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#1 · (Edited)
Just put $500 down on a '22 XP4 Deluxe Black Crystal through Shawnee Polaris.
MSRP= $29,599
Set up and doc = $988
Freight = $500
Total = $31,087

We'll see how long it takes.
 
#4 ·
Doc fees just really trip my trigger. Biggest rip-off there is. Give me the paperwork and I do my own licensing and titling.
Refuse to pay it, if they insist I tell them to bury it somewhere else or I shop elsewhere. Maybe I am too old fashioned!
 
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Reading some of the more recent posts, that must be the case. When we ordered our G4 Aug 1 2021, the deal was you locked in your price when you ordered it. When we picked it up dec 24, that held true. Im not sure when that changed. Ingman is right, its not fair to have to order a machine at a certain price, then on delivery 5 months later, the price jumps to wherever inflation has taken it. Very unsettling times we find ourselves in.
 
#19 ·
I couldn't get my dealer to install any accessories free of charge. They also did not offer any sort of discount on accessories purchased through them.

My machine is a deal that fell through for them so it was already assembled before I bought it.

It's an unfortunate time to buy. The buyer (unless they are willing to wait for an unknown period of time) is stuck buying from the place that has the machine they want. If you don't like their price, they couldn't care less. They'll just call the next guy.

I love to haggle and negotiate and that fun has largely been stripped away for me.

Prices went up 5% at the end of March for any vehicle delivered after that date. Doesn't matter if you reserved it a year ago. That too was a motivator for me to buy the one I did.

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#23 ·
@KineKilla, curious what Dealer you ended up getting your rig from? As for accessories, last fall when everyone was backordered on the Polaris uppers, I called my Dealer's Parts Dept, and found they had just received in a set of uppers. I went there to get it, and asked if I could get a discount since I bought my machine there. The Parts manager said they usually don't offer a discount, but he gave me 10% off anyway, which on the uppers, is some good change.
 
#25 ·
@KineKilla, curious what Dealer you ended up getting your rig from? As for accessories, last fall when everyone was backordered on the Polaris uppers, I called my Dealer's Parts Dept, and found they had just received in a set of uppers. I went there to get it, and asked if I could get a discount since I bought my machine there. The Parts manager said they usually don't offer a discount, but he gave me 10% off anyway, which on the uppers, is some good change.
I won't put their name out here just yet. They still have my machine in for warranty work and I do want it fixed and returned someday.

You can shoot me a PM and I'll tell you.

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#26 ·
Our dealer installs all of our accessories for free when we buy our machines from him. I don't have them install our blinkers/strobe lights though, as they get put in the way I want it put in. You start figuring in a heater everytime and all the other accessories and at $120-$150 an hour shop time, it adds up to quite a savings.
 
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#27 ·
Our dealer installs all of our accessories for free when we buy our machines from him.
X 2... the only thing my dealer charged me to install at time of purchase was the heater. That was $500. I told him he could have that 8-10 hr job for that price!!! I even get 15% off accessories or something like that at time of purchase. Sounds like some guys have really greedy dealers in their area....

I also just purchased polaris uppers (4 months after my xp purchase) from my dealer. Charged $150 to install them. Figured that was a **** of a deal too, that way all I gotta do is final adjustments. If the dealer messed up the doors from drilling in the wrong spot that's on them then!

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#28 ·
A dealer in Missouri wanted to charge me $3001 in paperwork and setup fees, when I questioned about it, they said take it or leave it the next guy will pay it. So I left it and 12 hours later bought the same machine at another dealer for less than MSRP and no extra fees.
 
#32 ·
Greetings from the West Texas town of El Paso and welcome to the support group!
 
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