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I put a $500 deposit on my platinum silver GT Auto on Sept.29 and have been waiting ever since. Havent heard from the dealer since I put my deposit down, no phone call to update whatsoever.
I'm in Vancouver BC and the vehicle is popular here, every dealership has a waiting list for the 5. Even before the recall it was about a 2month wait to take delivery. I'm not expecting mine till end of December maybe even into January. I hope you have better interaction with your dealer then I have had.
Dealt with Winchester Mazda in Winchester, VA. Very friendly internet sales manager who offered a very fair deal on my trade and what I felt was a good deal on the new Mazda.
Overall, very smooth transaction and we're delight with the car.
Besides the initial test drive, the sum of my experience with this car is the 20 mile drive home about an hour ago, but I'm really impressed so far. The manual trans shifts great but is a bit reluctant to engage fifth gear, but I imagine that this will improve with age. In any case, the shifter is much better to operate than my old Protege5 with 40k miles on it. It's really smooth with really solid shifts while the Protege was always a bit loose and notchy feeling. Definitely getting closer to Honda standards in this regard.
I never got to test drive a touring model before so this is the first I've experience the automatic climate controls and I already like them. I frankly couldn't care less about fully automatic controls but I like the way these can be controlled. Most of these systems seem to do things you don't like, such as going to full-force fan speed when the car is started, but the system on the Mazda5 doesn't try to out-think what the driver wants. The upgraded stereo on the touring is great. I wouldn't call myself a real audiophile, but I think it sounds crisp and the bass isn't all muddy like most factory systems I've heard.
I'm a bit embarrassed to admit what I paid for this car. I got an S-plan certificate from a Mazda USA employee friend which essentially gives the car at invoice. The MSRP was $19,545 (standard features plus a cargo net) and the S-plan price was $18,455. I also had a $500 off Zoom Zoom event certificate from a test drive event that Mazda had last summer and last week I got a $500 off certificate that Mazda sent out to prior customers, so my price ended up being around $17,500. To put this in perspective, this is about what we paid for the Protege a few years ago for a lot more car.
Seriously jones'in for an M5 Touring with Auto and Nav. Am I outta luck scoring a $500 coupon deal or are they still out there?
Craig
If you check out a couple of the Mazda3 forums, folks over there are giving away the $500 Zoom Zoom live coupon.
I used one to buy my Mazda5. It's good till the end of December and it can be combined with other incentives (say so on the coupon).
Thanks for the tip. Following your suggestion I did post in the Mazda 3 forum and it got removed my the forum host for some interesting reasons. In any event, I appreciate your suggestion.
Craig
Any recommendations?
*Carcost Canada ( they may have a pre-arranged price with a specific dealer)
*e-wheels.ca
*Automobile Protection Association ( they have a pre-arranged price with a specific dealer. They are on CITY TV on the weekends)
*Walk into a dealer and tell them you want $700 off the MSRP and you are ready to deal NOW!
God speed and Good Luck!!!
2006 mazda5
-500 zoom-zoom live
s-plan pricing
-500 gerber rebate (hopefully)
Price Paid: $20,200 OTD.
Mazda 5 Touring, Automatic Transmission, Wheel Locks, Cargo Liner, Bumper Step Plate & Free Lifetime Oil Change.
This price included my Zoom Zoom Certificate.
$18796.75 Car w/options (includes $560 Destination Charge)
$1903 in tax/license/reg etc.
minus $500 Zoom Zoom Certificate
Total OTD $20,200
Almost $450 under invoice.
I used the fax/email method. Dealers were all over the map from $500 over invoice down to my purchase price. Dealer offered no grief, beat my financing which will save me another $500 over the life of the loan.
As for the Cargo Liner. It's in the accessory catalog obtainable at the dealership. They had to order it so I haven't seen it yet. It looks like it covers the back of the 3rd row seats and the cargo floor. I have a dog so it's a necessity. I do wish I would have ordered front splash guards and I may do that soon.
I would take your offer and email it to as many dealers in your area as possible. See who is willing to budge. It's the end of the year and they just aren't moving many cars, they admitted it to me. In 2.5 hours, I was the only customer in the dealership and I only went in to sign papers.
I thought for sure I would end up buying where I test drove. They ended up having the second worse offer. They think they have you because you might be loyal. But I realized it and I got a MUCH better deal because of it. S-Plan right now should just be a starting point. Put the deal out there to everyone as almost every dealer was willing to go invoice or at least $100 under, several in the $300+ under range. Let invoice be your starting point and I bet you can do better. This probably won't work after the 1st of the year but until then, I would try to work it a bit more.
Good Luck!
We got a black Sport model with auto trans for $19400 OTD.
Probably could have gotten it for even less ($19k) but we suck at haggling.
However, the buying experience at Cush Mazda in Escondido was great. Not pushy at all and very helpful.
Touring- automatic- platinum silver
18,759 +TTL, so it was out the door for around 20,500.
All negotiation was done via email and phone. 2 dealers were underbidding each other. I was worried that when we got down there that they may try to add something on, and made it clear on the phone before we went that we would leave if they tried that. It was all on the up and up and a very quick transaction.
This was at putnam mazda, burlingame, california
Touring, automatic, carbon gray
Negotiated the price down to $18,850, which included a $250 off a purchase coupon on dealer website. Out the door at ~$20,150 (5% sales tax, ~$350 registry fees).
Very, very quick transation. Even the finance negotiation went well.
Out of curiousity, I sent in my info for a dealer to contact me via mazda.com. Two of the dealers (to be left unnamed) sent stock emails. The third contacted me via phone and email, with a link to the $250 off coupon. They got my business.
This was at 128 Imports, Wakefield, MA.
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Don't get too bummed, but I haven't heard of any dealer who has a great selection of MZ5s. I haven't heard of any DVD systems on vehicles in the lots so far, unless anyone knows differently. They aren't installed in the factory, but somewhere in the US. Someone posted that they get installed in the receiving port, but I would imagine they get installed by the dealers (if they are available at all). Good luck in your search.
We searched long and hard before we found our Touring with Nav in an acceptable color for my wife.
I think the Mazda 5 supply pipeline is finally flowing again in the aftermath of the recall last year.
I'm concerned about the placement of the DVD screen due to the location of the sunroof. I think a ceiling mounted DVD player would be placed too far back due to the sunroof and force the 2nd row passenger to look almost straight up to see it.
I'm planning on getting a dual screen portable DVD player whose screen can be strapped to the back of the front seat head rest.
I actually don't know why anyone would get the ceiling version, when you can get the portable ones so cheap and give everyone their own.
There is a good reason the dealer in Hatford doesnt have any...they went out of busines and no longer have the Mazda or Mitsubishi franchises.
I do know that the DVD system wasn't an option when I first started looking at Mazda5 back in the summer. It showed up on the option sheet about a month before we bought ours in November.
I like the portable unit, becase...it's portable. So when we get to the hotel after a long road trip, I can bring it into the hotel room to let my 2 yr old watch his DVD's while dad takes a nap. It's also a great way to keep him entertained during cross country flights.