Well, I'm pretty committed to not paying the extra fees, even if it means waiting a while.I live in NH so I didnt have tax, but I paid around what your gonan pay because of this addon ****...
but as far as tax alone I see why your price is so high
But we'll see. I'm planning on walking in with actual cash...that has a way of convincing people when they see it in front of them. Have you investigated whether it's true that dealers pay a separate charge for shipping? I've read in numerous places that Kawasaki includes shipping in the dealer price. I've yet to see a Ninja 300 invoice so I can't say for sure.I bought the SE model with ABS, the MSR was $5499, plus $600 for tax, licence and registration, and the only dealer fee was the shipping (the price the dealer pays to have it shipped from Kawasaki) was just under $400. My out the door price was $6490. I went to Mid-Cities in Paramount, they are about 30 miles from my place (in Santa Monica) but they are totally cool. Jim the sales guy is strait up and they don't have any B.S. charges. Plus they took 15% off any accessories that I wanted for the bike. I talked with a few other dealers in the L.A. area, and they all had huge shipping and "set-up" fees. Set up fees are basically for the dealer taking the bike out of the crate and bolting on the mirrors and a few other little things. I went to a dealer in Marina Del Rey and they wanted to charge $900 for shipping and $600 for set-up. I looked on Yelp, and Mid-Cities was the only dealer with a 5 star rating, the rest were all about 1 or 2 star. After talking with a handful of dealers, I now know why.
Hmm. Strange, since that Australian price list made no mention of shipping fees, and that list was pretty clear about the invoice, tax, and dealer margin. Can't imagine things would be that different or that the Aussies wouldn't get charged for shipping.When I went to get my bike I told him that other dealers were jacking up the shipping charges and that they had set up fees (they have no set up fees) and he showed me the invoice for the shipping that the dealer was charged. In all my research I found that there are always shipping fee with new motorcycles and cars also, I don't know anyone who hasn't paid for this. (although they are often inflated by some dealer) Their also called destination fees.
Yeah, fair enough. I talked to a dealer yesterday who mentioned that they do pay $395 for shipping. It's the setup fee that is bogus. Thanks for the tip on Mid-Cities. They're about two hours from my house but for the right price I could make that trip.I don't know anything regarding Australia, but here in California everyone I know has paid shipping (or destination) fees for a new motorcycle. I have heard of dealers reducing the price on some models, but it's always taken off the retail price, and not any shipping or set-up fees. Although with the 300 being a new and very popular model, you might have a tough time with that. If your southern California, I highly recommend you call Jim at Mid-Cities Kawasaki, tell him what your looking for, and he'll give you a good price.
Why? Curious.Don't rely on the Australian list. Trust me.
