Dealer delivery charges ?, warranty ? Who needs it

Numpty · 02-24-2010, 03:41 AM

Firstly I should tell you I've repairing and rebuilding bikes as a hobby for 30 years so my needs are different to others just starting out.
I'm looking at purchasing a Sachs express 150 roadbike.
The national distributer here in Aus is advertising them at $1900 + on road costs. ie: registration costs and dealer delivery charges.
The dealerships are selling them for $2800 registered and pre-delivery done.
Thats a $900 difference. Rego is roughly about $400 so they're charging about $500 for dealer delivery.
I'm thinking about buying one directly (in the crate) for $1900 and doing the set up and wet up myself.
I imagine that would void any warranty but for $500 on a $1900 bike who cares. If the engine blows up I can buy a brand new one for about $600.
The last chinese bike I bought I saw a pre-delivery being done whilst I picked mine up.
It was being done by illiterate 15 year olds who did such a half#ssed job I had to go over it all myself anyway.
Obviously if you are new to motorcycling then you certainly need your warranty and your dealer is your best friend.

02-24-2010, 03:41 AM	#1
Numpty Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 4	Dealer delivery charges ?, warranty ? Who needs it Firstly I should tell you I've repairing and rebuilding bikes as a hobby for 30 years so my needs are different to others just starting out. I'm looking at purchasing a Sachs express 150 roadbike. The national distributer here in Aus is advertising them at $1900 + on road costs. ie: registration costs and dealer delivery charges. The dealerships are selling them for $2800 registered and pre-delivery done. Thats a $900 difference. Rego is roughly about $400 so they're charging about $500 for dealer delivery. I'm thinking about buying one directly (in the crate) for $1900 and doing the set up and wet up myself. I imagine that would void any warranty but for $500 on a $1900 bike who cares. If the engine blows up I can buy a brand new one for about $600. The last chinese bike I bought I saw a pre-delivery being done whilst I picked mine up. It was being done by illiterate 15 year olds who did such a half#ssed job I had to go over it all myself anyway. Obviously if you are new to motorcycling then you certainly need your warranty and your dealer is your best friend.
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