Re: [ST] Re: Selling my ST

[iPat <pmdavies@xxxxxxxxx>]

Gavin, you probably know this but the dealer adds on the extra in
order to compensate for the likely trade in.
i paid roughly that price for a 2000 (W) but with 3000 miles on it, of
which 2000 were done in the first year. It was like driving a new bike
and while i had the choice to buy newer it was in worse condition.
Supply was limited as well. I nearly went down to On Yer Triumph but
they never bothered to respond to e mails.

Now 12 months later the market is flooded with old sprints which of
course reduces the price. That in turn of course affects the price of
my old daytona which doesnt stand a chance of finding a caring new
home. : (

It also means i wont be buying new as the hit on the trade in would be too sore.

On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 00:37:55 +0000, Gavin Lawrie <gavin.lawrie@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> I got up my ST'03 in late May this year on eBay from a seller in South
> Wales (one owner, 7K miles) for GBP4500 (and what is more, the previous
> owner had fitted pretty much the entire Triumph accessories catalogue -
> gel seat, panniers, heated grips, alarm autocom etc..) - who was happy
> as he apparently was offered less by a dealer.  So I was amazed when I
> saw my local Triumph dealer trying to sell ST'02s with no extras at all
> (it would seem their policy is to remove removable extras prior to sale
> - like panniers etc. - none of their stock has them fitted, presumably
> so they can charge for putting them back?) for £1000 more...  As they
> claim to be the largest Triumph dealer in the UK (or some such) I
> assume they sell at the prices shown...   But to whom I wonder?
> 
> Best regards
> 
> Gavin Lawrie


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