What did you pay for your Gio Beast? - Page 2

Jim · 07-18-2010, 07:50 PM

It seems silly to me to ship an atv from their warehouse presumably in Vancouver to a dock most likely in Langley for $250... I still have to go pick it up, I just have to pay more to do it. Oh well I don't really need one anyways

TurboT · 07-18-2010, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim

It seems silly to me to ship an atv from their warehouse presumably in Vancouver to a dock most likely in Langley for $250... I still have to go pick it up, I just have to pay more to do it. Oh well I don't really need one anyways

I agree.

Wait for one to break on someone who knows nothing about them and pick it up for a song off craigslist.

Jim · 07-19-2010, 12:10 AM

Definitely sounds like the way to go

cooker101 · 07-20-2010, 09:27 PM

Its true. I was checking on a shipment for one of the quads i ordered when the girl at day ross (shipping company) laughed when i told her what the shipping was. She said there was no way thats what they charged. It was only going from Richmond or Vancouver to Coquitlam. I believe it was roughly a third of the cost i paid! I understand that they need to make a little bit to make up for the auction prices but c'mon, three times as much?

waynev · 07-20-2010, 09:53 PM

Yeah the shipping is much higher than it was last year, but hey there's still really nowhere else in canada that you can get these new quads for less that i have found.

Jim · 07-20-2010, 10:58 PM

I think the honest way to deal with that would be to charge actual shipping rates and set a reserve price on an auction. I won't be buying one from the auction due to the lack of local pickup.

Weldangrind · 07-21-2010, 01:52 AM

Like Waynev, I focus on total cost. When I bought our Beast, I think I paid $900.00 including shipping and taxes. That was some time ago, and I know that they can be had for less now but I was very satisfied with the total.

FLASHLIGHTBOY · 07-21-2010, 12:17 PM

hello ,I ship alot of stuff threu day & ross ,, & I also buy alot of GIO STUFF.. the managers at DAY & ROSS told me that the gio shipping that they paid was too cheap and they raised theprices up this year.. so they raised it & GIO JUST RAISED it to everyone else.. as what are you doing to do about it anyways.. I paid about $400.00 and I order 4 of them to save on the shipping.. last year.. so it worked out to $500.00 total,.. this year the T3 cost me about $800.00- $900.00 total.. lots of people are selling hardly used ones for about $500.00 in town.. they are ok.. but you have to buy a good chain right at the start or $$$$ for the damage

Jim · 07-21-2010, 10:42 PM

I was looking at these maybe http://www.giobikes.com/ATVs-in-Cana...TV--Full-Size/

cooker101 · 07-21-2010, 10:55 PM

I agree i have purchased 5 quads from Gio now and for the price, even with the shipping, hard to complain. Besides two beasts, I bought three of the 110cc bull quadra's and they are still going strong. My friend went off a 15 foot ravine, has no body parts anymore but runs like a dream. Great quads for the price. They sometimes can be a headache fixing but sure beats paying thousands for a brand name one.

Weldangrind · 07-23-2010, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by cooker101

My friend went off a 15 foot ravine, has no body parts anymore but runs like a dream.

Your friend has no body parts after going off of a 15 foot ravine? 8O

Jim · 07-25-2010, 01:51 PM

I tried the shipping calculator using Gio's postal code, it apparently costs $130 to ship to it's current location (for the 125 t3). 8O The 200 is over $250. My postal code is about $5 more.

View Poll Results: How much did YOU Pay for YOUR gio beast atv? (Canadian Funds including shipping)
< $200	2	12.50%
$200 - $300	0	0%
$300 - $400	0	0%
$400 - $500	1	6.25%
$500 - $600	4	25.00%
$600 - $700	1	6.25%
$700 - $800	4	25.00%
$900 - $1000	4	25.00%
$1000 - $1200	0	0%
> $1200	0	0%
Voters: 16. You may not vote on this poll

07-18-2010, 07:50 PM	#16
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	It seems silly to me to ship an atv from their warehouse presumably in Vancouver to a dock most likely in Langley for $250... I still have to go pick it up, I just have to pay more to do it. Oh well I don't really need one anyways __________________ "Be excellent to each other" "We are all human. Let's start to prove it!"
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07-19-2010, 12:10 AM	#18
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	Definitely sounds like the way to go __________________ "Be excellent to each other" "We are all human. Let's start to prove it!"
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07-20-2010, 10:58 PM	#21
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	I think the honest way to deal with that would be to charge actual shipping rates and set a reserve price on an auction. I won't be buying one from the auction due to the lack of local pickup. __________________ "Be excellent to each other" "We are all human. Let's start to prove it!"
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07-21-2010, 01:52 AM	#22
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Like Waynev, I focus on total cost. When I bought our Beast, I think I paid $900.00 including shipping and taxes. That was some time ago, and I know that they can be had for less now but I was very satisfied with the total. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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07-20-2010, 09:27 PM	#19
cooker101 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Port Moody BC Posts: 25	Its true. I was checking on a shipment for one of the quads i ordered when the girl at day ross (shipping company) laughed when i told her what the shipping was. She said there was no way thats what they charged. It was only going from Richmond or Vancouver to Coquitlam. I believe it was roughly a third of the cost i paid! I understand that they need to make a little bit to make up for the auction prices but c'mon, three times as much?
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07-20-2010, 09:53 PM	#20
waynev Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: London, Ontario Posts: 1,097	Yeah the shipping is much higher than it was last year, but hey there's still really nowhere else in canada that you can get these new quads for less that i have found.
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07-21-2010, 12:17 PM	#23
FLASHLIGHTBOY Join Date: May 2009 Location: SASKATOON Posts: 1,161	shipping thru day & ross hello ,I ship alot of stuff threu day & ross ,, & I also buy alot of GIO STUFF.. the managers at DAY & ROSS told me that the gio shipping that they paid was too cheap and they raised theprices up this year.. so they raised it & GIO JUST RAISED it to everyone else.. as what are you doing to do about it anyways.. I paid about $400.00 and I order 4 of them to save on the shipping.. last year.. so it worked out to $500.00 total,.. this year the T3 cost me about $800.00- $900.00 total.. lots of people are selling hardly used ones for about $500.00 in town.. they are ok.. but you have to buy a good chain right at the start or $$$$ for the damage
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07-21-2010, 10:42 PM	#24
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	I was looking at these maybe http://www.giobikes.com/ATVs-in-Cana...TV--Full-Size/ __________________ "Be excellent to each other" "We are all human. Let's start to prove it!"
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07-21-2010, 10:55 PM	#25
cooker101 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Port Moody BC Posts: 25	I agree i have purchased 5 quads from Gio now and for the price, even with the shipping, hard to complain. Besides two beasts, I bought three of the 110cc bull quadra's and they are still going strong. My friend went off a 15 foot ravine, has no body parts anymore but runs like a dream. Great quads for the price. They sometimes can be a headache fixing but sure beats paying thousands for a brand name one.
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07-25-2010, 01:51 PM	#27
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	I tried the shipping calculator using Gio's postal code, it apparently costs $130 to ship to it's current location (for the 125 t3). 8O The 200 is over $250. My postal code is about $5 more. __________________ "Be excellent to each other" "We are all human. Let's start to prove it!"
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