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Old March 13th, 2010, 07:01 AM   #1
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Going price for 2008 250R. Help me help a friend.

A really good friend of my is shopping for a 250R. He found one on Craigslist. Its a 2008 w/ 9300+ miles on it for $3000. Condition appears to be fine, no heavy mods. He asked me to go look at it with him tomorrow. Right off, $3000 appears a little much to me. Its 2 yrs old, approaching 10k miles and its only $500 less than msrp. Do you guys agree?

I know the riding season is upon us and they hold their value well, but not that well. I'm thinking along the lines of $2500. Please offer up your thoughts.
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Old March 13th, 2010, 07:56 AM   #2
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This is just my 2cents but i just bought a brand new 09 for $3400 otd for $4200. I would say $2800 but it depends on your area, if there are very few for sale price will be higher. If the guy is asking 3k that usually means he will usually will negotiate down a few hundred either way.
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Old March 13th, 2010, 09:12 AM   #3
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I bet if you walked up with $2800 cash you could get it. I talked the guy i bought mine down to 2600.
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Old March 13th, 2010, 09:15 AM   #4
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When I was looking for a new gen last October, I couldn't find any for under $3500 unless they had been crashed. Actually, the only reason I was able to get my '09 for as low as $3500 then was because the guy I bought it from was still paying it off, so he lowered the price a couple of times (apparently people kept turning him down as soon as they found out they would have to hassle paying off the financing company).

But I also live in Los Angeles and everything is overpriced here. I don't know what a normal going price in Alabama is like, so that might be a bit high for a bike with that many miles on it. It never really hurts to try and haggle though, but if it turns out to be a really nice bike that was well taken care of over those 10k miles, it might be worth it. It really just depends on the general going rate in your area. I mean, MSRP doesn't really mean a whole lot if there's nowhere you can actually buy one for that price. I'd recommend looking on craigslist beforehand to make sure that's the nicest you can get for that kind of money in case you can't talk him down.
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Old March 13th, 2010, 03:37 PM   #5
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Update: Crazy twist to the story.....

While I'm at work today a coworker says to me. "Remember that Ninja 250 I bought for my son? Well, I put it on craigslist for $3000. Can you help me sell it."

LOL small world Huh

They will meet and settle on a price tomorrow.
Wierd how that one worked out.
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Old March 14th, 2010, 03:55 PM   #6
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Sooo I went with my friend to look at the bike this morning. Its was in rough shape. It had been laid down at least twice and there are too many small problems to list. We walked away without making an offer. The bike was junk.

He will be at the dealership in the morning shopping for a new one
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Old March 15th, 2010, 03:15 PM   #7
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Well its a done deal. He bought a new 2010 Ninja 250R. I took some pics but I won't still his thunder. I'll get him on here soon.
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Old March 16th, 2010, 06:55 PM   #8
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Nice! What color did he get?
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Old March 16th, 2010, 07:14 PM   #9
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well.....
he wanted BLACK but had to settle for BLUE

I had never seen the blue in person until he the got this one. I really like it.
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Old March 16th, 2010, 08:03 PM   #10
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Love the blue myself, definitely a color you need to see in person to appreciate.
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Old March 16th, 2010, 10:17 PM   #11
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Everybody knows the blue ones are faster
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Old March 17th, 2010, 12:00 AM   #12
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Everybody knows the blue ones are faster
Says the guy with a green CBR. Besides, red bikes turn better.
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Old March 17th, 2010, 12:20 AM   #13
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Nope green bikes are faster that's why blubyu bought a green CBR well green black and white ones are faster mines not totally green!!!
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Old March 17th, 2010, 01:57 PM   #14
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I checked online.. red's faster.. ;D
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