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#308 of 1757 wenreder1 by kstu Sep 12, 2003 (10:44 am)
I don't know if they are writing deals on '04 cars yet, but I was very pleased with Lakeland Automall. My son and I each bought a car through Jerry. He deals more with Ford than Mazda, but he got me exactly what I wanted and at a very good price. He will deal straight with you. I was much more impressed there than with the other dealer near you.
#309 of 1757 chikoo by thegreatvudini Sep 12, 2003 (4:51 pm)
I had the exact same deal as you.   Invoice - 1250 and 0%   Actually, I also got the $250 coupon from miata10. Thank you again.   Salesman did not counter, so I could have probably gotten it for even less if I wanted to.
#310 of 1757 kstu ... Thanks for the encouraging reply :-) by wenreder1 Sep 12, 2003 (5:01 pm)
I have been to Lakeland Automall (Madza division) twice already. Dealt with a new "kid" (sales) named Travis, but all-in-all they were a hell of a lot nicer, friendlier and helpful than Ferman Madza in Tampa. As I posted previously, my Wife and I were actually "humiliated" at Ferman Mazda, and what annoyed us most is that we just plunked down $42K in February at Ferman Acura for an '03 MDX. Although Ferman Acura is highly pro, their Madza Dealership right next door is anything but !! At 50 years old I have bought dozens of new cars in my life. Truth is, I do much less work on my own vehicles now than when I was 25, but let's face it, a two year old car only needs oil changes, tire rotations, brakes and occasional fluid flushing. Still, I ALWAYS consider the plain fact that I might have to take my new vehicle back to the Dealer for service, recall work or whatever, and when chosing a NEW vehicle, although price is always a serious consideration, it's only 50% of my deciding factor.... the other 50% is the QUALITY of the MECHANICS at THAT Dealership. In the past I have learned far to many times what half-azz mechanics can do to a once "new" vehicle. It sounds like you live in my "area". You may be reluctant to give me any info, but I am willing to "speak" (phone or email) to you and ask about your personal experiences with Lakeland Auto Mall, as Travis just CALLED ME TODAY and wants to take my ORDER for an '04. He says about 8 - 12 week delivery if I order next week. I am so close to making my move..... placing that order !! Please help if you can. Thanks !!
#311 of 1757 wenreder1 by kstu Sep 12, 2003 (6:25 pm)
Lakeland Automall is local to me. (Polk County) I've never been to Ferman except by e-mail. The other dealer I referred to was Brandon. I probably can't help too much about dealer service. I buy my vehicles new, keep them a long time, and do all maintenance and repairs myself. My last new car was a '92 626 (very good car, 190k miles). I bought that one at Lakeland Mazda before it was bought out by the Automall. I only had it in for warranty service once for an O2 sensor...no complaints. I shopped the Automall two other times: '98 for a pickup and '00 for my daughter's Focus. We bought elsewhere, but had a very positive impression of Lakeland Automall. It was easy to go back there for the two cars we bought this summer. See my profile if you want to talk further.   -Ken
#312 of 1757 by blueguydotcom Sep 13, 2003 (5:27 am)
I ALWAYS consider the plain fact that I might have to take my new vehicle back to the Dealer for service, recall work or whatever, and when chosing a NEW vehicle, although price is always a serious consideration, it's only 50% of my deciding factor.... the other 50% is the QUALITY of the MECHANICS at THAT Dealership.   Why? Every Mazda dealer wants to do your service as they make money off it. Where you buy your car and where you get it serviced have nothing to do with one another. It's an old wive's tale that somehow the service will be better if you bought there. Bah. Dealerships don't make jack off the sale of a car. It's used cars, parts and service that make up the majority of a dealership's revenues.
#313 of 1757 blueguydotcom, I understand what you are saying.... by wenreder1 Sep 13, 2003 (10:18 am)
.... especially since I purchased my '00 Acura 3.2TL in Milford, Connecticut and have since moved to Florida. Ferman Acura (Tampa) did the seat belt latch recall on that car for me (I waited a couple of hours for that) but they did tell me that if my Acura had to be left overnight or a few days at their Dealership for service, I WOULD NOT be entitled to a "loaner car" since I did NOT buy that Acura from THEM !! Because we purchased the '03 Acura MDX from them, THAT vehicle would qualify for a loaner car if needed.
#314 of 1757 wenreder1 by pat HOST Sep 13, 2003 (4:42 pm)
Yes, I've heard/read similar reports, that if you are servicing a vehicle at the same dealership from which it is purchased you are more likely to receive considerations like loaners, working you in at the last minute, that sort of thing.   I think blueguy has a good point in theory but it might not always work out in the practical sense.   There has been lots of conversation about this sort of thing on the Smart Shopper board in the past ... that's a good place to find some of our very helpful salesfolks members to ask directly.
#315 of 1757 sales and service by chikoo Sep 14, 2003 (4:00 am)
these two departments in most large dealership dont even KNOW each other. No point in buying a car from a dealership just because it has a good service setup.   My view: Buy it from where you get the best deal. Service it from where u get the best service.
#316 of 1757 04 Zoom Zoom by midwesttrader Sep 15, 2003 (9:24 am)
Put a $100 deposit down to hold an inbound 6s, Redfire Metallic/Black, 5MT, sport pkg, luxury pkg, moonroof, Bose, SABAC, etc. MSRP = $26030.   Car is supposed to be built the first week of October. Very happy to get the manual tranny and the options I wanted. Hope to use a $250 Rev It Up coupon + incentives at delivery. Final pricing to follow.
#317 of 1757 Purchase Question by tamiyaracer Sep 17, 2003 (12:48 pm)
I've been looking in the Seattle area for an s model; all I find are 2003's and all that's left seem to have the Sport Package, at least in the color I want. So no $2000 rebate. It seems to me that I might as well wait 2 more weeks, until October, to see if Mazda offers anything new for the '03 models with the 1SE option. If not, I might as well get a 2004 model as the price can't be that much different. Anyone have any advice, or insight into the 2004 pricing? Also, someone mentioned above that one should be able to get an '03 now for $1500 below invoice. How is that possible? The best I have found is $500 over invoice. Thanks in advance, Wayne

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