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So I waited several weeks to post this as I don't want to get anyone in trouble. Went to visit the other dealer in So. Florida because I wanted to see his showroom, stock etc. Very nice guy on the phone with me when I bought my bike in July. Figured I'd see what was going on down there. I am smack in the middle of both dealers 20 miles in either direction. This is what he told me about Polaris / Indian and the dealers.
1) Stock is closely guarded. He told me how pre-orders which are allocated to dealers MUST be titled within 10 days of the bike's arrival in the computer system or it gets "red tagged." This was put in place to prevent Dealers from saying they had pre orders on say 15 Scouts when they only have orders for 10. Polaris takes this VERY seriously and dealers have lost their Dealerships over this issue.
2) Dealer fees, once set, can not be toyed with. Once a Dealer sets this fee ALL must pay it! No friends and family discounts here.
3) The price they MUST sell these bikes for is CLOSELY monitored so as not to bastardize the line and to keep prices up. This goes hand in hand with not flooding the market with tons of bikes. Think supply and demand.
4) Dealers who break rules get a red check (lack of better term) 3 red checks, your out.
5) Indian knows what they are giving for the buck they are charging. They are providing a fantastic product with terrific stock appointments especially when contrasted with the competition, and the prices are right.
1) Stock is closely guarded. He told me how pre-orders which are allocated to dealers MUST be titled within 10 days of the bike's arrival in the computer system or it gets "red tagged." This was put in place to prevent Dealers from saying they had pre orders on say 15 Scouts when they only have orders for 10. Polaris takes this VERY seriously and dealers have lost their Dealerships over this issue.
2) Dealer fees, once set, can not be toyed with. Once a Dealer sets this fee ALL must pay it! No friends and family discounts here.
3) The price they MUST sell these bikes for is CLOSELY monitored so as not to bastardize the line and to keep prices up. This goes hand in hand with not flooding the market with tons of bikes. Think supply and demand.
4) Dealers who break rules get a red check (lack of better term) 3 red checks, your out.
5) Indian knows what they are giving for the buck they are charging. They are providing a fantastic product with terrific stock appointments especially when contrasted with the competition, and the prices are right.
Something to think about 
