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hi, just found this site and see there is a lot of good information. i am looking for some feedback but first some background:
when i first found out about the spyders in february, i instantly went online to brp and asked to be on the list. in march i received a call from a local dealer who told me that they were the ones that would handle my order. i ended up ordering two units (one for r&d) and was told that i had to leave a $2500 deposit on each ($5000 total). i questioned what the total priice would be and was assured there were no additional "dealer mark-ups." fast forward to today - i stop by the dealer to check status and am told that they were shipped on the 10th and should be here in a week. great i say, let's do the paperwork right now. ten minutes later it is all written up but the total is almost $40k! i ask for a breakdown and they are charging almost $3k per bike for delivery ($1600) and setup ($1300). i look the sales guy in the eye and ask him point blank about the charges - he claims that is what brp charges them. i then ask to see the sales manager and he tells me the same thing (something about the bikes arrive in huge containers and have to to have the front end assembled by the dealer).
my question - is this really accurate? i find it hard to believe that they roll the bikes off the assembly line and then disassemble them to crate them up. i also find it hard to believe that it costs $1600 to ship them to southern california. has anyone in sourthern california actually paid for their bike and knows what the costs really are?
regards,
ken zeller
when i first found out about the spyders in february, i instantly went online to brp and asked to be on the list. in march i received a call from a local dealer who told me that they were the ones that would handle my order. i ended up ordering two units (one for r&d) and was told that i had to leave a $2500 deposit on each ($5000 total). i questioned what the total priice would be and was assured there were no additional "dealer mark-ups." fast forward to today - i stop by the dealer to check status and am told that they were shipped on the 10th and should be here in a week. great i say, let's do the paperwork right now. ten minutes later it is all written up but the total is almost $40k! i ask for a breakdown and they are charging almost $3k per bike for delivery ($1600) and setup ($1300). i look the sales guy in the eye and ask him point blank about the charges - he claims that is what brp charges them. i then ask to see the sales manager and he tells me the same thing (something about the bikes arrive in huge containers and have to to have the front end assembled by the dealer).
my question - is this really accurate? i find it hard to believe that they roll the bikes off the assembly line and then disassemble them to crate them up. i also find it hard to believe that it costs $1600 to ship them to southern california. has anyone in sourthern california actually paid for their bike and knows what the costs really are?
regards,
ken zeller