Rocket_Cowboy
11-08-2004, 10:10 AM
Ok ok ... I'm all for keeping my money in the local economy and helping out the shops around town, but when trying to find my 2004 ST1300 ABS so late in the season, I had no option but to look outside the state ...
AND OH MY HOW SWEET IT WAS!!!
For those who don't know, Corinth MS is a smaller town in northeast Mississippi, about an hour outside of Memphis, TN. Total drive from Plano to Corinth is about 544 miles. Lake Hill deals in Yamaha and Honda, but most of their sales are Honda. From what the sales guy told me, they sell as many as 760 units a month, and last year sold right around 7500 units. :eek: Their show room was bigger than every dealer's entire facility here in DFW, and then they had two huge warehouses out back packed with motorcycles and atvs. It was a very impressive setup.
Now for the good stuff. It must be cause of their location and lower overhead, but Lake Hill saved me $1601.00 off what dealers were wanting me to pay for my '04 ST1300A here in Dallas. They were $2100 off Honda's MSRP on the bike! There was no haggling, their prices are listed on their website (http://www.lakehillmotors.com). They even handled the registration and titling of the bike with the State of Texas.
With the drasticly lower price, I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop, I mean ... this seemed too good to be true. I expected that either I'd get out there Saturday and find the sold the bike out from under me, or would start dinking with the price or forcing extended warranties, or just generally keep me out there all day over little things. While I did tell them I would be out there Saturday, I forgot to call them when I was headed up to Memphis on Friday to let them know what time in the morning I was planning to be there. We got there just after they opened Saturday morning. I was in and out in just under 2 hours ... and part of that time was the 20 minute warehouse tour I requested. When we got there, they had the bike assembled, but had not done prep on it yet. They prepped the bike while I signed paperwork, then they helped load us up and we were off.
They absolutely exceeded every expectation I had, and surprised me with how easy they were to deal with. I highly recommend them to anyone looking for a new Honda or Yamaha who doesn't mind driving a little for great service. If you call out there, ask for Kirk. They can be reached at 800.569.6205.
Charlie
AND OH MY HOW SWEET IT WAS!!!
For those who don't know, Corinth MS is a smaller town in northeast Mississippi, about an hour outside of Memphis, TN. Total drive from Plano to Corinth is about 544 miles. Lake Hill deals in Yamaha and Honda, but most of their sales are Honda. From what the sales guy told me, they sell as many as 760 units a month, and last year sold right around 7500 units. :eek: Their show room was bigger than every dealer's entire facility here in DFW, and then they had two huge warehouses out back packed with motorcycles and atvs. It was a very impressive setup.
Now for the good stuff. It must be cause of their location and lower overhead, but Lake Hill saved me $1601.00 off what dealers were wanting me to pay for my '04 ST1300A here in Dallas. They were $2100 off Honda's MSRP on the bike! There was no haggling, their prices are listed on their website (http://www.lakehillmotors.com). They even handled the registration and titling of the bike with the State of Texas.
With the drasticly lower price, I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop, I mean ... this seemed too good to be true. I expected that either I'd get out there Saturday and find the sold the bike out from under me, or would start dinking with the price or forcing extended warranties, or just generally keep me out there all day over little things. While I did tell them I would be out there Saturday, I forgot to call them when I was headed up to Memphis on Friday to let them know what time in the morning I was planning to be there. We got there just after they opened Saturday morning. I was in and out in just under 2 hours ... and part of that time was the 20 minute warehouse tour I requested. When we got there, they had the bike assembled, but had not done prep on it yet. They prepped the bike while I signed paperwork, then they helped load us up and we were off.
They absolutely exceeded every expectation I had, and surprised me with how easy they were to deal with. I highly recommend them to anyone looking for a new Honda or Yamaha who doesn't mind driving a little for great service. If you call out there, ask for Kirk. They can be reached at 800.569.6205.
Charlie