[daFunkyUnit]

Ok, its a silly question, but I honestly don't know...

Lets say you're gonna buy a new sportbike from the dealership, and you want to pay cash. How do you actually carry through with the transaction?

Does cashier's check / money order count as "cash" ? Or do you bring a briefcase full of C-notes? I always feel "ill-at-ease" whenever I'm carrying more than a hundred dollars in my pocket... :dunno



(back story: my ex250 has been totaled, payout from insurance company should be coming in a week or 2, so I'm currently shopping for a new ride.... likely either a sv650sf or a ninja 650r)

 

[Gutterballs]

bank draft

 

[boner]

60 to 70 $100 bills is not that fat of a wad, i would just keep them in my pocket. or get a check from my bank. one of the two.

 

[bleda2002]

Cashier's Check is considered "cash"

 

[kman458]

I had someone bring me a 5 gallon water bottle that he said had several thousand dollars worth of quarters. I did ask him if he wouldn't mind taking it to the bank as I did not think the person that counted the cash drawer would much appreciate that.

 

[BikerRob]

When I bought my Hayabusa last year, I just wrote a personal check to the dealership. In my experience only private parties seem to require cashier's checks or the like.

 

[segue00]

Debit card is considered as cash.

 

[coupe]

Cashiers check from your bank

No personal checks

 

[User Name]

When I bought my Busa, I paid the dealer cash - literally. Had an envelope with $9000 worth of $100's and $20's.

 

[smashbox]

When I bought my Busa, I paid the dealer cash - literally. Had an envelope with $9000 worth of $100's and $20's.

Word. i did the same thing with my bike, just a much small Suzuki.

 

[MoxieATS1]

Word. i did the same thing with my bike, just a much small Suzuki.

+1 thats how I bought my ZX10R

 

[mercutio80]

I bought a used SV from a dealership with a personal check.

 

[RUBZERK]

i went to a few dealers with 10k in my pocket and asked what kinda deal get i get if i pay cash. i never showed the cash till i got the right offer from the dealer.:beer

the i payed in CASH.

my local shop wouldnt budge on the price:bitchslap so i drove 35 miles & saved $1000.:boink plus got some free goodies:neener

then i showed up at my local shop just to look around. he wasnt happy.:banana

i called every Suzuki dealed withing 75 miles of my house.

 

[RayOSV]

When I bought my Hayabusa last year, I just wrote a personal check to the dealership. In my experience only private parties seem to require cashier's checks or the like.

+1 Dealers will take a personal check or debit card as long as you have ID and sufficient funds.

 

[g34343greg]

rolls of $1's wrapped with rubber bands. it's gangster.

 

[preisker916]

I had someone mail me a $6700 cashiers check from the Allied Bank of Ireland, it looked pretty good, even had a watermark, for a Toyota Truck that I wanted $2200 for. I could keep the change after I shipped it to England for him. I'm kind of surprised that there are no Toyota trucks between California and England. At least I got him to spend the time to make the check, buy an envelope and put $1.00 in postage on it.


Cashiers checks can be bogus. If it's a dealer, cash isn't a problem. If you are worried, bring some big friends or a gun. If it is private, do it at your bank and have them cut him a check, and he can cash it right there at the bank.

 

[porky786]

I've been known to ride with a loose $50 in my dress shirt pocket

I like the risk element, dont do that with your money WAD:lao

 

[Phenix_Rider]

Private sales- $100s in a bank envelope. And bring a big friend- to help load, ya know?

Dealers are pretty flexible. Debit cards usually have limits, but most don't mind personal checks if they can call the bank at the time of sale.

If you're looking at a used 650R or SV, you shouldn't have more than 40 $100s. Not a visually impressive amount in an envelope.

 

[binx_19]

20 pounds of weed.

 

[arcticamt6]

I just used straight cash. $5k in cash really isn't that big of a wad. Had a money envelope from the bank and it wasn't too thick. $100's and $20's.