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I guess some people would give the local dealer a chance to meet or beat. Personally I went through pretty much the same experience with buying a motorcycle. I used e-mail and phone calls to see what kind of response I got from dealers; the enthusiastic ones are the ones I dealt with. I ended up making a 15-hour trip to a dealership to purchase a used bike, based on the salesman's response and the price of the bike. (He called me in response to e-mails, e-mailed pictures to me, aswered all my questions). Haven't regretted it for a minute. I prefer to do my business locally, but if I have to beat good service out of 'em, forget it.

When I bought my TC29, the closest dealer (45 minutes away) got three chances, I couldn't get as far as a price quote, even after driving there (customer service was terrible). Called the next closest dealer, 1-1/2 hours away, and he dealer traded one up for me without a deposit, without even meeting me in person. That dealer had great customer service.

Good luck on your 4-wheeler.

Bill

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