Hey All,

I want to know where the best price is to get this great system... I also was wondering how some of you picked it up for $400.00 bucks? Help us poor guys out, please! Is it true that Pioneer was offering it to dealers for this low price to get people interested? Is that common? Any info would be greatly appreciated!

Hey All,

 

Is it true that Pioneer was offering it to dealers for this low price to get people interested?

Yes that was true but they sold out of them pretty quick. They were apparently offering only a small number of units for that price. My dealer just did miss his chance to get one for that price.

Thats amazing! No chance of them bringing that price back? What an amazing $400.00 that would be... Was that something they sent out to the dealers or was that through a specific dealer website?

I am not sure the details but it was for dealers only.

I bet they went quick! The cheapest I have found it for is about $1200.00. That hurts alot, but even more when you know some picked it up for $400.00. Do they usually drop after awhile or do you think this will stay about the norm for sometime.

My bet is that it drops and big but it will take time. Look at the Kenwood 9140 for instance. It's retail was around $2k when it first came out about 4 months before this Pioneer. It can be had for around $1300 + shipping now if you look around. It might take until next summer when the new models start coming out again tho. Maybe around Christmas too tho - all depends on how this units sells to the public would be my guess. Of course this is all speculation now.

I totally agree. I was thinking possibly Xmas but definitely if you can hold out till next year they will have to drop. You are so right about the 9140. I am trying to think what the 6140 use to cost. Now you an pick that up for about seven...

I bet they went quick! The cheapest I have found it for is about $1200.00. That hurts alot, but even more when you know some picked it up for $400.00. Do they usually drop after awhile or do you think this will stay about the norm for sometime.

I've found cheaper than that, but NOT from authorized dealers. See my thread for 6ave pricing ($1150 - name your own).

Ya, they have a website for dealers with trainings and crap on there. Its been around for a while, but that is by far the best deal they have ever had. Gotta be an employee of a legit dealer and it still sold out in like 10 days

Hey All,

 

I want to know where the best price is to get this great system... I also was wondering how some of you picked it up for $400.00 bucks? Help us poor guys out, please! Is it true that Pioneer was offering it to dealers for this low price to get people interested? Is that common? Any info would be greatly appreciated!

Thats crazy!! Can't believe some people were able to pick that up for that price.

yep - they went like hotcakes...and it was with a "no resale for minimum of 1 year" policy

Pioneer's MEL site had 900 z110's for sale, and it actually took about a month to sell out of them. I got me one for that unbelievable $ of 400. love it

its just lets you know how much of an ridiculous mark up not only dealers make (and they always cry poor giving you a discount) but that Pioneer probably still didnt loose money selling them at $400 a piece

So true! It just hurts having to put a 1000-1200 bucks down to buy one of these knowing 900 other people got it for 400! When do guys think the price will come down? What does history show on the drop time, money wise for a price drop? And how much of a drop could we all expect?

Come on now it not like this is uncommon for high ticket items, car dealers for example. The managers drive the latest model (at very little cost to them) then sell them the car at discount a months later. Even on the other spectrum like the food industry, I know people who can have 1 free meal a day from the place they work at. Also think about it, this is probably the best advertising electronics companies could get. Would you buy a car if you only got to look at a model, well how do you test drive a navi system? You let an installer show you his ride. I would bet that helps move units more then anything.

I would guess 400 is probably around cost or below for the parts alone but for new technology ~25% is normal. When you buy technology you are paying for R/D, technical staff salaries, retooling, documentation, etc. As time goes on this things get paid for and costs lower but so does demand. And don't forget overhead; things like storage, paying employees, shipping and keeping the lights on.

I would bet that $400 is actually way below cost. They have to buy lots of parts in that thing and they aren't cheap. Plus licensing software, etc. But they have to consider the discount as an investment. If it ends up in the hands of people that actually sell/install them, they will know how to use it and know what its truly capable of. Most of the time I try to buy anything in the electronics industry, the salespeople are clueless about how to use it and what it will actually do. They may as well be cashiers. But if the salespeople actually knows about the Pioneer, but doesn't know about XYZ brand, they will present it to the customers better, and are more likely to sell it

Its pretty common in the industry. Kenwood often does 75% off retail on anything as long as you prove its going in your car. JL and Sony are very aggressive too. I think this deal just put Pioneer equal to the other brands that have been doing it for 10+ years. Lose money on 1 nav system in the hopes that it sells you dozens

speaking of best price... i keep seeing threads about people buying this unit from 6ave for 1150. when i head to the site it lists for 1599 and has the option to email real price which is 1298. Anyone know if this 1150 period is over or if theres anywhere else i can purchase it for that cheap? Hoping to replace my Kenwood DNX7100 with it

They used the "Name your price" option on the 6ave site.

Was just informed by the folks over at 6ave that the "name your price" option ended on the 10th...bummer =(

It will be back.

They don't ship into Canada tho. As usual - huge bummer!!

Damn man, you just cant get a brake.

They don't ship into Canada tho. As usual - huge bummer!!

Humm I am in the US. I can act as a middle man if you would like ... for a small fee or favor that is .

I got one in stock, 1250.00. i'm in FL

I was trying to find a Z110 to look at before forking out the money and I checked out Car Spa in Arlington, VA. They are selling the Z110 installed with a 3 year warranty for $1600 ($100 more if you have steering wheel controls you want to keep).

That seems like a really good price and they were very nice to talk to today (Randy and another guy who I am guessing is the owner). They have several vehicles with the Z110 and other versions of Pioneer NAV's installed for display (unfortunately they were not there when I went there), but from their description of the Z I was sold (though I am buying it elsewhere and installing it myself for my own reasons). Of course I had an Avic-Z1/Z2 (with upgraded Harddrive) and really wouldn't have been happy with anything less than a 7" screen...