April 2013, 2012 LIKE 200i LX (the blue & white model) dealer new stock : I paid $2699 +$198 freight (prep & set up $0) + $149 documents fee = $3046
$3292.72 on the road.
Then subtract $100 gift card I demanded for this purchase, so $2946 & $3192.72.
Next nearest dealer with actual Kymco scooter stock on hand is 46 miles away....for auto purchases I always get at least 2 dealers bidding for my $$ - but could not do that with this scooter - other than that $100 gift card. But I am looking at taking my scooter 46 miles for the "spring service" at a scooter-specific shop which may be as low as $74.95 (incl. valves!) before I pay my local dealer $382 for the 600 mile service.
You know, with on-line sales so easy - you would think a bricks & mortar dealer would work even a little bit to earn customer loyalty - starting with the vehicle purchase~!, because a new scooter owner needs a helmet, gloves, armored jacket, rain gear, a cover, mirrors, locks, accessories, spare parts, Italian flags (!) and future servicing, , etc., etc. And guess where he's going to go for these purchases when he has gotten a "my way or the highway" response from the (mostly) motorcycle dealer. Phone home and tell the wife to warm up the Dell.
Is it just because I bought a $2700 scooter rather than a $20000 Ducati?