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Anyway, $6500 - $2500 = $4000. (Hey, I can subtract two numbers! My math major from way back in college is actually good for something! Yay!! )
But thanks for showing us that you can get $7000 or more off a $20k car, depending on the rebates/discounts. I've seen that level of discount on the previous-gen Mazda6i, but not yet on the Mazda3. More like $4000 off including rebates on that car, as an exceptional deal. Part of that may be less markup on the 3, also lower rebates and generally a more popular car than the 6 with firmer pricing.
Getting 3000-4000 off msrp (from all sources) a 09 $22000 msrp vehicle that will have a trade-in of $12000 in 12 months is no great shakes. Your looking for 6000+ off, if not more now in a recession.
What the discounts from msrp come from , advertised rebates, hidden dealer incentives, advertised dealer incentives, military discount, draft dodger discount ,favorable financing , etc is irrelevant, except for a bit of tax in most states. Ya want 7000+ off a 09 22000msrp car that will be worth $12000 (an 08 used) in a year. Until you get past that you are in "nothing to write home about" territory. If you need a car quick, fine, but don't kill yourself to jump on a mediocre deal if you're shopping.
I have no idea why the snoopy, stoopy, guy is making this more complicated than it needs to be.
Good luck
--jjf
But what is a mediocre deal? The deal just about everyone else is getting? What we see out here is only a fraction of what really goes down. Who knows where we really fit on the "fair deal" spectrum? TMV certainly isn't telling us.
We had to jump relatively quickly, because the '10 body style does not impress us and we didn't want an '09 with our desired options (or lack thereof) to be unavailable at a later time. I also didn't fret over what it would be worth in a year, as I tend to keep cars 8+ years or more.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
Edmunds MSRP $20K
Invoice $18.4K
Paid $700 under INVOICE. Thought it was strange too. Did Not have to do much negotiating at all. Asked around and it was a good deal..............Not especially great.
Best way to buy is to use email and get quotes from 3-4 Mazda dealers, go with the best deal. If you have a trade get an offer on it before you get final quotes. They'll all try and play the "shell game" with you.
Love the car, decided on copper red, good luck.
moonroof
rear wing spoiler
wheel locks
cargo net
$16,476.00 this includes FRT and customer cash with 2.9% for 60 months or 0% 36 months and no payments for 90 days.
Plus T T T 6% tax $17,854 in my garage.
I was thinking to hold off till next month for more discounts but out of 400 i tourings within 50 miles of me less than 10 have color and options I want.
Oh yea test drove in the same day, Corolla then Civic then ZOOM ZOOM it wins
Thanks
MSRP - 18,500
Net Price - 15,700
Decent deal for Boston area?
Congrats on your Mazda 3 Shipo! Hope you like it.
FWIW, I bought my Mazda3 i Touring Value Edition 5-Speed (which had an MSRP of $17,843 and an Invoice of $16,752) for the "Invoice" price back in November. I'm thinking that since the Automatic version of my car has an MSRP of $18,665 and an Invoice of $17,529, getting one for under $16,000 is going to be a bit difficult to come up with.
Best regards,
Shipo
Sales tax in Mass is 5% on top of the net price.
I would of had them at $15,300 if the owner loyalty was available. Some amazing deals on cars for President's day.
BTW - had a great ED experience last August.
Mazda 3 i touring value with moonroof 2008 model (brand new)
15882 plus tax and title
0 % apr for 60 months
is it a good deal its a 2008 model and the figure is after 1000 rebate
2009 i touring value, moonroof, 6cd, alloy wheels & locks, all weather mats, auto 17.6k after $500 rebate & got 1.9% finance.
Rebates are better now as you can see.
Advice: Get 3-4 quotes from diff. dealers and take the best (obviously)
I have heard the 09's are selling for even less than I paid now. SHOP AROUND.
There is an advantage though to buying an 08 so late as far as mileage goes when you trade in. Your deal sounds pretty good .
Good luck, my daughter LOVES the car...................Copper red!
Problem with the 08s is that they don't have the same MFG incentives working for them as the 09s. And on top of that the 10 models are due to hit US dealers in 6 weeks. So now the 08 is 2 years old. Plenty of 09 inventory out there right now.
I would push on an 09 model at say $16,500.
I paid $17,300 including destination and dealer processing fee. I think I did well enough given that the invoice for the car was around $19,800. I was able to use the $1500 dealer incentive for cash purchases. It seems like there is a pretty significant glut of the 2009 3s with the 2010s coming available soon, which may have helped to push prices down.
MSRP $20k
Inv $ 18.4k
Final Price was $17.7k (including the $500 rebate) Only $2300 off MSRP, wish I would have checked the forums BEFORE I purchased.
also 1,9% 60 months. I think the rebates are now $1000 - $1500 Check) and the interest rate is 0% for 60 months.
Your deal (my opinion) should be closer to.....
$15,800 - $16,300. Don't be afraid to push, they are hurting (all dealers) plus the 2010's are almost out. Also get quotes from 3-4 mazda dealers, let them know you are, then you'll really see the prices drop.
I'm in Delco PA. GOOD LUCK! We LOVE the car! Copper red........awesome!
So far, we know we can buy a new '08 GT MT with the moonroof/audio pack for $20,008 (out the door price), or an '09 for $21,362. We usually drive our cars forever (currently have '93 and '96) so the difference seems slight to us, but maybe there were some improvements I don't know about for '09 (the car we drove was the '08)?
Do those deals seem reasonable? We don't plan to finance through the dealer.
2009 i Touring Value, 4 dr, light silver, automatic 5-speed, standard options.
2009 is more expensive than 2008 because they added fog lights, alloy wheels (wow!), leather covered steering wheel, etc.
$1000 cash back, 0% for 36 months.
Invoice price without financing is $14,490, with financing is $15966
Not a big difference there, so financing of course! Total plus fees and tax was $16483 out the door!
Very happy! :shades:
2009 is the final line of 2.0L cars! Terrible! All cars in 2010 line regardless of 4 dr or 5 dr are all going to be 2.3L!
You may be able to do better with some negotiating and if you have another dealer(s) to pit the one you mentioned against.
Do you have any opinions about the '08 vs. '09?
The 2010, on the other hand, is very tempting....
http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f1b2332/179
If this is your first new car wait until the 2010s are on the lot. Then you can decide between an 09 and 10 with more negotiating leverage.
No Downpayment, 36 Month lease
$335/month
Tulley Mazda in Nashua, NH
I was just looking for a ballpark figure and they used Invoice price to figure this. Bottom line was that the car was going to be ~$22k.
I ended up with a 2007 BMW 328i with 16k miles for that $.
These are Automatic.
The i Touring Value is $14.1+ most under $15K. There was one with Moonrof, changer, wing spoiler for slightly more than 15K. I'm going to see if a closer dealer will price match/price beat based on the two site's correlation (I compared the stock #s) plus they advertise an additional $300 off if you bring the ad.
So at 14K, add $1500 for TTT and you can get a nice one for under $16K.
the s Sport HB was slightly over 16K too. a wee bit more than I want to spend.
MSRP- $18,995 incl destination
"S" Plan ( invoice minus $400) , $1500 rebate
$16,000 agreed price plus tax,tags,title, doc fee
$17,623 out the door
Includes cargo net, cargo mat, all weather floor mats, wheel locks, rear bumper guards as part of the deal.
Also considered the Mit Lancer, Hyn Elantra and VW Jetta. Wanted the Maz 3 Sedan but the rear headroom was much better in the 5 door and I wanted the 2.3 and Metro Gray paint.
2009 Mazda S hatchback; manual
Price: Just under 17k after $1000 rebate, tax (reduced because of trade-in), tags and doc fee.
I'm $1000 upside down in a 2007 Civic EX, which is my hesitation at the moment.