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Thanks,
RBB
I made a wonderful deal at Sweeney Mazda in Cincinnati. I had a straightforward salesman, Keith Kennedy, who took fine care of me and gave me all the price breaks he could muster.I bought it under invoice! My ES has all, but the GFX pkg.
I think Mazda has missed a market by not targetting us "old-timers" on this one.
My Wife loves her 01 LX MPV.
Many happy, safe miles!
Pjd58
Oh well, from one old whatever to another, congratulations on your purchase.
Happy Miles!
RJ
But, I'd like to think you and RJ are young at heart.
/javadoc
This is from another OF who hit 62 last month & still going strong!
Dennis
Kings was the first place I went to and the salesman was supposed to work up a deal and call me back that night. It wasn't that difficult, I wasn't trading, but after two days, I moved on and wound up at Sweeney's.They dealer traded for mine, also. I still haven't heard from Kings, I guess their business is booming! It's a shame, because I live less than two miles from them.
As your elder member, I can honestly say, I feel younger in the MPV. It just makes sense for us old f..ts.I'm about to hit 66 and I'm not talking route here.I am young at heart!!!
Congrats to all the new MPV owners, young and young-at-heart alike!
...and a Happy Father's Day to all dads!
Scott
Yes, happy Dad's Day to y'all!
/java
Here we are in '02 and I remember when my father told me back in '41 that..ah...
wait a minute....2002-1941=
Nevermind.
A previous post mentioned that the Duratec 3.0 engine has three of the plugs near the rear firewall. Is this true? I was told by the dealer that all six plugs were easily accessible from the front. I couldn't verify this because of the cover plate over the top of the engine. I was hoping to avoid the problem I had of replacing the rear plugs in my previous van, a Windstar, where you needed an extra joint in you arm between the wrist & elbow to get to them. But then again, since they don't have to be replaced for another 99,060 miles, I suppose I shouldn't worry about it.
Got a rare and exotic Pure White LX with rear air and a step plate. Asked for a trailer hitch but it is either well concealed or missing. Udder dan dat, it's basically a strippy and will suit our crew well.
So reading all the reviews it seems like the 3.0 is the big improvement.
Any negatives noted so far out there?
And on the lease, how's Mazda w/r/t the odd dent and scratch? Any other experiences to relate?
Thanks
I would like to solicit information from fellow CT residents about their dealership experience. I am willing to go across the state (it is not that big anyway ;-) ) or even MA if I could get a good deal somewhere.
Appreciate it, have a good weekend.
I did find that dealers don't want to give the S-Plan price over the phone, however. I called several dealers with the same model, and finally went to the one which seemed to be the most informative over the phone (and gave me an estimate that was really close). When it came time for numbers, he just brought out the invoice and said the price is the S-plan price +TTT +$25 processing, and not once did he have to find his district regional sales manager who was going to give me the deal of a lifetime OOPS, that was a flashback to my first 626 experience.
But for only having the van for 8 hours, I think it is great. It drives wonderfully (maybe better than my 99 626) and the kids love to climb all over it and reconfigure the seats.
Now, my only question is, what is the next logical Mazda progression?
We have deflector's on both of our vehicles. It has saved our hoods from several rocks/road debris. It is easier to clean underneath. And it looks better (IMO).
YMMV,
-Brian
Merry Christmas!
Larry