I'm tempted......

rsrider · Post by **rsrider** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 2:30 pm

Kawasaki of Santa Barbara, the local Genuine dealer is having another blow out sale of old Buddys. $2K for the 150, and I saw a Pamplona in the ad. Is resistence really futile, and will I add to the collective? I guess I'll find out Saturday................

Tocsik · Post by **Tocsik** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 3:12 pm

If I found a Blackjack around, I would try and justify it by any means!
That's a great price for a Pamplona.

Drum Pro · Post by **Drum Pro** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 3:17 pm

Don't forget the trademarked P!.....

viney266 · Post by **viney266** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 8:00 pm

DO IT

Thats a great deal.

JHScoot · Post by **JHScoot** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 8:21 pm

here is another SoCal deal. this lady is selling her pampered HD200 for $1750 obo. only 6300m. i think she rides with the lasg sometimes. its most likely a good scooter. thats a pretty good deal. especially the obo part

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/mc ... 54751.html

EDIT: oh and ts, you need to do it. at that price and considering resale, its almost a free scooter. or at least a really cheap one!

Raiderfn311 · Post by **Raiderfn311** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:09 pm

I'd do it in a heartbeat. Great deal.

Edit-I would ask WHY the lady is selling the Sym. Otherwise sweet scoot. Me likes.

Post by **ericalm** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:20 pm

NoHo Scooters just got in a used Blackjack and a Pamplona. I think under 100 miles on both.

rsrider · Post by **rsrider** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 11:45 pm

When I got there the Pamplona had been sold, and the price on the Italia and St. Tropez was now $2,400....with an OTD of $3K under msrp, but not that good of a deal. Back to Craigslist.........maybe a vespa....a couple of LX 150's are going between $3 and $3.5K.

Drum Pro · Post by **Drum Pro** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 12:13 am

That sucks. Sorry man...

Raiderfn311 · Post by **Raiderfn311** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 1:31 am

Bait and switch. Too bad.

rsrider · Post by **rsrider** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 3:11 am

What gets me was the $2K price was in THIS WEEKS Photo Ad, the weekly auto sales magazine. So from thursday, when it came out, to today (3 days), they upped the price $400. That is messed up.....and on a 2009 model, I'm only gonna pay tax and doc, not shipping and setup. So if I got the price they said in their ad, and just had tax ($155) and doc (who knows but it should be under $100) I should have gotten out of there for under $2,300.....so the extra $700 is something I'm not willing to pay.

JHScoot · Post by **JHScoot** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:03 pm

So they want 3K for a '09 150? That's not a bargain, no. imo these leftover deals should favor the buyer. Thats just a regular discount price if it were new, almost. Pretty sure they were going for less when they were blowing 'em out to make room for the 170's

michelle_7728 · Post by **michelle_7728** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:15 pm

Definitly they were going for less up here where I live before the dealer had to close. My 125 was $1,999 and I belive the 150s were going for $2,499.

rsrider · Post by **rsrider** » Fri May 04, 2012 2:02 pm

so the ad is in the local trade paper again this week, and the price is $1,999 wtf? I don't know whether I should just call them up and say $2,300 OTD, or just fergeddaboutit........

Drum Pro · Post by **Drum Pro** » Fri May 04, 2012 2:20 pm

could it be a typo? I'd go in with the add if you really wanted the bike....

JHScoot · Post by **JHScoot** » Sat May 05, 2012 1:12 am

Ii'd make them a $2600 offer and tell them to take it or leave it. Well, at least "call me if you can do it."

This is about what dealers were asking for the 150's when they were clearing 'em out. I recall reading a lot of near $2800OTD deals, too.

I mean, are they going to continue with the powersport pricing practices? It's like when I first bought my Agility a local place had it for "$999." I went there and it was $1000 freight+prep. I was lectured about how it came "all the way from Taiwan." The OTD was the MSRP+tax+lic. Scooter shops sell them for the same, so where was the "sale?"

Ended up getting one for $1600OTD with just a bit more investigation and research.

Don't let 'em drive you crazy

SuperFlyBuddy · Post by **SuperFlyBuddy** » Sat May 05, 2012 1:24 am

I say if the business is deceptive from the get go with their pricing you're better off taking your business elsewhere. Who knows what shenanigans they would try to pull over on you later.

Beamster · Post by **Beamster** » Sat May 05, 2012 1:31 am

They get prosecuted for that kind of deception in our state.