Flame on!
So my buddy just bought a 696 from Colemans Powersport after being disuaded by some rude sob on the phone at Ducpond.
He wanted to go to Ducpond thinking they were decent and reputable, and he lives in Front Royal. In the past I took my old M750 there for service (now his) and I had great dealings with them and they did a great job at getting the M750 running right. He was with me when I went to pick it up and was impressed with Ducati's and the shop. A year later, after buying my M750 and wanting to upgrade. He wants the new 696 and calls Ducpond first!
On Friday July 31 he calls and asks whom ever it was on the phone if they had any 696's in stock.
Rich: Hello, do you guys have any 696's in stock?
Dude: Yeah, we got all three of them in stock.
Rich: How much are they going for?
Dude: They're MSRP.
Rich: Cool. Are you guys negotiable on the price at all...can...(gets cut off).
Dude: Dude, I told you they're MSRP.
Rich: Ok, thanks.
All the while this guy is eating something while on the phone with a customer and continues grabbing chips out of the bag and stuffing his face during the whole conversation.
So then he calls Colemans Woodbridge and receives a completely different treatment. He's told, "Yeah, it's been a bit slow, we can take some off the price." He drives all the way to Woodbridge from Front Royal because of this. Colemans has the 696 delivered from the Falls Church store in crate and assembles it in front of him and gives him 500 off MSRP.
What gives?! I know if they can't come down on the price, that's one thing. But do they have to allow some dude to answer phone chewing with his mouth open and continously eating during the conversation with a customer? Is Ducpond so big headed thinking they're the ONLY Duc dealer in VA? That just irritates me.
Back story: I haven't been on here in a while because I sold my 750 to him and got an R6. But that thing is uber uncomfortable and my next bike will be the 696. After talking about it, he and I got psyched and been jonesing for one since. He beat me to the punch!
So my buddy just bought a 696 from Colemans Powersport after being disuaded by some rude sob on the phone at Ducpond.
He wanted to go to Ducpond thinking they were decent and reputable, and he lives in Front Royal. In the past I took my old M750 there for service (now his) and I had great dealings with them and they did a great job at getting the M750 running right. He was with me when I went to pick it up and was impressed with Ducati's and the shop. A year later, after buying my M750 and wanting to upgrade. He wants the new 696 and calls Ducpond first!
On Friday July 31 he calls and asks whom ever it was on the phone if they had any 696's in stock.
Rich: Hello, do you guys have any 696's in stock?
Dude: Yeah, we got all three of them in stock.
Rich: How much are they going for?
Dude: They're MSRP.
Rich: Cool. Are you guys negotiable on the price at all...can...(gets cut off).
Dude: Dude, I told you they're MSRP.
Rich: Ok, thanks.
All the while this guy is eating something while on the phone with a customer and continues grabbing chips out of the bag and stuffing his face during the whole conversation.
So then he calls Colemans Woodbridge and receives a completely different treatment. He's told, "Yeah, it's been a bit slow, we can take some off the price." He drives all the way to Woodbridge from Front Royal because of this. Colemans has the 696 delivered from the Falls Church store in crate and assembles it in front of him and gives him 500 off MSRP.
What gives?! I know if they can't come down on the price, that's one thing. But do they have to allow some dude to answer phone chewing with his mouth open and continously eating during the conversation with a customer? Is Ducpond so big headed thinking they're the ONLY Duc dealer in VA? That just irritates me.
Back story: I haven't been on here in a while because I sold my 750 to him and got an R6. But that thing is uber uncomfortable and my next bike will be the 696. After talking about it, he and I got psyched and been jonesing for one since. He beat me to the punch!