Dealer profit?

[Okey Dokey]

The profit/markup/margin seems pretty low to me. The buyer of the bike got a great bargain, I would think.

[AllanB]

Mate if you are bitching about him making a grand on the bike then I politely suggest to you that you are way out of line.

The medical costs for the poor guy to get his arse hole repaired after you screwed it would be that alone


Just ride the beast and be happy.

[triple-bee]

Read the post there was no bitching involved i just asked a question, lets face it if i wasn,t happy then i wouldnt have bought the bike

[mynameis]

Exactly! What also riles me is the amount of dishonesty that often happens when a bike is traded. Expensive faults that are not immediately obvious will not be disclosed by the owner. How many dealers have been scewed in this way?
Its little wonder that many dealers shy away from especially trading in 250cc 4 stroke MX bikes.

Are right but to be honest there are some real dishonest crook dealers out there as well.

[Hinny]

Are right but to be honest there are some real dishonest crook dealers out there as well.

A car dealer friend was hearing this complaint from a lawyer.
He put him in his place by pointing out that there are more lawyers in jail than car dealers.

[AllanB]

I ended up getting a free $500 helmet so his profit was a grand I did take the hump a bit but rang the wife who thought it was quite reasonable

This bit - you got the 'hump' over him making a crappy grand on a $16k bike.

Your wife looks like she can spot a bargin

It's a lot of bike for only $16 - if it's not yet wearing a pair fit some yoshis - Yum!

[mynameis]

A car dealer friend was hearing this complaint from a lawyer.
He put him in his place by pointing out that there are more lawyers in jail than car dealers.

Was there more to that story?

[Hinny]

Was there more to that story?

Nothing that would add or detract.

Love your avatar.

[triple-bee]

U are right Allan i was cheap she definatly got a bargain

Went to pick the bike up today and some git in the workshop has scratched the swinger, better luck next sat

[triple-bee]

And it,s already got the carbon Yoshi,s on it

[Toaster]

Yep. Gross margin and gross profit, let alome net profit (if any) are wildly different things.

[ready4whatever]

Im not sure but I hate car dealers. Bike dealers gotta be better I hope. Im sure theres good dealers but i had a bad experience with one that put me back years financially. Revenge is sweet though... nothing that a can of spray-on paint stripper cant fix

[pritch]

When I traded each of my (recent) bikes I was told what price they would be on the yard for after the deal was done; a surpisingly modest mark-up. I did check and that was what they were marked at.

Of course I have no idea what he paid for the one I bought, but I was happy.

I don't think that the dealers are "creaming it", maybe the increased Fontera payout will be good for farmbike sales, but I wouldn't want the hours and the worries of running a dealership thanks.