02-24-2010, 03:41 AM | #1 |
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Dealer delivery charges ?, warranty ? Who needs it
Firstly I should tell you I've repairing and rebuilding bikes as a hobby for 30 years so my needs are different to others just starting out.
I'm looking at purchasing a Sachs express 150 roadbike. The national distributer here in Aus is advertising them at $1900 + on road costs. ie: registration costs and dealer delivery charges. The dealerships are selling them for $2800 registered and pre-delivery done. Thats a $900 difference. Rego is roughly about $400 so they're charging about $500 for dealer delivery. I'm thinking about buying one directly (in the crate) for $1900 and doing the set up and wet up myself. I imagine that would void any warranty but for $500 on a $1900 bike who cares. If the engine blows up I can buy a brand new one for about $600. The last chinese bike I bought I saw a pre-delivery being done whilst I picked mine up. It was being done by illiterate 15 year olds who did such a half#ssed job I had to go over it all myself anyway. Obviously if you are new to motorcycling then you certainly need your warranty and your dealer is your best friend. |
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02-24-2010, 05:39 AM | #2 | |
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02-24-2010, 07:48 AM | #3 |
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02-24-2010, 01:36 PM | #4 |
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I got my second Lifan and my ATV in crate, saved money and had a good time putting them together.
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02-24-2010, 09:23 PM | #5 | |
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02-27-2010, 10:51 AM | #6 |
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IMO, that's the advantage to a Chinese import bike/ATV. You're buying it in the crate to save money. If it gets damaged during shipping, that's the shippers responsibility. You just gotta make sure you're ordering from a reputable outfit. It's worth some more dollars (maybe no more than 10% more) to order from a place with a proven track record. The place I recently orderd from was marginal for me. I wish I had found this forum prior.
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