In another thread I posted a copy of the following email that I received from our closest Triumph dealer in Charlotte, North Carolina Triumph of Charlotte after I inquired why their "out the door price" for a Triumph America is $9400.


"The two-tone bikes sell for $8,199. Freight from England is $400. There is a $295 set-up charge that covers the uncrating, final assembly of the bike, draining the shipping oil and putting the run in fluids in (motor oil, brake fluid, etc.). Sales tax for a vehicle in North Carolina is 3%. We do all the title/tag and DMV work here in house so you don’t have to go to DMV. $229 covers the documentation and Title/Tags are $68."

Now, when I was shopping for a 2007 Suzuki Boulevard in May of this year, I received a quote from one dealer that was almost $400 lower than another dealer who was only a few miles away. I noticed that the dealer with the lower quote did not have a "Freight" charge in his quote or a "documentation fee". (I ended up buying it from them).
When I inquired at point of sale about the differences in quotes, he told me..."This is an honest dealership, and a "freight" charge is a bogus charge."
He told me that freight was already included in the MSRP.
He said when a dealer adds a "freight" charge onto the price, it's just extra money for his pocket.
He also told me most "documentation fees" are bogus...just padding the bill to put extra money in the dealer's pocket.

Now folks, I've only bought one new motorcycle in my life, but I've bought several new cars...and I've never paid MSRP for any of them.
When I told this Triumph Stealership that, the salesman told me..."The last 9 Americas I've sold have been for MSRP."

Does anyone know of any honest Triumph dealers anywhere?
******, I'd even go out of state if I could find an honest one.

In fact, I'm so irritated with the obviously bogus mark-ups and charges of this Triumph dealer, that I may just end up buying a used one from someone instead.

Regards,
-Ward