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#148 of 333 sweet ride by vjoe_udo Apr 29, 2005 (9:39 am)
total $15,450 - including doc, registration, etc... no sales tax in OR, woo hoo! redfire Tribute i, 2WD, auto, no options Herzog Mier in Beaverton, OR. The internet sales rep was the best sale guy, I'd ever work with.
#149 of 333 2003 Ford Escape XLS @ $11,500 by cumbiero81 May 16, 2005 (8:02 pm)
I'm new to buying an American made car and want feedback from you guys... I came across a good deal here in Linden,NJ that for the Ford indicated...but I want to make sure I'm getting a good car... here are the facts :   2003 Ford Escape XLS - V6 - 4x4 - 36K = $14,995 Trading in : 2001 Hyundai Elantra GLS - 45K = -$4,000 OTD Price w/ MV fees, tax = $11,500 (after negotiation)   I want to drop the amount to 11K even, and thinking of financing for 48 months at an average of 6% APR... Is it worth it? Is it a good deal? Should I lease/buy new? My other interests are Toyota Matrix,Toyota RAV4, Honda CRV...   PLEASE HELP!
#150 of 333 Mazda Nightmare by capttrumpet May 17, 2005 (7:29 am)
I purchased an '05 Tribute S on 3/31/05 from White Plains Mazda. The check engine light was on as the salesperson was describing the controls to me when I was picking up the car. He brought the car back into the service area and they just cleared the code. When I drove the car back to my house and re started it the check engine light came on again. I brought the car back to the dealer on 4/4/05. The car was not repaired until many calls on my part to bring in a company engineer to fix the problem. It turned out to need a new computer. But the car was at the dealer for 2 weeks before I got it back. Each day I called they said that they were working on it. I knew that they needed outside help as they could not diagnose the problem correctly. My current problem with them is that they mishandled all of my registration, credit and title documents by posting an incorrect address on them. My temporary registration expired, I still haven't received my title and I never received any payment invoice from Mazda Credit. I received a call from Mazda Credit last week from their collections department demanding the first payment. I asked them what address they had and it was an incorrect address. I gave them the correct address. They said they would straighten things out. I'm still waiting to get their payment coupon. In the meantime they have botched up an unblemished credit history that will take me a lot of time and effort to correct. Mazda Customer Service states that they have no control of their dealerships and that I have to settle this myself. The nightmare continues.... Replies to this message: dc_driver (May 17, 2005 6:28 pm) capttrumpet (May 22, 2005 4:10 pm) dc_driver (May 22, 2005 4:54 pm)
#151 of 333 Re: Mazda Nightmare [capttrumpet] by dc_driver May 17, 2005 (6:28 pm)
Replying to: capttrumpet (May 17, 2005 7:29 am) That sucks that they had your Tribute that long. The only thing is that in most states, if the dealer has your vehicle in the shop for more than 30 days within the first year, it is considered a Lemon... You are halfway there   Now let me just play devil's advocate here.. You did not notice that your address was wrong on all the paperwork when you signed it? I realize that the dealer throws quite a lot of paperwork at you, but you really should have checked the documentation before you signed it. As for your credit, you should be able to get Mazda to drop this from your credit report, but I gotta ask didn't you start to wonder about your payment book back in mid-April? I gotta wonder why you did not think to call Mazda Credit to find out about your payment... Anyway, based on all the problems you have had with the vehicle, the least that Mazda can do is to straighten out your credit.. Replies to this message: capttrumpet (May 22, 2005 4:10 pm) dc_driver (May 22, 2005 4:54 pm)
#152 of 333 Extended warranty for Tribute 2002 ESV6 by 4bib May 19, 2005 (8:18 pm)
I have almost 27,000 miles on it. It still under original warranty until Sept. 05. I started to shop around for ext. warranty. The prices range from $2,500 and up for 7y/100k miles and around $2000 for 5y/75k-100k miles   Basically I have 3 questions. 1) Should I wait until end of August and buy day before expiration or buy it now with current mileage?   2) Should I stick with warranty from Mazda dealership or third-party warranty like DS(Dealer Services) letters we're getting by mail periodically?   3) Are the prices I getting from dealerships seem right?   Thanks a lot! Replies to this message: clarios (Jun 05, 2005 8:29 pm)
#153 of 333 4bib (Warranty) by nortsr1 May 20, 2005 (8:14 am)
Go to mid-statesford.com... Good prices...andf get a Ford ESP warranty Replies to this message: 4bib (May 20, 2005 12:41 pm)
#154 of 333 Re: 4bib (Warranty) [nortsr1] by 4bib May 20, 2005 (12:41 pm)
Replying to: nortsr1 (May 20, 2005 8:14 am) Well, I have Mazda Tribute not Ford Escape. I doubt I can warranty Iowa's Ford dealership. I live in NY
#155 of 333 2005 Mazda Tribute i by cumbiero81 May 21, 2005 (4:11 pm)
Hey everyone... well, after much thought and browsing intensively through the internet and local newspapers, I decided that instead of getting a used 2003 Ford Escape (35K miles) at $11,500, to get a new 2005 Mazda Tribute i 4WD. The incentives on the Tribute are excellent and the deal I got made my decision a very good alternative. Before I go on, here is what I got for the price I got :   Wayne Mazda located in Wayne, New Jersey 2005 Mazda Tribute i 4WD = $22,500 Mazda Incentive = - $3000 Mazda Financing + Dealer Incentive = - $3000 Trade In (2001 Hyundai Elantra GLS w/45Kmiles)= -$3000 Total OTD = $13,900 (bargaining included)   When I went in, I was shooting for a great deal and came out with a figure slightly higher than what I expected but came out positive. I managed to squeeze out free carpets since they massed up on a calcuation and had me assume I was paying $12,995 because of newspaper misprint. Is this a good deal? Anyone have similar deals?
#156 of 333 Re: Mazda Nightmare [dc_driver] by capttrumpet May 22, 2005 (4:10 pm)
Replying to: dc_driver (May 17, 2005 6:28 pm) I have been at my current address for 16 years. When I started to fill out the credit app the Saleswoman stated that we don't accept PO Boxes. Well the IRS does, that's how I've been filing my return. My state does - it appears on my driver's license. I told them that I would give them my physical address, an address given to me by my town's 911 department. But I also told them for any mail you must use my PO box or I won't get any documents that you send. Just print both the street number and PO Box number. They assured me of everything. They also photo copied my driver's license, again with my correct address and I faxed them a copy of my previous vehicle's registration for them to transfer plates, again with my correct PO Box address. My credit report which they had to check had to have my correct address on it. As for checking the bill of sale and credit documents, I checked the bottom line - what I paid and what I owe - and I discovered that the small cash deposit I initially put down to hold the car was not indicated on the bill of sale. The F & I Mgr. jumped to his feet and said "Oh yes, I forgot that and handed me my cash." Kind of makes you wonder doesn't it? As for when the first payment was due - yes I wondered about it but I also wondered why I never received any contact from the dealer or Mazda USA following up on all of my troubles. I certainly made enough calls to Mazda's customer service line. I also thought that maybe they were going to adjust the first payment as some type of compensation for the trouble I had. May I add that the loaner car they gave me for 2 weeks was a 6 year old Mazda with 60K miles on it that didn't go down the road straight. That euphoria you get when you buy a new car went out the window for me. I had two questions for the service manager (who by the way resigned, got fired or quit in the middle of my nightmare) if these vehicles are so fragile why would anyone want one and two, if it takes so long to get parts for them to service it, again, why would anyone want this car. Replies to this message: dc_driver (May 22, 2005 4:54 pm)
#157 of 333 Re: Mazda Nightmare [capttrumpet] by dc_driver May 22, 2005 (4:54 pm)
Replying to: capttrumpet (May 22, 2005 4:10 pm) Thanks for clarifying... You really got a raw deal with that dealer. I really hope that Mazda can do something to make your experience better, but I can certainly understand your frustration..

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