Hi all, I just cancelled my depost for a scrambler to get a new monster 821 dark or white/red. I was wondering what the typical OTD everyone's paying (uk)? Its my first proper bike and not sure if its the same as buying cars. Also other than the termi exhaust, would you recommend any other accessories/mods i can add when i place the order? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Mac
Dark is a shade under £9k, Red is a shade over £9k and the Stripe is over £9.5k. Not sure this includes otr costs but don't expect more than 6 months road tax and half a tank of petrol. Only current offer seems to be finance which is NOT competitive but might help negotiate a bit off the price or a contribution to some accessories. My advice would be to shop around and if it's a multi franchise dealership, the salesmen could be on a monthly sales target so they will be a bit more eager to make a sale at the end of the month if short of their target. Andy PS - just seen the unintended pun. I'm tired and I haven't had enough beer so leave me alone
OTD - out of the door price. lol Andy, cheers for the reply. i don't know how much a can haggle with a ducati dealer, do not want to piss them off by pushing too much lol.
At the end of the day, they are there to sell bikes and haggling is always part of it. Personally I would be going for a free first service and maybe a few extras thrown in. The first service is always a pain to have to spend £150-200 a month or so after u buy the bike on the first service Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
It is your money you are spending so haggle as much as you like. They wont sell you a bike at a price they are not happy with but keep negotiations friendly and realistic and be prepared to be patient if you can.
Sale people are evil scumbags that are only your friend as long as there's a sniff of a sale. As soon as the bike goes out the door they don't want to know you. So don't feel bad about pissing them off! I pushed and pushed for about a week to get a good deal on my 1200S. As it was the bike was heavily discounted due to be pre-registered, even though it was brand new with only 7 miles on it. I ended up getting a free screen and 10% off my first service. I think had I been paying the full asking price I'd have probably got the screen and the service thrown in, but I had about £2k off the list price as it was, so can't complain. Definitely shop around if you don't mind where you get the bike from, and remember that any Ducati dealer is obliged to help you in the event of a warranty claim, so it doesn't matter if you buy the bike from a shop that's nowhere near where you live.
So you don't think that they want to court you for a repeat sale? You have a very jaundiced view of the world.
If you say so, but this tends to be my experience with people who are working in target-oriented jobs. And I suppose you can't blame them for being focused on meeting those targets. I'm inclined to agree with you that it should very much be in the interests of a sales person to maintain relationships - it's easier to sell to existing customers than it is to find new ones. Sadly that doesn't always seem to be the case nowadays, which I personally find to be a great pity. Anyway, the point I was making is that you shouldn't be concerned about making a nuisance of yourself if it gets you a better deal.
And there's nothing wrong with that. However I personally put a lot of emphasis on service, and would pay that bit more if I get a good service before, during and after a sale. However I have a colleague who always tries to get (insert product/service here) always at rock bottom price, and guess what? He is forever complaining about the product/service and how shit it is. I would say that 90% of the things he buys he has to buy again because of that. And he still doesn't understand why!! So in short there is a lot of truth in the old Benjamin Franklin quote “The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten”..........................or to put it even simpler "Buy cheap, buy twice". Your choice.
