If i only had the Cash!!!

smitty901

No disrespect to anyone. Each has to run their Financies in the way that is best for them.
When I was younger I leaner it was better to earn intrest than pay I have tried my best to stick with that plan.

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mrs2cool

You must have known my father,His mantra was " Interest should be what you receive,not what you pay." I've tried to ascribe to that philosophy(except the mortgage) in all my finances.BUT when we paid off the house ,We put a big down payment and financed the rest of my husband's Heritage classic. At our age , we decided to "screw it,let's ride". My Sportster is paid for, so it's kind of like we have a very small mortgage.AND we only financed this one for 4 years.

smitty901

I married a Wisconsin German farm girl she taught me well
She had it right got 3 childern through collage debt free. That was hard. Collage bills will make a poor man out of you quick.
This was my fathers day present june 07
I never saw it coming We had talked about another new a few months befor and she said" not this year"
She was dealing on this

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mrs2cool

My husband thought he wanted a softale deuce, but after we rented the Heritage Classic while visiting my son in Hawaii, I knew that was the bike he really wanted. Couldn't swing the whole nut on that on,but knew that was the one he wanted so... the rest is history

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smitty901

HERITAGRE is a sharp bike Someday I will have one. I have a Fatboy also but My dream list has a Heritage at the top of the list.
Saving for grandchilderns collage now so the puts the heritage off a bit one is 10 years old now so she is that far away.

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YmmitHD

No one is putting down financing ,(EDIT) it's a HD. Like smitty said it's just that some feel more comfortable paying cash and if they can't then they don't get get it, especially with todays economy.

I'm a big fan of the Deluxe but figured i better start off with a Dyna and ride the heck out of it until my boy is old enough that i can pass it down then i get my deluxe.. our Sales manager just bought a "03" that is black & white and it is sharp, it's my favorite bike out of all the Harley's at work.

Irish Hog

Well I would have liked to have paid cash for my bike but I got it with a deal like this. It was a deal that I could not pass on, becasue you would not get a deal like it again. I had just put in a pool and Jaccuzi in for the family and was basically tapped and I got a phone call from a good friend and said I am selling my Wideglide. I said you have to be kidding me, he said "no" and told me how much and I said I will take it this weekend. I talked to the wife and explaied it and she said go for it . I was very surprised that she said yes and so quickly, but I was buying it anyway, I did not care. So I got a peronal loan and bought the bike. One thing I learned is life is too short and I am getting older and you just have to go for it or you will never get it. I had been looking for bikes for a long time and the wife kept saying for your 40th birthday you can buy what ever you want, but I got a better deal 3 years ealier with a bad (edit) bike!!