Why are all the 400ex's in southern ca so expensive?!

[daniel981]

Im lookin for another 400ex in my area and daym, they are expensive. I look in the classified section on this forum and I see 400's back east for way cheaper then they are around here. Whats up with that?

Sorry, just a little vent.:blah:

Have a good one everyone.

[Ruby Soho]

how much?

[daniel981]

well:

05 stock no extras like paddles, $4100
03 stock no extras like paddles, $3500
01 with bolt-ons and a helmet, $3800

Am I being unreasonable?

I just see these things listed here for a lot less on the classifieds section.

Maybe its because a lot of these bikes are garage queens and don't have many hours on them where as back east, people actually ride their quads..? I have no idea.

[awsomeaussies]

I live in Washington... and there just as expensive:( It's almost temping to ship a quad over here and I'm sure it will still be alot cheaper then buying one around here.

[Ruby Soho]

i bought mine for 2100 and it had alot of mods:)

[tp300ex]

come down to LA an ill let u have mine for free....





















ok not realy:devil:
but around here u can get an 05 for like 3,500 stock

[F-16Guy]

One word: RUST.

California/Arizona/Nevada vehicles always get better resale prices because there is hardly ever a spot of rust or corrosion on them. I've seen some of the east coast stuff, and I wouldn't touch the majority of it.

[daniel981]

Originally posted by F-16Guy
One word: RUST.

Oh yeah! Never thought of that. Good point.

[GPracer2500]

Corrosion is a good point. I bumped into a guy that had a side business of going east to buy a trailer-load of quads and bringing them back to AZ to sell. They all looked like hell--never saw a clean one among them. It would have taken A LOT of time/work to get them (mostly) rust free.

[PismoLocal]

I think I might sell my 03 pretty soon for 4500-5k.

[daniel981]

Originally posted by PismoLocal
I think I might sell my 03 pretty soon for 4500-5k.

Whats the best time of year to ride pismo? I'd like to come up that way this year.

[eliasxr400]

Originally posted by GPracer2500
Corrosion is a good point. I bumped into a guy that had a side business of going east to buy a trailer-load of quads and bringing them back to AZ to sell. They all looked like hell--never saw a clean one among them. It would have taken A LOT of time/work to get them (mostly) rust free.
All of us over here on the east coast just ride or stuff to it breaks and buy new. No need to clean or maintain them. :cool:

[krt400ex]

mines up for sale...under 100 hrs...great shape...i'll do a complete tune up b4 it is shipped....buyer pays shipping...my buddy has a ebay account and he is putting it up there...i will give u the link if ud like...it is going for less than the '01 with bolt ons and a helmet...lol

[PismoLocal]

Originally posted by daniel981
Whats the best time of year to ride pismo? I'd like to come up that way this year.
The nicest weather here is from september to december, usually its between 70-80 and there is little to no wind. Summer time is great too but its foggy in the morning and usually there is some wind in the afternoon nothing serious though. From january to may its hit or miss with rain, your best bet is to check weather.com and use 93420 for the area code.

[daniel981]

Originally posted by PismoLocal
The nicest weather here is from september to december ... your best bet is to check weather.com and use 93420 for the area code.

Nice! Thanks for the info.