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You can email her the ( sales person) and she may be able to deilver in Md who knows?I went to about 6 dealers many cars. two Mazda dealers same car much different price and less hazzle.
1) the car i want is in a different city about 5 hrs away from where i live(Midwest)...I found this after much searching on mazdausa.com.... the dealers in my area do not have the exact car i want. should I ask a local dealer if he is willing to negotiate on this car and have it delivered, and what is the best way to approach this? with my printed window sticker in hand, or...?
2) i want the nav system since its useful and looks nifty:) but does anyone have any real-world experience with it? is it worth it?
3) one dealer had a car i liked but it has cloth seats. he said he can put in some aftermarket ones for around a 1000 dollars which would be "even better than factory" is this bogus or legit? anyone have any experience with this?
4) my dream car: 4 door sedan, black leather interior, ABS/SAB/SAC, Sport Pkg, Xenon/TPMS, 4spd AT, NAV system.. MSRP: $21665.00. how much could i reasonably get it down?
Thanks:)
I can really only speak to questions 1 and 4.
As for question 1: My experience in shopping for my 3, which I just got last week, is that mazdausa.com's inventory information is often unreliable, listing cars that have already sold, or cars that dealers haven't received yet, so don't put too much stock into it. Your best bet is to contact a local dealer and have them do the work of tracking it down. If you agree to buy the car from them, they know all the have to is find what you want and they're guaranteed a sale. You don't need a window sticker or even the VIN for the one 5 hours away you've IDed. Just be sure to tell the dealer exactly what you want, and that if s/he can find that exact vehicle, you're ready to buy.
As for #4: Seems to really depend on the dealer. The car I really wanted was at a dealer about 30 miles from me, but they would only sell for $250 below MSRP. I found a dealer 70 miles away willing to sell me the same car for invoice -- I just had to wait a few days from them to do a swap with the dealer closer to me. So call around a bit. It helped that I was making calls at the end of the month, at which point many salespeople are much more quota-sensitive and willing to give better deals. Also, every day that goes by is a day closer to the '05s arriving, which may help you get a better deal. But really, I'd just say, don't pay more than $100 more than the Edmunds TMV for your dream car.
Hope this helps. Just out of curiosity, what other cars did you drive before deciding on the 3?
i drove a bunch of cars of many different types... SUV's(Jeep liberty, RAV4,CRV), honda civic, scion xB, scion tC. i had my heart set on the tC before i drove it, but i took it for a test drive and found it to be really cramped for me, i didnt like some of the finish on it( most of it was excellent, but in the car i drove some of the panels were loose-:).i just really wanted a sporty, sexy looking car that was different but also practical..
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- so October is confirmed. i guess it is safe to say that nobody really knows what changes, if any, are going to come.
Mazda 3i
Silver
Power
MT
6 CD and cassette
ABS
Moonroof
Got it for $100 over dealer invoice.
Had it a week so far and am having a great time driving it.
Keep on Zoom Zoomin !
I found a price on carsdirect that is $300 over the Consumer Reports wholesale price and $800 less than I have been quoted from a dealer (or what edmunds expects me to pay).
This sounds to me like a decent deal, and since I'm a young, female and know little about cars, I am terrified of going into a dealership. But does anyone have any experience w/carsdirect? Is it worth going through them? Is there some catch that I'm just not aware of?
Don't be too terrified of dealers. They're human, just like you. Keep in mind they're there to make as much money for them as possible, and you're there to pay as little as possible, and at some point you guys will meet somewhere in the middle that seems reasonable for both of you. The fact that you have that price from carsdirect.com means you have some leverage when it comes to negotiating.
Just make sure you're financing is already approved, and negotiate based on final price; don't let them turn it into a negotiation based on monthly payments. Keep it simple and it'll make it easier for you.
Moonroof
6 Disc CD
ABS/ Side airbags
Side sill extensions
S-Plan out the door for $200 below invoice. Manual 2.3 is just more fun to drive.
** DOES ANYONE KNOW if it is best to wheel and deal with a salesman before telling them you can get the "S" plan?
I guess what I mean is, if I were to go in and try to get a slalesman to the lowest price possible and then tell him I know someone that can get me the "S" plan, would that work to my advantage, or would it change all the rules??
** How can I find out what invoice prices are?? I was told from one dealership that the "S" plan gives me the car for invoice price.
** One dealership I went to offered $500 dollars off of a Mazda 3 because I currently own a Mazda. they called it owner loyalty. DO ALL DEALERSHIPS OFFER THIS?? AND IF SO should I try to negotiate a deal with a salesman then tell them I found someone that would let me use their "S" plan and then tell them I want an owner loyalty discount??
I know it sounds like a lot of scheming, but I want the best deal I can get and I don't know how to go about it.
ADVICE PLEASE.
Wouldn't it make sense for me to get the lowest quote out of them before letting them know that I can get the "S" plan? and what about the owner loyalty?
The $500 owner loyalty rebate is offered by Mazda, not the dealer. I'm not sure whether it's still in effect.
S-Plan only applies if the dealer has your car and the right options in stock that day. If your car is not stocked, it does not make sense for the dealer to go out of the way to find the car you want. He is making minimum dollar($200 below invoice)on the car so he wants you to haggle on something else. Luckily I found a dealer that had the car I wanted minus leather at a different lot. He asked me very clearly if I was in a buying mood. Translation- "If I bring this car in for you today will you buy it?" SOLD.
The bottom line is, with the high demand for the 3, if you want to use the S-Plan you have to be willing to settle for options that are available in the lot that particular day. If you have to have the leather seats, etc. You have to haggle, probably pay more, and wait a few weeks for your car.
Now that I know how weak the AC is in the Mazda3 I am sure glad I do not have leather.
I also bought the extended non-warranty plan, anyone have any thoughts on that?
Mazda 3 i 4 door
Power package/16" wheels
AC
Floor mats
Cargo Net
Black cloth Interior
Quoted price $15,650.
Out the door $16,788.50. (6% tax)
Is this good deal??
My (future) car:
Mazda 3s 5-door
Xenon/TPMS package
Sunroof/6-CD package
ABS/Side airbag package
Estimated price from s-plan (including $500 loyalty bonus):
$17,855
Will know 'out-the-door' price in 4-6 weeks.
The salesman was exceptionally friendly and helpful...giving me all prices over the phone. He searched all of California for the particular car I wanted and when he couldn't find it, he checked the next shipment coming in. It's already on its way, so I have to wait about 4 weeks for his arrival.
Strato Blue 3i
Beige interior
Manual transmission
ABS package
Moonroof/6-disc changer
$18,040 MSRP
$16,853 Inv
$17,053 MY purchase price before TTL
I may switch to the Velocity Red color since I'm not too fond of the beige interior.
By the way is the 3 made in Japan or the U.S.?
" Automaker Opens Ground-Up Facility Encompassing New Retail Philosophy at Med Center Mazda - "
Also - if you put this on a credit card you can always dispute the charge through your credit card company.
I figure the 04's will be going on sale soon and if not why wouldn't I just wait for an 05???
Will they boost the price much for an 05?
Anyone have advice?
What do you think is a fair CAD $$$ price for a Mazda3 Sport GS with A/C and A/T?
I knocked CAD $585 off the MSRP, don't know if it's decent or below average.
Everybody saying they do sell well, so the dealer might not have a lot of incentive to cut a deal. It was from Downtown Mazda in T.O.
I think the 05's will be on dealer lots by October/November so, it might be worth it to wait a month or 2, to save on 04's, but with the relative popularity of the car, I bet it might be worth it to just get an 05 ( resale value of an 05 versus an almost 1 year old new car - 2004)
If I get a deal on an earlier model won't I have problems with the A/C?
I don't know the cut off date for models that had problems with the A/C?
Secondly, if they offer good deals on 04's would it be better to snatch one of those up instead of worry about resale value loss and waiting for an 05?
Oh, and I would also like to ask if there is a better chance of having less problems with an 05 since it is not a first year production?
Do late model 04's have less problems (like with the A/C) than the first 04's?
Does anyone know when or if Mazda will be starting deals on the 04's?
Any input is welcome, thanks.
Also, it's more likely that the 05 units will have the AC fixed than a left-over 04. Until we get a definate answer from Mazda on the AC issue this will be a big question.
No one can answer the a/c question. If you've been reading these discussions, Mazda hasn't really figured out what's wrong yet (or at least admitted it).
The question about '05s being more reliable than '04s is anyone's guess, although one would hope that second-year cars have more "bugs" worked out than the first-year cars. Remember, however, that they don't just make all of the '04s at once and then wait a year to make the '05s -- they're making new cars every day. So there won't be much reliability difference between an '04 built September 30 and an '05 built October 1, I would think.
Resale value -- well, what you save now you'll lose later, and vice versa. If you wait for an '05, you'll lose money on your trade now ... but you'll gain when it comes time to trade the '05 on the next car.
Deals -- Having been the owner of five new Mazdas over the last 13 years, I can say you'll probably see some form of rebate appear on the '04s pretty soon -- say in the next month or so, as they prepare for the '05s to start showing up. For all I know it's already here. I won't be getting into the whole pricing thing until next May when I plan to purchase a 3 wagon.
Now, for what you probably want to hear ... Me, I'd wait and get an '05. You're this close -- why get "last year's" model when next year's is probably on the boat right now, or close to it?
Good luck!
Meade
If you trade every 2 years then the 2005 is worth waiting for -
If you keep will keep the car for 7 years then the 2004 will be a better deal. How much difference in trade in value between a 1997 and a 1996 Mazda? About $500 - Compare a 2003 and a 2002 and the difference is closer to $2,000.
I saw an ad in the Houston Chronicle today
New 2004 Mazda3 (2.0 L automatic, air bags, CD)
MSRP $15,100 - sale price $10,992.
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