Price check on an 08 Mastiff?

[Sporadic]

Dropped by the dealer this weekend and am thinking about trading in my 01 Mastiff. They had this new 08 Mastiff (Surgical Psycho paint / carburetor) priced at 26k. Given the state of our economy and how prices have been dropping, what would be a fair offer? They glanced at my 01 and said I'd get ~10k on trade-in. Seems to be plenty of good deals out there so I don't want to jump the gun too soon. Inputs welcome, thanks!

 

[barhopper]

Start 20% lower. They will probably lower your trade in if you go to low. Just be nice, start low, and see what happens. Remember you get to write off the sales tax this year also. If they don't want to lower it that much, get some free stuff. Pipes, forward controls, ect for free would be nice.

 

[Sporadic]

Well, story changed today after talking to an actual sales guy. They only wanted to give me $8500 for my 01 Mastiff which I have $9500 left on. Said they'd pay my 01 off and sell me the 08 for 26k (basically knocking another 1k off). KBB lists trade-in at $9380 for my bike so I'm on the fence about this. Am I get screwed on my trade-in? Tried to get some rear pegs and a pad into the deal, but no luck. And wtf is with interest rates now?? They all seem to be 8%+!!

 

[watermeter]

You should be able to do much better. I purchased a new 07 Chopper in December from TBay BD and got VH pipes, pad and pegs out the door for 24,000 and got 6.5% interest. Good luck

 

[titus722]

if u want one real bad call tampa bay big dog,,,,they have the best deals going,,,

 

[waykool]

Is the 08 mastiff that you are looking at brand new?

 

[Sporadic]

Is the 08 mastiff that you are looking at brand new?

Yes, brand new

 

[Cutter]

My credit union had a big sign offering 4.9% on new/used vehicle purchases a couple of weeks ago - I did not look into it though...

We got 5.15% on the OL's used STS in December through a different credit union ?

 

[Chris04Masitff]

i have been told interest rates differ on recreational vehicles... ?? im kinda curious bout that also..

 

[erldawg]

:iagree: Purchased an 08 K-9 and used the credit union w/ direct deposit and payment got 4.8% I'd shop around a bit on financing....

 

[BigDogBro1]

Well, story changed today after talking to an actual sales guy. They only wanted to give me $8500 for my 01 Mastiff which I have $9500 left on. Said they'd pay my 01 off and sell me the 08 for 26k (basically knocking another 1k off). KBB lists trade-in at $9380 for my bike so I'm on the fence about this. Am I get screwed on my trade-in? Tried to get some rear pegs and a pad into the deal, but no luck. And wtf is with interest rates now?? They all seem to be 8%+!!

Make damn! sure you get "written proof" that your bike is paid off by the dealer at time of purchase. Or better yet have them pay you and you pay it off. I've heard of dealers not paying off the loan and you're stuck with it!

 

[Staffy]

Bought a "NEW" '08 Mastiff limited edition (all black, black diamond cut engine) 20K even this was last Nov-Dec. No trade in's - paid $400 to have it trailered to my place - paid local (NJ) tags and tax. (paid taxes on 23K I think cause there was a 3K Big Dog rebate which is not tax deductable) Hope that helps.

 

[Sporadic]

Managed to get a little lower on it. Pulling the trigger provided the bank gives me a thumbs up. Thanks!

 

[Chopper Dave]

good luck on the deal.....I would try to get some more things with it.....
when I bought my scoot new a couple of years ago....they paid my insurance for the year...gave me $1500 accessories(pipes...pegs...dyno...pad) a $80 half helmet...2 t-shirts....and the 500 services was on them....they even delivered the bike to me for free( I am 125 miles from my dealer) with a full tank of gas:up:
just don't be in too much of a hurry.....

 

[waykool]

good luck on the deal.....I would try to get some more things with it.....
when I bought my scoot new a couple of years ago....they paid my insurance for the year...gave me $1500 accessories(pipes...pegs...dyno...pad) a $80 half helmet...2 t-shirts....and the 500 services was on them....they even delivered the bike to me for free( I am 125 miles from my dealer) with a full tank of gas:up:
just don't be in too much of a hurry.....

Im all about the T shirts. I try to get free T shirts with every thing i buy.

 

[Sporadic]

Bank gave me the go, so I'm doing it! Promptly ordered some chrome Hooker Troublemakers too (only 6 left)!

 

[watermeter]

Yea it is all about the shirts,I got a shirt and $50 gift cert. at Tampa Big Dog.

 

[waykool]

Yea it is all about the shirts,I got a shirt and $50 gift cert. at Tampa Big Dog.

Mmmhmmm. See Sporadic dont forget to get your free T shirts. Hell get a free T shirt from the Bank as well.

 

[Sporadic]

Mmmhmmm. See Sporadic dont forget to get your free T shirts. Hell get a free T shirt from the Bank as well.

Hah. True. I got a free shirt from the dealer last time, but not the bank. Gotta try that one out! :roll:

 

[Marco Polo]

My dealer has two Limited Edition Anniversary Mastiffs for sale and the one I looked at was originally 29K but had a 3K factory rebate that expires this week (supposedly BD is really ending it and leaving it to the dealers to do) in addition to another 3K dealer discount so it was tagged at $23K and since they have two I imagine they'd still deal a little maybe. I love those diamond cut jugs and the black with shelby type stripes is pretty nice even if a little simple. Not that it matters since you already pulled the trigger it seems but maybe it'll help someone else with the same question later. Plus, I like to ramble...

As far as the interest rates go, I feel your pain. Supposedly the lenders are being driven to pull back out of their shells but I guess they figure they're going to make damn sure they get paid now. A lot of banks I checked don't even do motorcycle lending anymore and Wells Fargos motorcycle rates ranged from 10% to 18%! Everyones treating motorcycles a lot different then auto loans. A lot of credit unions I found offered the best rates (best one was about 5.75%) but if you're not close enough you can't borrow from them. I'm buying mine now and the best rate I found was 8.49% and that's with NO t-shirt even. :lol: