Where to find invoice prices?

[lowspeed]

I just purchased a new 08 C50 and paid 6270 + sales tax (on the road and after all the promos)

How do i know if i got a good deal ?

With cars there are plenty of sites that will let you know just about what the dealer paid.

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[shelby322]

we just picked up an 08 c50 brand new for $5949 out the door. We now have to pay tax and registration since it was bought out of state. Total for the bike should be $6300 plus some change. As long as you are happy with your ride, then you got a good deal!!

[lowspeed]

why did you buy out of state ?

[shelby322]

our local dealers wanted msrp for the bikes, I got on the internet and started doing some searching and found a better deal about 1hr 20mins away, so it was a no brainer. I found a really decent dealership, more family like and in a small town - so they were really cool. All the dealerships around here have all the big fancy lighting, ect....wich also means a lot of "overhead". I didn't even try to "haggle" on pricing, I thought what they advertised was really fair, so i just signed the paperwork

[lowspeed]

Yeah me too.... i didn't want to haggle for $200

But they did sell me a helmet for cost, i got the HJC AC-12 Carbon for $199. Chepest i could find online was 290 or so.


Congrats on the bike how do you like it ?

[FormerF150Owner]

I just purchased a new 08 C50 and paid 6270 + sales tax (on the road and after all the promos)

How do i know if i got a good deal ?

With cars there are plenty of sites that will let you know just about what the dealer paid.

I too wonder if their is someplace to find invoice pricing. I never found anything but I do have a friend who is an Engineer for Honda. For a '07 Honda Shadow (750) the price he could get me was $1,000 off the $6,899 for which the bike was priced. I can only assume that this price was about as close to invoice as you can get.


The tag on my '07 M50 was for $6,799 and I paid $5700 including tax, tag, and title. I got it in Feb '08 so I'm sure they wanted to get rid of the '07's. Did I get a good deal? In my mind I think I did and that's really all that counts.

My wife has a Honda Pilot, I drive a Honda Ridgeline, and I'm a huge Honda fan but I passed on the Shadow because I felt the M50 was a better bike. My next bike will more than likely be a Goldwing though.