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shumanrog · 05-25-2004, 10:45 PM

I called my local dealer today to get the 600 mile service on my new Volusia. His first question was if I bought the bike from him. When I told him I bought it from a private party used and saved $2000, he told me it would take at least 48 hours to do the service and cost $220. He also commented that he could charge me the $2000 I saved for the first service! That is one of the reasons I decided not to buy a new bike from him in the first place. I called another Suzuki dealer in a small town about 50 miles away and he told me he could have it back to me in about an hour and the cost would be $110.00. The local Honda dealer also told me he could do the service if I furnished the Suzuki oil filter in about an hour for $105.00. The Honda dealer is 50 miles closer and a whole lot friendlier and will probably get my business. Too bad Yamaha, Suzuki, Sea Doo of Ch..... can't see the forest for the trees. In the past I bought 2 bikes from him and led friends to buy about 8 others. He won't get my business again.

05-25-2004, 10:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
shumanrog Where Am I ? Joined: Apr 2004 Location: Charleston,SC Posts: 28	First 600 mi service rip off I called my local dealer today to get the 600 mile service on my new Volusia. His first question was if I bought the bike from him. When I told him I bought it from a private party used and saved $2000, he told me it would take at least 48 hours to do the service and cost $220. He also commented that he could charge me the $2000 I saved for the first service! That is one of the reasons I decided not to buy a new bike from him in the first place. I called another Suzuki dealer in a small town about 50 miles away and he told me he could have it back to me in about an hour and the cost would be $110.00. The local Honda dealer also told me he could do the service if I furnished the Suzuki oil filter in about an hour for $105.00. The Honda dealer is 50 miles closer and a whole lot friendlier and will probably get my business. Too bad Yamaha, Suzuki, Sea Doo of Ch..... can't see the forest for the trees. In the past I bought 2 bikes from him and led friends to buy about 8 others. He won't get my business again.