Bike in halfords with marks on it

GTracer
GTracer Posts: 123
edited April 2009 in MTB buying advice
Saw a bike today in halfords - went looking in there for some eye candy, think it was priced about 449 or something but nice looking bike, think it was the fury.

But it had a small bit of the sticker that had been ripped of and two bits on the fork had clearly and badly been touched up, Do halfords sell the display models? I didn't have the money today and thought if i asked they might take it down and sort it out, but if I go in there with the cash is it likely they will knock some money off for it?

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  • Daz555
    Daz555 Posts: 3,976
    They can only say no. Just go for it, start low and see what happens.
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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    They usually build you a fresh bike from stock. The display is the last one to go.
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  • teulk
    teulk Posts: 557
    My boardman was a display model and you would be lucky to get a penny off them for it being ex-display. Mine was through the cycle to work scheme (they dont do deals on them - price you see is price you pay) and i got the last boardman in stock anywhere and it was the display bike. I did think i could perhaps get something after i spent £65 at the same time and they wouldnt so much as give me a free pump ! I know they dont have to discount things or strike any kind of but they just got a guareteed £845 from my employer plus £65 of my own money.............
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  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    The display models quite often get robbed for parts as well, so they can turn around customer repairs faster (or at least, they do in my local) so they quite often end up with used or mismatched parts on them too. I'd avoid it personally, it's not like the bikes aren't great value at full price after all. Btu maybe you can get a worthwile bargain...
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  • Steve_b77
    Steve_b77 Posts: 1,680
    My brothers '08 GT i-Drive XCR was a ex dsiplay model and I walked away with it for the princely sum of £520
  • Ellio
    Ellio Posts: 100
    We got £10 off the other halves bike from Halfords because it had a tiny scratch on it that we didnt even notice till the bloke selling it pointed it out to us. I know its only £10 but its the little things that make you happy.
  • Nu_Ryda
    Nu_Ryda Posts: 23
    I would haggle, i saw the fury in Halfords down where i live, last one in stock and was ££49

    So to me its well overpriced
  • Nu_Ryda
    Nu_Ryda Posts: 23
    Sorry should be £349****
  • greenphotos
    greenphotos Posts: 81
    I got £10 worth of accessories just for asking when I bought my Fury on a 20% weekend. :D
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  • clarkson
    clarkson Posts: 1,641
    we do sell display bikes. only when its obsolete stock though. and you probably wont get money off for that. halfords managers anrent keen on things like that happening!
    I said hit the brakes not the tree!!

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  • GTracer
    GTracer Posts: 123
    clarkson wrote:
    we do sell display bikes. only when its obsolete stock though. and you probably wont get money off for that. halfords managers anrent keen on things like that happening!

    Thank you and thanks everyone else for all the answers - I assume you work in halfords clarkson? Is it true you can get pretty much any bike in that you want just probably have to pay rrp?

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