Stopped at the only Honda dealer (unfortunately they are the only Honda auto dealer within 100 miles, heck we have 3 Honda MC dealers in town) Saturday, saw a Premium Pearl White lude without window sticker. I would like to trade my SS for a SH, maybe stock 5-sp, but don't want to bite for new. It was locked, I couldn't tell mileage, maybe 3700? Grab salesperson, they tell me that it IS new, need to get window sticker back in.
They allowed someone to drive it over the weekend, accumulating 377 miles, then return it, unable to get financing. The salesperson that I've dealt there wasn't in yet, I didn't ask anyone else for details regarding price.
I'll bet that they still want to sell it as new, instead of used or demo. I wouldn't go near that car with $2000US off sticker unless they could convince me that weekend driver was responsible, not some kid who was doing 7000 rpm holeshots.
Actually, this returns to a response that I made to thread regarding strong/weak engines, and most people wanting to credit that to how it left the factory. I posted that proper break-in was important. Nobody responded to my post, either agreeing or disagreeing. I suspect that is because most of the people on his bb did do 7000 rpm holeshots as soon as they left the dealer's lot. As bulletproof as Honda engines are, even they require proper break-in.
Well, I'll just keep looking for my 5-speed. I still have 12,000 miles and over14 months of original warranty on my 1998 (don't know how it didn't get sold until June 1999).
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1998 San Marino Red SS
1998 VFR800
1991 2.0Si "first 'lude love", was still great at 146k miles
They allowed someone to drive it over the weekend, accumulating 377 miles, then return it, unable to get financing. The salesperson that I've dealt there wasn't in yet, I didn't ask anyone else for details regarding price.
I'll bet that they still want to sell it as new, instead of used or demo. I wouldn't go near that car with $2000US off sticker unless they could convince me that weekend driver was responsible, not some kid who was doing 7000 rpm holeshots.
Actually, this returns to a response that I made to thread regarding strong/weak engines, and most people wanting to credit that to how it left the factory. I posted that proper break-in was important. Nobody responded to my post, either agreeing or disagreeing. I suspect that is because most of the people on his bb did do 7000 rpm holeshots as soon as they left the dealer's lot. As bulletproof as Honda engines are, even they require proper break-in.
Well, I'll just keep looking for my 5-speed. I still have 12,000 miles and over14 months of original warranty on my 1998 (don't know how it didn't get sold until June 1999).
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1998 San Marino Red SS
1998 VFR800
1991 2.0Si "first 'lude love", was still great at 146k miles