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#179 of 265 P5 Prices in Eastern PA? by campersb Dec 13, 2003 (6:14 pm)
I visited a dealer in Allentown, PA who had a base (No options) P5, white, M5 tranny. Price was MSRP 17415.00 - 915.00 disc = 16,500.00 - 2,500.00 = 14,000.00. I thought the 915.00 was a rather cheesey discount considering they had only 4 or 5 P5's left and a lot full of new M3's. I was figuring on about 13,000.00 but the dealer says "No way." 915.00 was as low as he could go. So we shook hands and I departed. TMV after 2,500.00 customer cash is 13,041.00. Anyone with recent P5 buying experience in this neck of the woods?
#180 of 265 Help w/Mazda L.A. pricing by wantapassatnow Dec 13, 2003 (6:29 pm)
(I posted this on "Ask A Car Dealer" too.)   Since there's no Mazda3 Prices Paid board, I'm posting this here since the 3 replaces the Protege.   Today I was quoted a price for a 2004 Mazda 3i w/several packages. Invoice price is $16,567; MSRP is $17,940. Due to an alumni program I am in, the price for this car is set at $300 over invoice. However, this dealer said he had to also charge me a $102 dealer prep fee and a $150 "Los Angeles Assessment" fee. What are these charges, and are they bogus? He explained that the L.A. Assessment fee is charged to the dealer by the manufacturer and that it is not negotiable. He explained the dealer prep fee, but it sounded lame, so I forgot what he said.   BTW, on the invoice, the L.A. Assessment fee is only listed in the Invoice column. In the MSRP column, the L.A. Assessment fee is listed as $0.   Thanks for your help!
#181 of 265 Sounds bogus by lawman1967 Dec 13, 2003 (7:39 pm)
I just bought a Protege in LA and went straight from the invoice price on Edmunds, which perfectly matched the invoice the dealer had, added the discounts and incentives and then drove home in my new car. No hidden or mysterious charges, no bullsh*t.
#182 of 265 lawman1967 by wantapassatnow Dec 13, 2003 (7:42 pm)
Thanks for your help ... am I allowed to ask what dealer you went to? I am dealing with Galpin. Thanks!
#184 of 265 message deleted by pat HOST Dec 14, 2003 (12:31 pm)
Please note the "rules" of the discussion posted at the top of this page. You may name the dealership, but you may not name salesfolks. Read the other instructions there as well.   Thanks.
#185 of 265 Galpin by lawman1967 Dec 14, 2003 (1:12 pm)
is where I bought my car as well. Go through the internet department, they didn't give me any BS.
#186 of 265 protege123 by braja Dec 14, 2003 (3:40 pm)
$12500 is a good deal for the config. you describe.   I paid $12K for LX, 5 Spd, with just added cassette deck (Nov 3rd week).
#187 of 265 Thanks, westk1 by cej22 Dec 16, 2003 (8:53 pm)
We were able to do even better than you did. Royal Mazda in SF advertised all of their P5s for $6750 in Sunday's paper. That included the college grad rebate, but it's been too long since graduation. My girlfriend picked up her loaded P5 tonight from Marina Mazda with them matching the discount of $6250 off MSRP, no trade-in. I still can't believe what a deal it was. I'm pretty sure they lost money on it. Even a salesman who bought his two months ago came over and lamented that he paid quite a bit more and it took him a lot more than 30 minutes to do it.   2003.5 Silver P5 Leather ABS and side air bag package Moonroof and 6 CD package roof rack
#188 of 265 price of protege lx by protege123 Dec 22, 2003 (9:33 pm)
Hi,   I've now got the price of a 03 lx down to $11,900. Is this a good deal? I was the one who posted an earlier message saying I had been offered $12,500...after waiting a few days, the dealer called back and reduced the price. The lx is an automatic has the abs/air bag and moonroof/6-cd package. Tax is $873 and doc fees are $160. They're also charging me something called govt. fees at $15. So the total out the door price is $12, 956. Should i go for it?   Thanks for any advice...appreciate your time.

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