If i trike it I would pick a dealer who has a top notch installer and stands behind the work. I live in Portland Maine and can travel to get it installed. Would like to hear from anyone about good or bad experiences with company's and or installers. California Side Car (CSC) is top on my list. Any thoughts on others? Thanks Bob
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Bob, I can't help you with a "top notch" installers, my plan was to buy a new GL1800D and have a CSC Evora conversion installed; however, I couldn't find an installer locally that I felt comfortable with and I didn't want to do a long distance build (did that with a car and it was a nerve racking experience). So as a plan "B", I located a few Honda dealers with new 2018-19 CSC's in stock meeting/coming close to my specs; I than called CSC and asked them how many CSC kits these dealers had built.
CSC was extremely helpful and I then called and began negotiations with these dealers. I finally settled on a new 2019 GL1800D CSC Evora at a highly recommend dealer with 300+ builds experience that was 1100 miles from my home. This was during the holidays and he had 11 new trikes in stock with 2020MY on the way, so I was able to negotiate what I felt was fair enough deal to warrant the $1,200 shipping costs.
As thorough as I thought my due diligence was, the dealer through a last minute curve when he informed me of Honda's (ridiculous/archaic) "NON-NEGOTIABLE - In Person Delivery" policy. This added a $900 air fare to the deal, but after some discussion, the dealer helped out a little and we did the deal.
Even with the shipping and travel cost, I still did better than any of the local dealers were willing to do. I suspect that when this pandemic is over, similar if not better deals will be there for the astute buyer.
As for CSC, so far in my short ownership I could not be more pleased with both the company and the product!
Bob, I hope that my shopping experience is of some help to you; good luck with your search!
Jim