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#220 of 265 Yes, in my humble opinion by lonestar May 04, 2004 (1:03 pm)
Replying to: smith1 (May 04, 2004 9:57 am) I bought a DX 5-spd. with rear spoiler, AC, and in-dash 6-CD for $11K. I dealt over the internet with a dealer 139 miles away. Some SoCal posters have bragged about buying ES models for $11.3K or so, but I don't think there is currently enough incentive money out there to get the prices down that far, or perhaps my dealer didn't want to sell at a huge loss. I can't complain about buying at $3.8K below invoice, though.   There is a St Louis dealer that still shows Proteges in its inventory as of less than a week ago (Randy Blount Northgate Mazda). Go to the MazdaUSA website and click on "build and buy," then "search inventory." You'll have ZIP code and distance options from there.
#221 of 265 Cool resource by icvci May 10, 2004 (8:16 am)
This seems like it could be a very helpful tool   www.mydealerreport.com Replies to this message: fblack (Jul 13, 2005 11:48 am)
#222 of 265 deals on '03s by smith1 May 14, 2004 (8:13 am)
When did the last Proteges get delivered to dealers? I'm assuming any new ones still in dealer inventories have been sitting on their lots for at least a year...correct?
#223 of 265 Dunno. by icvci May 14, 2004 (9:53 am)
I think the last deliveries took place in July/August of 2003. Replies to this message: lonestar (May 15, 2004 4:55 am)
#224 of 265 Re: Dunno. [icvci #223] by lonestar May 15, 2004 (4:55 am)
Replying to: icvci (May 14, 2004 9:53 am) My new 2003 was built in July 2003 and was delivered to the dealership in Aug/Sept. Folks in the market for leftovers should check out the data plate to ascertain the manufacture date. Had mine been built in late 2002, for instance, I doubt I would have bought it.
#225 of 265 lonestar by smith1 May 16, 2004 (5:24 pm)
"Had mine been built in late 2002, for instance, I doubt I would have bought it"   Just curious.....why not?
#226 of 265 '03 Protege leftovers by smith1 May 17, 2004 (1:24 pm)
Thanks for the replies. I called up a local dealer about a new '03 LX shown on their website. MSRP is $15,890 plus destination charges. Right off the bat he quoted me $12,462 including destination charge. I'm hoping to knock at least a grand off that. Replies to this message: kenv (Jun 03, 2004 5:24 am)
#227 of 265 smith by blueguydotcom May 17, 2004 (3:54 pm)
Check for what the same car goes for on a trade-in.
#228 of 265 Apples and oranges... by lonestar May 18, 2004 (2:16 pm)
Maybe SoCal car dealers sell previous untitled new vehicles at used car prices, but that's generally not the case in the rest of America. I could've easily saved $1K to $1.5K buying a low-mileage used 2003 model, but I wasn't particularly enthralled with the idea of purchasing a fleet/rental car with all the abuse and lack of care they receive. IMHO, at the end of the day I suppose you have to decide which is mor important--price or piece of mind.
#229 of 265 lonestar by blueguydotcom May 18, 2004 (8:46 pm)
I'm not saying one should buy the car at the price of a trade-in but anything 2k over what you could trade the car in for seconds later is well...kinda ripping yourself off. This is an out of production model that's getting 10k or so on trade-ins. Everyone knows when you buy a car it loses value instantly. But 2k? 3k?   In my area an lx with 100 miles, auto, moon, 6 disc, spoiler in outstanding condition is listing at 10,800 for a trade-in. So, is 14k a good deal? That's ~15.4 out the door.

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