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#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
#318 of 1757 wayne by blueguydotcom Sep 17, 2003 (1:03 pm)
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.   If the car has a $2000 rebate, then you'd start negotiating from about $2500 below invoice. It's that simple. The dealer will obviously not go for it right off the bat but they need to make a sale.   Selling a year old 2003 Mazda6 for $500 over invoice is an insult as the dealer will make over $2500 on that car. $500 profit is decent. $1000 extreme. $2500? That's like they raided your piggybank.
#319 of 1757 tamiya by thegreatvudini Sep 17, 2003 (1:12 pm)
'04 prices are posted on the Mazda site, right on the 6 page (to the right). I don't believe prices are that much higher.
#320 of 1757 Incentives by midwesttrader Sep 17, 2003 (1:25 pm)
There are incentives for '04 1SE equipped cars.... 2.9% financing and a $500 rebate. Unfortunately there are none on the lots yet around here yet.   Check www.mazdausa.com for full details.

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