Mazda5 Prices Paid and Buying Experience

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  • wusterwuster Member Posts: 153
    Cool, didn't know they made pop out units.

    We do quite a bit of traveling across the country and road trips around the Mid Atlantic states, so the portable unit has been helpful.

    However, right now, my son is getting more entertainment out of the Nav system than his DVD player. Everytime we get into the car, he asked that the "small tv" be turned on and then he argues with the voice directions. i.e., when the voice on the Nav says "Turn right", he'll shout back, "No! I want to go that way!"

    It's harlious... :D
  • rlyonrlyon Member Posts: 57
    Yea, I think we'll be going after the Nav option as well. Just too good of a price to not get it.
  • edf4edf4 Member Posts: 65
    Actually, I was responding to someone else's post, so the title is not mine: I actually purchased mine last November and so I got the plates and registration at least a month before they sold. They never told me, nor even hinted that they were selling though. What a surprise! If they did in fact sell the Mazda franchise as someone posted, the new dealer still has quite a few MVP's, 6's and 3 wagons on the lot, though no 5's.
  • bsdearbornbsdearborn Member Posts: 7
    We just got a a carbon grey 5 speed Sport for $14448 + 217 for Registration etc. Very exciting! We added $600 of extras, all weather mats for the toddler, rack, cargo cover and bumper plate. Pretty good expereince and we were excited to get so much car for so little money. I would have like a few of the touring features but this works for us.
  • nsorianonsoriano Member Posts: 17
    How in the world did you get one at that price? What part of the country are you? Gimme some of that luck coz the closest price i've seen is about $17,000 for a manual sport here in Washington State.
  • batmickbatmick Member Posts: 17
    Actually, the dealer where we bought ours a month ago is now advertising a manual/sport for $13444. Says they have two at that price.
    Dang! Soon this will be like buying a computer - always a month too early. :mad:
  • audia8qaudia8q Member Posts: 3,138
    the dealer where we bought ours a month ago is now advertising a manual/sport for $13444

    I would buy 100 of them at that price and have the money transfered over this afternoon...Something isnt adding up with those numbers.
  • bobw3bobw3 Member Posts: 2,989
    Yeah, I'd like to see the ad on that one!
  • frank4carsfrank4cars Member Posts: 98
    $2,000-$3,000 below invoice sounds really fishy unless they are katrina cars or there is some secret dealer incentive on.
  • batmickbatmick Member Posts: 17
    ooops! Typo on my part. Sorry!
    I just checked what I wrote and it should say $15444! Still a pretty low price.
    It was in last Saturday's paper. I double checked with my wife and she confirmed. We remember because we both were a little ticked off when we read it.
    If the ad repeats in tomorrow's edition, I'll post it.
  • smileyzoomsmileyzoom Member Posts: 5
    Why can't we find (PAY for what we want)!

    We are all paying Mazda a big chunk of hard earned money. Why can't we find what we want?

    I'm looking for a Carbon Gray or Black Manual Touring model (basic). Why don't they exist?

    Do the dealers think no one in the SE can drive (or prefer) a stick?

    Has anyone seen this basic Touring model? Let me know if there is one anywhere East of the Mississippi.

    Smillies wanna zoom in SC ;)
  • wusterwuster Member Posts: 153
    I just looked on the Mazda website and there are 2 black manual touring and 10 other manual tourings here in the Washington, DC area.

    Which I think is funny, because most people here can't drive stick :)
  • mayorcoolmayorcool Member Posts: 6
    I just got back from Fairbanks Mazda here in Orlando where I got my first in person look and test drive of a 5-speed sport and I am VERY impressed. The 5 speed was brand new off the truck and buried in a sea of automatic's. They had to move exactly three M5 autos and two Mazda6's to get the 5 speed out for us to test drive. The salesman even said that everyone is wanting 5 speeds, and when I asked him why the dealerships keep ordering automatics he just shrugged. It seems to me like they're just looking at the extra money they make off automatics. Oh, and their mentality that models with all the options should be auto's and models with no options should be 5 speeds is just stupid. This isn't 1970..people don't drive 5 speeds because they can't afford automatics anymore.... Anyways..there's only one M5 5-speed touring in Florida right now (according to the salesman) and I believe it's red :cry: . I figure that I'm going to have to special order one when I'm ready to buy next month. After seeing the phantom blue I'm totally sold on that color, the pictures on the MazdaUSA website don't do it justice. :D
  • bsdearbornbsdearborn Member Posts: 7
    We are in Portland Oregon, I think that the add was one of those teasers, all of the dealerships in the area had one around that price last weekend(we had a car show in town). This was the last one in the paper. We were pretty lucky, it is a 5 speed so a bit cheaper there. It also had no extras at all.
  • nsorianonsoriano Member Posts: 17
    Could you tell me the name of the dealership? I would drive 2 hrs to save a couple of grand!
  • rlyonrlyon Member Posts: 57
    I went to Fairbanks yesterday as well. Man their salesmen swarm you there. We like the Carbon Grey and they only had one and without a moonroof (sport model)? So, I am in the middle of emailing quotes from Cory and Classic. Both aren't bad but Classic is playing the $500 document fees and Cory has $1500 that I can't account for.
  • rlyonrlyon Member Posts: 57
    Talking to Cory over email I got them to give me a price of $23314 OTD for Touring with Nav, Auto mirror w/homelink, Sirius radio and bumper step plate. This ends up being about $600 over invoice I believe.
  • nsorianonsoriano Member Posts: 17
    A dealer in Renton, Wa quoted me $17,916 for a Strato Blue Sport Automatic which includes the popular equipment package, wheel locks, and fog lights. I think this is a good deal, a little over $400 below invoice from the worksheet they provided. I originally got a quote for $17590 but they didn't have strato blue in a base model. The sales manager agreed to split the difference in the additional costs of the extras, I HAVE THAT IN WRITING BY THE WAY!
  • mikezoomzoommikezoomzoom Member Posts: 69
    WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR??? :confuse:

    IS $400 BELOW INVOICE NOT GOOD ENOUGH???

    INSTEAD OF DWELLING... YOU COULD BE ZOOM ZOOMING!!! :shades:

    ZOOM ZOOM
  • bsdearbornbsdearborn Member Posts: 7
    Hi, it was Royal Moore in Hillsboro - check the Oregonian for the teaser deals
  • smariasmaria Member Posts: 279
    Sounds like a great quote to me. I paid $18,135 (after all rebates, etc.) about 6 months ago for almost the same thing but without the popular equipment package.
  • nsorianonsoriano Member Posts: 17
    Well I went and bought one today from the Mazda at Olympia. I got a Sport w/the preferred equipment package for $17,900 + TTL = $19,767.51. Overall the buying process took an hour and a half. The Strato Blue is stunning in the sun!! ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM!!!
  • rlyonrlyon Member Posts: 57
    I bought a Silver touring Auto with Nav, homelink mirror, the cargo covers/net, bumper plate OTD for $22400 (rounded) so we're happy. THey had lowered the price from $22500 to $1998 for the Auto, Touring w/NAV. So my options and tax, tags, etc got me to my total. I ended up right at invoice :)
  • wrexracerwrexracer Member Posts: 5
    Just bought a Mazda5 in Atlanta over at Sutherlin on Saturday.

    Sport 5sp (base model) with wheel locks and cargo net.

    $15,359 + $489 dealer fee + tax + DMV ($30 or so).
  • flyonthewallflyonthewall Member Posts: 41
    "Just bought a Mazda5 in Atlanta over at Sutherlin on Saturday. Sport 5sp (base model) with wheel locks and cargo net.
    $15,359 + $489 dealer fee + tax + DMV ($30 or so)."

    Great price. Did you have a trade in, dealer financing, or extended warranty?
  • wrexracerwrexracer Member Posts: 5
    I had my own financing through my credit union. I did end up trading, but had the new car price lined up before any trade was mentioned.

    I saw the price in the paper. When I contacted them over email, the one in the paper had sold, but they agreed to sell me this one at the advertised price.

    I had spent the previous weekend arguing with another dealer trying to get a deal half as good.

    It is a good thing that this deal came through. I was about to do the unthinkable and buy a Dodge Caravan(4cyl).
  • wannazoomzoomwannazoomzoom Member Posts: 1
    Anyone on here leased a Mazda5? I'm working on a Sport automatic with the popular options pkg. And I'm trying like mad to get them to go lower so my we can get the payment where we need it. I'm only about $30 off on the payment but we really can't do that. I've got a $1,000 and $1,250 incentive in my favor and the new car manager threw in some kind of $500 deal he had available to him. The starting price they gave us is $18,270 and they say that is invoice. I think they might have more room to move from what I've read on here. Any suggestions? :confuse:
    I really want this car! :cry:
  • smileyzoomsmileyzoom Member Posts: 5
    I had good luck with Leasguide.com for great info about leasing. I paid the ~$20 bucks US and found that information and tools have been invaluable in my research towards driving our M5 sometime next week!--can't wait

    After a bit of research and negotiating I settled on a deal with Leasecompare.com. They allow you to either locate the car you want and negotiate the purchase price or they'll find your car and purchase it, then lease it to you. They had trouble finding the one I wanted, so now that I have found it and got the price down a bit, they are working with the dealer on the purchase and with me on the lease deal. It turns out something like this...
    I talked to my local dealer (Stokes Mazda, Charleston, SC, USA) and found an M5 Touring Carbon Gray, the only acc. = floormats Manual trans. US$18,800 + Tax/Title/Lic. OTD $US19,438
    Now for the lease
    At Leasecompare.com I input all the parameters and it returned 5 or 6 offers, of which I chose the my best set of parameters (lease term, miles/year, 0 to ?$ downpayment, money factor, etc) and chose the lease option.

    I should be zooming next week
  • haikunaluhaikunalu Member Posts: 8
    I just bought a 2006 Mazda 5-touring /auto and Im wondering if there is any dealer competition to sell the MEPP like there is for Honda Care online..Got a great deal for the car here in Hawaii $20,550 OTD.Any one know the best place to get the MEPP or any thoughts if its worth the $.
  • carriemgcarriemg Member Posts: 1
    Bought a Carbon Grey Manual Touring at Burt Arapahoe Mazda in the Denver area on Saturday. We ended up at Invoice ($18,346) + D&H ($349)- so just under 18,700 before taxes. They gave us what we wanted on our trade (2K), but it wasn't anything stellar so all we wanted was enough to pay off the little we owed on it and give us a little cash toward the new car. There aren't very many on the lots here (though two dealers told us they have orders coming in mid-march), we shopped around and about everyone was willing to give up that same deal.

    I have yet to see another one driving around here, though my husband did see one.
  • davidliudavidliu Member Posts: 3
    Bought a Sport automatic at Thousand Oaks of Mazda, CA. The price is as follows:
    Base price (Sport Trim + Automatic + Popular Package Equipment + Destination Charge): $16,285
    Tax and others: $1,400

    I found the deal from an advertisement and it is the only car for that deal.

    The dealers there are really nice. It was a wonderful purchasing experience.
  • powerglide1powerglide1 Member Posts: 5
    Isn't that almost 2000 under invoice?

    Anyone else pay below invoice on theirs?

    How do you do that when there isn't any rebates out there......
  • davidliudavidliu Member Posts: 3
    Yes. You are right. They advertised the car on the newspaper and the price is listed there. For example, they also had a brand new 2006 Mazda Tribute and it was only $16,300 (not including tax). If you pay attention to your local newspaper, you may find this kind deal.
  • kw_dakw_da Member Posts: 76
    Hi,

    I'm in Thousand Oaks too. What paper did you see the ad in? (LA Times, Star?) Was it the Sunday ads? Did you have to go in early to get the deal. I've heard of people buying the Sunday paper on Saturday to do this. The problem is that there usually only 1 car and it's a funny color.

    David
  • davidliudavidliu Member Posts: 3
    It is Sunday's LA Times.
  • ladybug6ladybug6 Member Posts: 2
    Hi Nsoriano,

    I am in the seattle area also looking for the mazda 5 sport, automatic with sprots package in Carbon Gray. The quote you got from Renton Mazda sounds like a great deal. Why did you go down to olympia to buy instead? Did you also check out other dealers in the Seattle area? Couple of the dealers I have checked are quoting me around 18,100 to 18,400 and they are refusing to budge! I have yet to have gone to renton mazda. I am new at this so any advice is welcome!
  • nsorianonsoriano Member Posts: 17
    Hey Ladybug,

    I bought from Olympia Mazda because they were willing to deal and the sales tax in Olympia is lower than King county's. The Renton sales manager was very rude when i tried to give them my 3rd and final offer. Renton basically said BUGOFF! I think I pushed it too far when I asked for all weather mats and another $100 off off what Olympia quoted me. Olympia straight up said they would match whatever Renton quoted. I'm not dissapointed in the least because I never got that "sleazy dealer feeling" from Olympia Mazda. I was in and out in an hour and half! And to sweeten the deal even more they even washed the Navigator while i signed all the papers! I wholeheartedly recommend them.
  • ladybug6ladybug6 Member Posts: 2
    Hey Nsoriano,

    I ended up buying my mazda 5 from Renton. I had a bad experience with couple of other mazda's in Seattle and Renton gave me the best offer. I was in and out of there in an hour. I didn't have to deal with the sales manager there and my sales guy was pretty direct and gave me what I wanted. Drama is over and I am loving my M5!!!! :)
  • merndogmerndog Member Posts: 1
    Bought a black touring, auto with wheel locks, cargo net, wind def., and floor mats, for 19241 plus TTL at Flood Mazda in Wakefield, RI. Invoice was 19498. I think We did OK.
  • zoekentuckyzoekentucky Member Posts: 6
    We're in the DC metro area, we just bought a very nicely loaded automatic Touring with 6-cd changer and moonroof, spoiler & foglights, floor mats, bumper step for $18,800 "out the door" with a $2100 trade-in and over $1000 in taxes, tags and fees included. It's Carbon Grey. We already love it. :D

    One of the best "surprise" parts of the night was calling our insurance company-- our trade-in was a 1995 with lotsa miles. How much did our monthly insurance rate change? $10!!! I asked the agent if it was because the Mazda5 is practically made entirely out of airbags...lol. She laughed, said that they're are very highly rated.
  • nycsouthnycsouth Member Posts: 1
    Hi Zoekentucky,

    Would you mind telling us what dealer you used?

    thanks,
    NYCsouth
  • zoekentuckyzoekentucky Member Posts: 6
    They were really great, all around. Absolutely the best dealer experience I've ever had.

    Brown's Mazda, Alexandria, VA
  • aryssiaaryssia Member Posts: 1
    I just purchased my Mazda5 today from Puente Hills Mazda in CA. I got the touring model with AT for 19550 + TT&L. The salespeople were very nice, no pressure. They worked with us on the financing and even threw in a warranty for the cloth seats. Overall it was a great experience and I love my carbon M5!
  • wusterwuster Member Posts: 153
    Cool!

    I'll keep an eye out for your Carbon Grey while driving around Northern, VA.

    We've had our whitewater touring for almost 5 months now, and I have only seen two other Mazda5's on the road here in Northern, VA...

    :)
  • teamonceriderteamoncerider Member Posts: 3
    Hi Guys,

    Just received my Mazda5 this past Saturday. Purchased from Browning Mazda in Cerritos, CA. Got the Carbon gray Touring with the 5spd and Navigation and Autodim mirror w/ Homelink for $21,600. I special ordered this car and had to wait 4 agonizing months for delivery. I dealt with the fleet manager who was friendly and honest.

    Puente Hills is actually the local dealer for me, but I felt pressured every time I walked in there, and the salespeople actually lied to me about some things...
  • dmorse1922dmorse1922 Member Posts: 5
    Anyone know of a Mazda dealer in the Tampa, FL area who is giving good deals on the Mazda 5?
  • toddwtoddw Member Posts: 7
    Hello,

    I've been reading many of the posts here, very informative. And, I did see the praise for Brown's Mazda of Fairfax; I'll keep that in mind (would prefer MD, since that's where we live, but we'll see).

    We're planning on buying our M5 in the next two weeks or so, and have settled on a Touring with Automatic. The major question (feature-wise) is whether to get the navigation system (I've never had one, always wanted one, and always told myself I'd get it in my next car; but it seems expensive).

    So, for the Touring/AT (no Nav), Edmunds says invoice $19109, and TMV $19713. Add the navigation and it goes to invoice $20829 and TMV $21563.

    What's been your experience doing better than the TMV? Any good experiences around Washington, DC to share? Any thoughts on the Navigation option?

    Thanks!

    TW
  • wusterwuster Member Posts: 153
    We have a touring with nav.

    I'll say this about it. It's a cool toy, but it helps if you know where you're going. The logic behind the route selection is questionable... It has a hard time recognizing ferry crossing and sometimes what it picks as the shortest route turns into the longest route.

    The data is also a bit old. I live in Northern, VA and the nav system doesn't have our neighborhood (or half of Ashburn, VA) in the database, even though our house was built in 2002.

    However, it does keep my 2 year old entertained in the car. Whenever we get into the car, he always asks me to turn on the little tv. :)

    Now, as for dealers... I would recommend Fitzgeralds in Frederick and the Mazda dealership in Hagerstown. I'm so, so on Gaithersburg Mazda and Congressional Mazda. They're pricing wasn't that competitive.

    Stay away from Laural Mazda. When I got a quote from them, it included a $2,000 "regional pricing adjustment" to MSRP and it turned out the car had over 200 miles on the odometer. Yeah, slimy...

    We actually got ours from Winchester Mazda. They where the lowest in price, had the color we wanted, and was really easy to deal with. I realized that I had to travel, but it was worth the trip. I did the deal through their Internet Sales Manager.
  • goatropegoatrope Member Posts: 13
    I bought from Ferman on Florida Ave (there are 3 Ferman Mazda dealerships in the area, and the Brandon one didn't return my email requests). They were fair, but not great. Don't get suckered into the maintenance packages they try to add-on. I would suggest you go to the Mazda web site and see where your desired vehicle is - the supply is a little thin at some dealers.
  • uknirmaluknirmal Member Posts: 8
    Any recommendations near Boston area. Willing to travel 25 miles if the price is right.
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