new '07 400ex at the local Honda dealer - should I buy it?

[Mud Junkie]

Hey guys,

I posted a thread on here recently b/c I was thinking about getting rid of my '88 warrior and stepping up to something newer with a little more power, like the 400ex. Honda has some good incentives going on right now, so I was checking out the local Honda dealers websites. Turns out a dealer has a BRAND NEW (never sold) '07 400ex. They want $3699 for it - that seems like a pretty good deal!... I don't know 'the story' behind it b/c I have not been by or called them. Afraid to b/c I might come home and be like "honey...guess what I just bought"?

How common is this? I know the Honda's are great quads and I am ver surpised they have an '07 model that has never sold.... Just curious if this is common and what I should be on the look out for if I pull the trigger on this thing!

Also, are there any 'quirks' about the '07 models? I have not heard of any, but you guys are the experts!

Thanks!!!

[sprayedgt]

Yes it very common. The market for toys has been slumping for a few years now. It's just now starting to turn around. The 400ex is a great machine and it sounds like a very good price. If I was in the market for one I would go for it. But it never hurts to see if they will go lower. If they've had it for this long they REALLY want it gone.

[Mud Junkie]

Yea, I did some searching on here and saw where its pretty common. I found one where a guy bought a '07 a coule of months ago and on the 3rd day it was having issues. Someone suggested it may have been bad gas from sitting so long.... a good point - I'll have to keep that in mind.

[Triggerfreak]

Honda released a bunch of 07 400ex quads early this year.i picked up one from my local dealer about 5 months ago.They are still brand new and never ran.Your dealer should have gotting it from honda just like a 09 quad.they still have to put it together and set it all up even though it is a 07.Comes with a factory warrenty just like a 09 but a a deep discounted price.Go for it.I did and i am happy.

[tfdfyrman]

Thats funny. I Just logged on here just a couple short hours after trading my '05 YFZ450 for a '07 400ex This was the first post I saw too. The guy bought brand new back in March from the dealer. It still looks brand new now too.

[Mud Junkie]

Sweet... I have an errand to run at 3:00pm today, so I took the afternoon off. When I leave at lunchtime I'll have a couple of hours to kill....bet you can't guess where I'm going...

[Mud Junkie]

oh, does anyone know what the HP rating is on the '07 400ex? I read somewhere else the 400ex was ~23rwhp, where as the warriors were ~ 18rwhp?... But I don't know how 'dated' those numbers are, much less if they are even true?

[Scooter86]

That is a good deal that i would jump on if a 400EX was on my wish list.

[Triggerfreak]

I love my brand new 07 that i bought new this year.It beats paying 6 thousand + for a 09 model.

[Mud Junkie]

I looked at the 400ex on Friday. The offer was the 3699 + 199 doc fee + 8.5% sales tax, which came to ~$4,212 OTD. They said the are waiving the destination/assembly/prep fee that is normally charged - which can run around $1,000 they said?....

Afterwards, on the way out the sales guy said since they knew I wasn't buying today (I told them that when I got there).. the 'head honcho' won't do any real negotiating until he believes I am ready to buy right then and there - which I can understand. Anyway...now I am still deciding if I want to pull the trigger on this thing and go back, ready to buy, and negotiate like hell to get the best deal I can!