Can-am owners. Did you buy local?

[xchief1320]

I'm thinking about buying a new Outlander and all the dealers I've found so far suck at returning emails or giving prices over the phone. I can order one from out of state for way less after all fees and tax then I've found in Fl so far. I would rather buy local so if I have issues I can get them taken care of easier..

If you have bought something lately what type of pricing have you found?

[Starbuc71]

I've owned can ams since 07 with a purchase of a new Renegade.  Every can am dealer I have dealt with totally sucked. I found a decent one in Inverness FL then they stopped selling can am.  Good luck finding a decent dealer in FL. I hear Can Am has strict guidelines for their dealers and that's why most of the smaller mom and pop dealers who knew what customer service is were forced to lose the can am line.  Mostly because they could not meet the selling quotas required by can am

[xchief1320]

I agree 100%

This is my first Can-am and I have talked to at least 10 dealerships from Florida to California and every one so far have been total jerks. I told them what I wanted and just wanted a rough price. I'm very busy and will not spend all day at a dealer just to get pissed and leave because they try to jerk me around.

The last 2 new ones a atv and motorcycle were bought from Camden Motorsports in Ga, They went out of business though. Both deals were made on the phone and I just went in to pick it up. When I picked up my Busa I was there maybe 30 minutes. Long enough to sign a few papers pay for it load it up and leave. I did my research and they had the best deal around. No one is that way anymore. You would think on a $12K+ atv they would want to have a new customer.

I've talked to a few dealerships that do not sell Can-am and so far have had no issues getting prices on other atv's. I wanted a Can-am but honestly may end up with something else. The issues i'm having just trying to buy one might be telling me something. Plus I'm just going to use it for hunting and around our property. I'm not a deep mud and wader kind of guy. I just like having more power then I need..

[AintSkeered]

Mom and Pop operations died a long time ago. And, not just for ATVs! If you don't live in or near a large metro area where you can find a dealer who pushes tons of metal, you won't get the lowest price. Period. Unless, you find a local yo cal going out of business or stuck with last year's models. It ain't just a Can-Am problem.

[xchief1320]

I know this is old but I forgot all about it. Here is my buying experience.

I ended up buying a Magnesium 2014 Outlander 1000xt but I actually found the best deal here in Florida at Ride Now Ocala. I had the deal worked out in Alabama and a buddy told me to give them a call just to see what they said. I called and asked the OTD price and they came back 13K OTD. I told the guy thanks for his time but I found it for 10,900 OTD in Alabama. He said let him talk to the owner, Then he came back and said they would do it for 10,800 OTD. I went there and decided to get it but noticed a small scratch on the fender. They took another 250 off for that. So I ended up getting it for 10,550 OTD.

Not sure if they normally sell for such good prices, But I was pretty happy with the deal. May be worth a call if you're close to them and looking for something they sell.. I delt with a guy named Nick.

[proballer]

We've bought 2 can am's from ride now ocala with very mix results. The first one was a 2012 commander and everything went great, the next year bought a 2013 xmr 650 and it was nothing but a hassle from the word go. We were to the point of walking out 2-3 times before we thought they had finally gotten everything in order, well that was just the start of the problems, apparently the new sales manager guy that was responsible for all the paper work apparently didn't have a clue as to what he was doing and ended up being a massive headache to the point that the owner finally had to call and apologize and offer free services for the bike.Sso they did make it right but it took a lot of bi*ching to get them to do so!
As for there service department, so far they've been top notch as well. But like you said they're not very forth coming with prices especially over the phone

[xchief1320]

All and all I am very happy with the purchase. I still don't have 10 hours on it though. Trying to keep it clean until I do the first service. All the rides around here are centered around mud, So i haven't been going on any of them yet. I just been riding it around the property checking fences and making sure the cows are all good..


The guy doing all the paper work did take forever. He kept walking out of his office and talking to people instead of doing his job. We delt with 3 people. The salesman Nick which was great, Then some guy that just had me sign a few papers and tried to sell me all the extra crap, But had no idea Can am was doing the extra 30 month warranty promotion, When I mentioned it he said they don't do that in Florida. Which is false. And then the last guy who was the super slow guy with A.D.D. that couldn't stay in his office to do all the final paper work.

If it weren't for the price I would of walked out as well, We were there 3 hours or so. I would go back just on price alone.

When I bought my stuff from Camden Motorsports it was a very nice and fast experience. I made the deal on my Busa over the phone and they had it all ready when I got there. I was in that place 20 minutes tops. When I bought my Suzuki atv I didn't plan on buying one that day but after seeing the price I decided to and even that one only took 45 minutes or so.

[proballer]

Nice looking bike, really like that color! Good luck keeping it claen
The commander we bought everything went smooth and was in the dealership just over an hour, the xmr was an all day affair and the only thing that changed was the sales manager/paperwork guru, the first guy left and went to another dealership for some reason. Amazing how one person can screw up the entire process!
The last 2 grizzlys I bought the entire deal was done over the internet/phone, showed up and was at the dealership less than an hour both times!