if you go to San Francisco I hear they at least swallow.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

Tell them if they want 750 to set it up to just give it to you in a crate and youll set it up and pay yourself to do it, since 750 bucks should be enough to make your 2 hours of assembly worth your while.

 

When I bought my raptor they were trying to charge me all these outrages fee's too. I told the guy I wasn't going to pay for the destination/set-up fee and he just kind of laughed. Once I turned and walked away he knew I was serious...I didn't pay any fee's other than taxes...I paid cash too, so that kind of helps. I'm sure it's not the same with the 450 though...it's a really hot item right now and they are gonna try to make more money out of it...supply and demand.........

 

Walked around a sharp white one yesterday. The crate had just been opened. That's a ton "o" cash to air up, and install tires, and throw on some shocks. Supply and demand I guess, but rape is another story.

 

Here in Cali and I'm sure every where else If you want one now you'll pay the $750 or they will sell it to the next guy who is willing to pay it. That's the way it was when I bought my 01 Raptor. I put my $300 deposit down on it on June 21 of 2000 and could have sold it (My place in line for the quads at my Dealership). I had been offored $500 over my$300 for the one I had reserved.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/img]

 

Get on the Yamaha web site and do some dealer searches in other areas of your state and neighboring states. You'll most likely find a dealer that isn't gouging their customers and just make a little longer drive to pick it up.

I paid $6400 plus 6.5% tax and registration for mine.

I'd never pay what you were quoted.. That dealer is acting like they have a license to steal!

 

i live in N.CA and i was one of the frist in N.CA to get my 450.. i got it june 28...and they took me to the cleaners also...i paid 8381 out the door....the set up was 780...the hayward yamaha dealer wanted 890 for there set up fees..i walked out of there...i think i taled to every dealer in N.CA ..like 20 of them and they all were way over 8000 out the door...so i guess if you want to play your going to have to pay out the you know what.....

 

7774 out the door at two different dealers here in MN.