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| - Had been searching the Internet for a couple of weeks looking for a used 2014 BMW R1200GS and found what looked like the perfect bike, at a great price, at Indian Motorcycles of Chandler. But just remember the old saying, "If it looks too good to be true..." While their listed price was very good, I made an initial offer I hoped, but did not expect, they'd accept. Their counter offer put the "out the door" price of a bike listed at $16,399 , at over $17,100 (no sales tax included)! When I asked what was included in the price, told me it included the standard dealer handling charge of just under $400...check...but then an additional fee to "bring the bike back up to BMW standards." Now keep in mind, this is a pristine 2014 bike, with under 800 miles on the odo!! All I could think of is the Seinfeld episode where Puddy is quoting the final, eye popping price of a new Saab to Jerry...paint protection, dealer markup, additional dealer markup.
Preparing any used bike, or car, is part of dealer's cost of doing business and should be built into every used vehicle's price. Instead, this dealer has chosen to bait customers with deceptively low prices, get them "on the hook" and then slap on a fee that is pure profit. I'd expect something like this from "Bubba's Used Cars" in Podunk, MS, but not here.
All this said, in all fairness, even with the mark-up, the final price of the bike is competitive. However, it's this dealers questionable, back-door approach that has left a sour taste in my mouth and right now, i wouldn't buy that bike from Chandler at any price. So used bike buyer beware of what you're about to step into at Indian Motorcycles of Chandler.
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