New CVO

SteadyEddie said:

God Damn.....a $52K Two Wheel CVO.....live long enough I guess

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Yup, it was only a couple years ago when you could by a new CVO TriGlide trike for $51-52k.

stlcdr said:

It's actually +850 delivery plus +1200 'surcharge' right out of the gate. $54,049.

Then the dealer gets to have a go...

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$850 delivery charge is ridiculous to begin with, and why are they adding a $1,200. surcharge, why wouldn't whatever that money is for just be part of the MSRP? Seems like just a 'game' to keep the advertised MSRP lower.

stlcdr said:

I’ve noticed that these ‘delivery fees’ are getting higher. I would say doubled over the past 3 years. You are right, though, it keeps the ‘MSRP’ (yes, in quotes!) lower. Personally, I ignore the MSRP and add in all the ‘fees’ and that is the true MSRP - these are manufacturer fees, after all.

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... and then the dealer is likely to hit it with a surcharge if the model or paint is sought after. After 12 years or so of shrinking sales, clearly they needed to make some changes, but it seems that they've overdone it with the combination of de-contenting and finding every avenue they can to raise the bottom line price/profit. Forcing long term family dealerships to close or sell to one of the large multi-location corporate ownerships. Cut backs in production to force customers to pay more for their products, etc. I used to admire Harley Davidson as a company, but what used to be exceptionalism has turned to overpriced products, poor customer service, total disregard for the mom and pop dealers that grew HD's business and reputation for many years, and it all comes down to piss poor upper management decisions.