ORIGINAL: BBQ BOY
I have 2007Yamaha Grizzly 700 in camo and LOVE it but don't love the noise. I was considering getting one of these until I heard that Bad Boy Buggies gives such terrible customer service and all of the problems that people are having with them. Have they corrected these problems? I would pay $7,000 but not $8500. That is rediculous!
Bad Boy the company is currently experiencing growing pains. I wont deny that. The demandfor their buggies has exceeded their ability to produce and it didn't get that way by having many problems and poor customerservice. They have outgrown their staff and their facility, but they are currently working on upgrading both.I will say that I personally have sold as many of these buggies (if not more) than any other dealer in the US and I have had very few heat cases in my store. Have I seen problems and had buggies in my service dept? sure...but you can check any shop in the country of any brand of ATV UTV and they are full of repair work. We built our business around our service dept. We can currently perform any repairs they can do in Natchez at the factory. Because of that fact if a person has problems, at least in the Southeast, there is a good chance his buggie will wind up in front of me.
In the beginning of Bad Boy, all you had to do to become a dealer was buy 3 buggies. This established a dealer body consisting of many dealers who simply are not set up to provide adequate service. I have heard many horror stories and have taken care of buggie issues that had been repeat repairs at other stores.
Im not dodging your initial question. Bad Boy has worked out many of the issues the buggies have had. They continue to improve as do the buggies. As far as $8500 being ridiculous, what is impressive to me is the lack of greed that has been displayed at Bad Boy. They have not gone up in price since the 2005 model was introduced. Not one penny. Even though their sales have gone up several hundred percent they have kept their pricing structure the same. Not one of our competitors is priced close today on a 08 model as to the pricing of a 05 model. Which makes our buggie not only the best available, but in many cases the lowest price available. You may find a nice 05 or possibly even a 06 for $7000 and that is a testament itself to the resale value these machines are holding. Sorry...Im know Im starting to sound like a commercial, but I can't help it I am a badboybuggieman all the way.