Greg,
Thanks mate. The service you blokes supply has been excellent all the way through. Very efficient and well above my expectations. Much better that a lot of other experiences I have had importing over the years.
I certainly appreciate your efforts.
Phil Andrews.
Hi guys,
My bike is now all registered and good to go. Thanks for your help in the process all the way through. Thumbs up!.
Regards Peter.
Story published in Financial Review 30th of April 2011.
Local companies
taken for a ride
Imports
Emma Connors
HarleyDavidson
is the latest
business to feel the heat from
online sales as motorcycle
enthusiasts import directly.
Amanda Paton calculates she
saved between $5000 and $7000
by buying a 2010 Softail Deluxe
motorbike in Wytheville, Virginia,
from her home in Mackay,
Queensland, via the internet.
“I’m extremely happy,”
Ms Paton said. “It’s a beautiful
bike and a dream to ride.”
There were some drawbacks. It
was five months from the sale to
the first ride – “I would do it again
but I’d have to tranquillise myself’’
– and then there was the impact it
had on Ms Paton’s relationship
with the Harley dealer in Mackay.
“I wasn’t too popular,” she said.
HarleyDavidson’s
Australian
dealership and distribution
network is the oldest outside the
US, dating back to 1917. Now it is
under strain.
HarleyDavidson
Australia says
it is still relatively rare to do as
Ms Paton has done, with most
customers preferring the comfort
of a twoyear
warranty that comes
with a new motorcycle. Privately,
though, dealerships confess the
strong dollar is not good news for
their business.
Ms Paton said that, after a
“hearttoheart
chat”, she had
managed to stay on good terms
with her local dealer. “He
understands my situation and
I understand his,” she added.
But buying a motorcycle is not
the same as ordering a pair of
shoes online.
Only secondhand
Harleys built
after 1989 can be imported and
they have to be modified by a
certified engineer to comply with
Australian road standards. It is a
long process and that doesn’t
always suit Harley fans, said Greg
Leahy from Geezers Classic
Garage, a Gold Coast business that
imports motorcycles for customers
on the east coast and as far away
as Kununurra in WA.
Geezers is tracking about 100
Harleys that are on their way from
the US. “Importing direct is very
popular,” Mr Leahy said.
“When the dollar sinks back to
US60¢ everyone will be trundling
back to their local Harley dealer.”
Meanwhile, HarleyDavidson
is
sticking to its policy of annual
pricing reviews while passing on
extras such as bigger, fuelinjected
engines free to local
customers through the dealership
network.
Thanks Ian & Greg,
No Problem and that's fantastic, thankyou for makeing the Client Vehicle Import Schedule webpage a real joy to be able to track your own vehicle or motorcycle with ease.
Thankyou,
Paul Hannaford
Hi Greg and Ian this is a short thank you note for making my task of importing my boat heaps easier than I thought it would be . Heaps of people told me I was crazy buying a boat this way but thanks to you guys it has been trouble free and I would not hesitate to recommend it as an option if buying a boat . Being able to just drive down to the Gold Coast and pick up the boat and trailer already registered was another bonus so once again thanks heaps .
Cheers Dave Sheehan
. You make it so easy!!
Warm regards,
Bill McDonough
Just wanted to say how very impressed I was with Geezers personal import service.
Geezers made the process very smooth and transparent and their staff were helpful at every stage of my import.
The costs were very reasonable and I wouldn't hesitate to use Geezers services again or recommend them to others.
Thanks again for your assistance.
Kind Regards,
Jayson
From day one you have given nothing but great service. The time frame was correct, professionalize and information was second to none.
You took care of everything from door to door and made the process easy to understand and follow.
The online tracking kept me up to date with the bikes progress and how long to go before I received my bike.
Thanks again.
Paul Iriks
Perth WA.
I want to thank Geezers for your profesional approach to the service that you provide. This is the first time that I have purchsed a vehicle from overseas & you have been open & upfront with everything that I needed to know, there were know hidden expenses or issues. I will recommend GEEZERS CLASSIC GARAGE to anyone wanting to import a vehicle.
Thanks again
Kind regards
Brett Hunt
Hi Greg
Picked the car up yesterday, it’s all made it great & intact, just wanted to say thanks.
Cheers
Darrell
Greg and your Team ,
Just wanted to say thanks for all your help in getting my 1970 Rebel Machine in from the USA .
You and your team where always there with information and guidance through this process .
All the best for the new year to you all and your families .
Best Regards ,
Sonny and Annie Soper .
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