Was thinking of upgrading the Heritage (my baby) to a Road Glide,... test rode...great...interested...dealer remarks "you look great on it, they are very popular, but so sorry but it's the only model that has risen in price"...."what?",...what a load of horse shit...received a letter yesterday from Harley Australia offering $3000 off the Wide Glide and Fat Boy.......QUOTE:
"It may come as a surprise that a small number of motorcycles actually have a higher price. This is largly due to a complete realignment of all models so the Australian pricing sits parallel, but not equal to the US pricing"................NOT EQUAL...Why fucken not!!!!
They also say, Quote:
It is certainly no secret the Australian dollar is currently at record highs against the US dollar. In the past we have kept prices stable as the value of our currency has fallen and recovered, but having reached unprecedented levels it is time to act by passing onto you SIGNIFIGANT SAVINGS including bla bla bla,........Parts are discounted 17.5%, two models dropped by AU$3000 each, very big of them, WHATS GOING ON HARLEY AUSTRALIA... ARE THEY THE ONLY TWO MODELS THAT COST LESS TO IMPORT, LESS TO PURCHASE IN THE US, OR AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE PROFIT.... I for one will not be upgrading to a Road King or Street Glide and am totally pissed and sick of Harley Australia screwing me with their bullshit pricing policy..
There, now I feel better, so it looks like my old girl will still be with me for a while, but my ass still hurts when I sit down......
it's like Coles and Woolies...you drop the price of some items and increase the price on others to recoup the loss and somrtimes make a profit.
Smoke and mirrors.
Oldest trick in the book of retail!!!
