2001-01-26 Harley-Davidson Response - Minnesota Judicial Branch

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I Daniel M. Lund Condensclt’M DEPO-SOUISH
I St. Paul I L&y-Davidson?
2 A. When I hought my ‘97, yes.
1 0. Is thcrc a reason why you didn’t go hack
1 there?
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5 A. Recause I had -- this was my first motorcycle
s that I signed for was a ‘YS, and I had a four-year wail for
7 it, three and a half, whatever.
N Q. Okay. When you first put your name on the
3 waiting list at Twin City Harley-Davidson, which was this
3 August of ‘95, what was your understanding 01‘ the market
1 for Harley-Davidsons at that time?
2 A. As far as what? As far as price-wise’?
3 Q. Anything you want to tell me. What did you
4 know about the market’?
5 A. Well, I found out there was a waiting list.
6 They were -- you had to back order them, whatever. Prices
7 were pretty much higher than all other motorcycles in the
8 .same classification.
9 Q. Before you contacted Twin City
0 Harley-Davidson. had you done any price shopping or price
1 comparison al that time’!
2 A. No. First dealer I went to.
3 Q. At that time you already owned --
4 A. No, I didn’t.
5 Q. You purchased your one from Delano after you
Grby A. Kennedy & Associates (952) 922- 1955
I A. Yes, my son. My son-in-law.
2 Q. What’s your son’s name?
3 A. Curtis.
1 Q. Where dots hc live?
5 A. Maple (irove
!I Q, Tell me ahout your son-in-law. What’s his
7 name?
K A. Mike Buesgcns.
!I (1. How did you spell that?
3 A. B-U-E-S-(i-E-N-S.
I Q. Where does he Ii vc’?
2 A. crystal.
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3 Q. Do you know where they ohtainzd their
4 Harley-Davidsons from‘?
5 A. Mike bought his first from a dealer in Iowa, I
6 believe.
I Q. How about -- had he had more than one Ha&~y~!
8 A. I don’t know:- I guess they had a lot of
9 motorcycles when they were younger, but I don’t know what
0 kind they had.
I Q. What about your son Curtis:’
2 A. He never had any motorcycles before -- he
3 never had any Haileys before.
4 Q. He had a Harley when you first started looking
5 into buying a Harley, though. Correct?
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I gor ou tbc Twin (Iity I-larlcz. waiting list’?
I A. Yes.
2 A. Yes.
2 Q. Do you know where he had obtained his Harley
3 Q. And you hadn’t done. any price shopping or
3 from?
4 comparison h&t-c you upproachtxl Twin City Harley-Davidson? 4 A. He bought it from a private party.
5 A. No. sir.
5 (At this time Daniel M. Lund Deposition
6 Q. I’m not talking strictly ahout other
6 Exhibit Number 1 was marked for identification
7 dealerships. l’m talking ahout any independent research
7 by the Court Reporter.)
8 you did on the Intcmti. rcading publications, magazines. 8 Q. Mr. Lund, Itirant to show you what’s been
Y checking classifti ads. anything like that.
9 marked as Deposition Exhibit Number 1. Do you mQgni=
0 A. I don’t heIievc so, no.
0 that?
I Q. What kind of motorcycle wee you in-ted in
1 A. It looks like the p~&hase agnxinent, or ’
2 when you first approached Twin City Harley-Davidson? 2 whatever you want to call it, that 1 signed; yes. z
3 A. I had no idea what kind I wanted to purchase
3 Q. And it’s dated August 31si, 199S?
4 really.
4 A* y& - ’
5 Q. This was your first --
15 Q. Would that date at the’ cl& thit gil
6 A. II was my first.
.6 placed your refundable dep %i t d&n!, to place Your’name on
7 Q. -- kind of foray into the Harley world?
17 the waiting list?
8 A. Into tile Ha&y-Davidson motorcycle world,
I8 A. Yes.
Y yes.
19 Q. 1s that your signature at the bottom of this
!O Q. Do you renlcn~txr who you first dealt with al
!O document?
! I Twin City Harlq+Davidson4!
!I A. Yes.
!2 A. I’m not sure. I think I talked 10 all tlx:
!2 Q. Now, did you have an opportunity to review and
!3 tliffcmil s;~k~~wi llu~f wcrc Ilk%.
13 read this document hefore you signed it’!
!4 Q. Did you know anyone at that time who owned I
24 A. YGS, I belicvc I did.
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25 Q. Nobody prevented you from reading this
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