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Old 01-20-2010, 09:38 AM   #11
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Dealers are outrageously expensive on everything else, even if they are only making 20 bucks on tires. Trim the prices and stop raping consumers and you might stroll in some more biz, sucka.
First of all its MOST not ALL dealerships. And its not so much the price as the attitude that gives dealers a bad name. We are a very small dealership and our prices are very reasonable. I pass on all sales that I get from my distributors. As far as this whole tire thing is going...I think $250 for a set of $430 tires is quite a savings coming from me.
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Old 01-20-2010, 09:42 AM   #12
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First of all its MOST not ALL dealerships. And its not so much the price as the attitude that gives dealers a bad name. We are a very small dealership and our prices are very reasonable. I pass on all sales that I get from my distributors. As far as this whole tire thing is going...I think $250 for a set of $430 tires is quite a savings coming from me.
Attitude is a big thing, also a knowledgable staff. which is why I stay out of most dealers on LI.

its bad when you stump the parts guy asking for seafoam and on another occasion a pin for a front pitbull stand.

We have a shop north of NY who I bring my aprilia too and thats about it.

Gotta find a shop for the gsxr and buell though.
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Old 01-20-2010, 10:18 AM   #13
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First of all its MOST not ALL dealerships. And its not so much the price as the attitude that gives dealers a bad name. We are a very small dealership and our prices are very reasonable. I pass on all sales that I get from my distributors. As far as this whole tire thing is going...I think $250 for a set of $430 tires is quite a savings coming from me.
You're absolutely right man. I dont mean to generalize your shop, because I've obviously never been there. I can only speak about dealers around here.
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Old 01-20-2010, 10:19 AM   #14
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You're absolutely right man. I dont mean to generalize your shop, because I've obviously never been there. I can only speak about dealers around here.
Guys at the shop we went to at the rally seemed prety good though.
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Old 01-20-2010, 10:35 AM   #15
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Guys at the shop we went to at the rally seemed prety good though.
Yeah, they are good people. But also an independent shop, not a dealer.
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