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My wife and I decided that we would purchase a Mazda. We went to the dealership today and the following was their best offer for what we wanted: We wanted the convenience package and the moonroof & bose package The MSRP on this vehicle is: $26,695 The best price after some haggling was: $24,221 (as they don't have the color in stock and will need to get it -- after looking online it is approx. 30 miles away). Then I had a 2000 Honda Civic Trade in - Basic car (crank windows), etc.. needs new tires and auto locks fixed. They told me they would give me $2600 for my trade-in. This was good as I was expecting $1500-1800. So after trade in: $21,621 I am unsure about whether or not I am receiving a fair price.. seems alright.. nothing to jump up and down about but seems alright.. thoughts? Thanks! Mike
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Replying to: chriso5 (Mar 22, 2009 12:54 pm) |
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Replying to: lokie28 (Mar 22, 2009 4:38 pm) |
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Replying to: mirasola (Mar 22, 2009 6:29 am) I have found Victory Honda to be particularly sucky, while the Brighton, Ann Arbor and Ypsi dealers were very straight forward. I have had good experiences with Ralph Thayer (Mazda3) and Sesi (Protege) for Mazda. |
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Replying to: ambrosia (Mar 16, 2009 7:11 pm) It's hard to value the aftermarket addons - you're on the dealer's turf there. |
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Guys, I'm in the St. Louis area. I have an internet offer on a '09 mazda6s GT with the spoiler as the only option. $29,330 sticker -- their offer is $23,981 ($5349 off sticker). I told them I was an existing mazda6 owner, and I followed up to see if the owner loyalty rebate is included in that price and it is. Is this a good price or should I try for a better deal? Thx in advance. Jeff B. |
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Replying to: jeffb1 (Mar 26, 2009 12:05 pm) |
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Replying to: mirasola (Mar 08, 2009 1:13 pm) I searched craigslist and discovered that there are a number of people selling because of the economy and/or loss of jobs. This isn't exclusive to Mazda. I saw deals on BMWs and other vehicles as well. I paid $19,500 total for the vehicle and won't have to pay sales tax since I didn't buy it from a business. The only additional expense should be an $18 or $25 fee to transfer my plate and tags from my previous vehicle. The car had less than 2300 miles when I picked it up and it has a spoiler. I'll add the ipod kit soon and eventually may get the 18" wheels but I'm very pleased so far. I traveled out of state to pick it up and had an 8 hour drive to really evaluate the ride and handling. My last car was a BMW and, while that is truly the ultimate driving machine, I'd say the Mazda is a close second. You can tell they tried to mimic that experience. I'll say it again, its not the same as the BMW but its really good and for the money paid I am very pleased. I'd encourage anyone looking for a new car to try to find a private seller first. Whatever their situation, they realize they are probably going to take a loss on the car. They've likely already been to the dealer and have been told that they can't get rid of the vehicle without coming out of pocket several thousand dollars first. Furthermore, they are taking the hit on the depreciation that occurs as soon as you drive the car off the lot. My car retails around $27,000 - $28,000 and would be close to $30,000 after taxes and other fees. Of course, there is cash for financing through Mazda and you can negotiate for a better deal but none of the dealers I spoke with could get me out the door at $19,500 without my trade and that was for a base model car with two options added. To protect myself, I got a carfax report and took the vehicle to a local Mazda dealer where they inspected it for about $80. Given the mileage, I wasn't concerned about mechanical issues since everything is still under warranty. I just wanted to make sure that there wasn't an accident that wasn't showing up on the carfax report. Everything checked out. Good luck to anyone buying right now. Zoom Zoom!! |
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Replying to: ambrosia (Mar 29, 2009 5:26 am) You are fortunate you live in a state where they don't charge sales tax on private-party car sales. Not the case in every state--such as mine. 
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Replying to: jeffb1 (Mar 26, 2009 12:05 pm) |
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