How Much?

How much discount can you get on a new bike, cash purchase?
About 10% - 15 % seems to be the norm in my area (North East England)

Is any other part of UK better?

 

I can't imagine you'd get much more than that anywhere else: IIRC, the
dealers get a kick-back from the finance companies if you buy the bike
on credit, so there's not that much benefit in them having the cash.


(BTW: Is that the Fox & Hounds pub in Prudhoe? If so, you've just bought
an almost-new bike; bored with it already?)

 

Any sensible business still likes cash sales.

No, I made the email up.

 

Not if the dealer maker more profit overall selling a bike on credit
(assuming no cash flow crisis)

 

That is only sensible if there is limited stock.
Generally, there is not.

 

I don't think there's much regional variation. I rang round the
dealers before buying my recent bike, and it was all much of a
muchness.

What on earth makes you think that? Or, by "cash", do you mean "no
part exchange and no finance?"

 

Cash = Notes or Debit Card or Cheque or Draft or many other ways.

 

Yes.

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, Pikey Joe amazed us all with this pearl of
wisdom:

Cheers!

 

I am presuming the dealer will lose the sale (as they will with me)

 

Nope cash is folding[1] money, all the others are traceable and
especially for a business cost to process. Ask for instance a builder
to quote for a cash job, offer him a cheque and see what happens.

As pointed out earlier a vehicle dealer would much prefer you took
their shonky finance. Perhaps the best deal you could do is if you
have the money sitting in an account is take a credit card with a
large interest free period and put the bike on that. That way you can
have interest on the money for 9 - 12 months and the bike.

[1] No one wants lots of coins.

 

Or take finance and make sure it can be paid off at any point with no
penalty.

Then just give it a week and pay it off with the cash.

 

Do you honestly think that a dealer should give you a big discount
because you're offering cash when he'll get the full price along with
a wedge from the finance company if he sells it to someone on credit?