Today I became a new owner of a yellow FZ6R. I bought it new from a dealership north of Seattle. The price was pretty good and I wanted to let other potential buyers in the area know about it before the clock runs out on the sale. I've been reading posts on this site for a couple of months. My thanks for the information and experiences shared. I will try to do the same as time goes on.
The Seattle part...
I have nothing to do with these guys. I just wanted to get the word out in case there's anyone else in the situation I was in a few days ago ... looking for the best deal around. Smokey Point Cycle Barn in Arlington, WA, has three or four more left. The price is $6209 plus $50 document fee plus tax and license. I know they had a couple of white ones and a blue one. The saleman said that I got the last yellow one. I'm not sure about black. This "Red Tag Sale" runs until this Saturday, Aug. 29.
The out-the-door price for me was $6259 + $557 sales tax + $95 license = $6911. They also let me put it on my cash-back credit card, which will get me down around a total OTD price of $6840 when I eventually get the refund on the card.
The saleman I had was Jackson Gray. Easy guy to talk to and work with, and no pressure. The obligatory "shop tour" was snail slow, but the employees were nice, and the Finance person, Adawna, was not the least bit pushy. I had never been in this dealership before. I saw the sale in cycletrader.com and on the dealership web site.
So I'm a HAPPY new owner! Good luck to those who might still be pondering a purchase. Not a lot of time left in the riding season in this part of the country, but that's okay. It's a great bike and tomorrow is supposed to be sunny!
The Seattle part...
I have nothing to do with these guys. I just wanted to get the word out in case there's anyone else in the situation I was in a few days ago ... looking for the best deal around. Smokey Point Cycle Barn in Arlington, WA, has three or four more left. The price is $6209 plus $50 document fee plus tax and license. I know they had a couple of white ones and a blue one. The saleman said that I got the last yellow one. I'm not sure about black. This "Red Tag Sale" runs until this Saturday, Aug. 29.
The out-the-door price for me was $6259 + $557 sales tax + $95 license = $6911. They also let me put it on my cash-back credit card, which will get me down around a total OTD price of $6840 when I eventually get the refund on the card.
The saleman I had was Jackson Gray. Easy guy to talk to and work with, and no pressure. The obligatory "shop tour" was snail slow, but the employees were nice, and the Finance person, Adawna, was not the least bit pushy. I had never been in this dealership before. I saw the sale in cycletrader.com and on the dealership web site.
So I'm a HAPPY new owner! Good luck to those who might still be pondering a purchase. Not a lot of time left in the riding season in this part of the country, but that's okay. It's a great bike and tomorrow is supposed to be sunny!
