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V4 Not That I’m Buying One, But Why Is This???

Discussion in 'Panigale' started by Poucher, Nov 1, 2019.

  1. Hi Guys,

    Just been sat reading this weeks comic ( MCN ) and reading about these new super-duper Ducati’s that we’re all gonna rush out and buy ...not :confused:

    When I noticed some anomaly’s in the pricing structure....
    I’m talking about the Panigale V4 and the new V4 Streetfighter in particular and the difference in cost to change from the standard version to the S model, example...

    Standard Streetfighter £17.5k roughly, change up to Streetfighter S £20k. = roughly £2.5 grand difference

    Standard V4 Panigale £20k, change up to V4s Panigale nearly £25k. = roughly £5 grand difference

    Now as far as I can see it? ( somebody correct me if I’m wrong? ) on each model, the difference in spec between standard trim and the S version is Öhlins EC 2.0 suspension and lightweight Marchesini wheels

    So why does it cost you basically twice as much for the same kit upgrade on the V4 Panigale ??

    Am I missing something or is it just the “Panigale “ tax :thinkingface: ?
     
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  2. Daft person Tax I guess :)
     
  3. Why does a switchable sports exhaust cost more on a 911 than a Boxster ? Different markets ..... different price points ... different customers ....

    So many fur coat and no knicker merchants here ..... whats a 2.5k difference over a 3 year PCP anyhow as thats how they all get sold, £20 ????? hardly worth a thread is it !!
     
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  4. True, I keep forgetting that most people tick bikes on the “never-never” these days, my local dealer recons it’s over 90% on pcp’s these days and he says it’s creating a lot of unhappy people.

    This double the cost for the same kit just smacks of blatant rip-off to me though??
     
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  5. Are they identical though ? I suspect there will some difference in the forks etc, it wont be as simple as it seems ..... and why is it creating unhappy people ? Its a choice, either they can afford the payments / outright cost or they can't, Ducatis have never been cheap so never understand why people expect them to be now ! Not a dig at you by the way.
     
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  6. Should have explained more what the dealer meant, he said some people are walking in with an older bike that they own worth 5 or 6 grand and using it for the deposit on a 17k bike, after the PCP term they don’t have the money to buy it outright, so they are handling the keys back and walking out the door totally bikeless, that’s what he meant about unhappy people....takes all sorts I suppose?
     
  7. They just need a calculator then ..... it ain't rocket science, happening everywhere though ..... thats the cost of ownership over 3 years, their bike plus the payments, if they then want to buy it, they need the balloon money !!!
     
  8. Yep, just dived the balloon payment by the 36 months term and add this amount to the monthly payment.

    Put the balloon payment into savings each month, to use at the end of the term.

    Or is it easier to be seduced by the low monthly, then panic at the end of the term, by the big wedge needed?
     
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  9. Simply price exploitation. Nothing new or unique.
    Still wonder how people will get these bikes insured...
     
  10. With the same difficulty when the V4 was launched. New model, absolutely no data to number crunch a realistic quote. People will get them insured but there’ll be a lot of bleating. Andy
     
  11. Something is wrong here? These people don't need to be unhappy, they just need to sign up for another PCP! Whats wrong with them - don't they want to pay Ducati £££s every month for the rest of their lives?
     
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  12. Ok , so explain to me why the Panni suspension and wheels cost twice the amount they do on the Streetfighter?

    Be the first question I was asking dealers if I was looking at one ??
     
  13. Same reason a Victoria’s Secret bra is 3 times the price of one from top shop “cos it’s dead sexier” maybe?
     
  14. You spend much time in Victoria’s secrets??? ;)
     
  15. No, top shop ;)
     
  16. Anne summers man personally lol
     
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  17. Tbf it’s like buying a bra at Victorias that has ‘valentines’ written on it vs the exact same item that just says ‘sexy’.

    ie identical but one has the ‘fucking fools!’ Tax :upyeah::joy:
     
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  18. He would like to ,she just won't let him :)
     
  19. Tbf it's probably best if anyone that put down 33% on a pcp deal walks out bikeless, need shipping off to the funny farm.
     
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  20. Min deposit, max miles, ship back at the end
     
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