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#98 of 335 05 FWD Tribute S XA/6cyl by nanas2 Jan 22, 2005 (1:25 pm)
Platinum Metallic, Cloth, Tow PKG, Side Step Tubes, Rear Bumper Guard, All Weather Floor Mats, Spoiler, Cargo Net, Auto 4 spd. 430 miles.. We ended up financing 17,403 we gave 2500 down with 2600 for our trade. The dealer gave us 3500 cash back. Mazda financing disappointed us and would not match our institutions 6.5, We took 7.4 and will refinance in 6 months. The dealer Milo Gordon, Lawton, OK. was an OK experience. After reading some of the forums I think we did OK, but will do much better next time. My first new car buying experience
#100 of 335 2005 tribute rebates/incentivesw.... by huskerdoo1 Feb 02, 2005 (11:06 am)
Hi, Can anyone clear up the current Mazda Tribute incentives for me? Currently there is 2500 dollars back to customer and 1000 more to customer if they finance through Mazda at the current rate, which I have been told is grossly inflated at 7-8.5% way above the majority of financial institutes 4-5%. I have also found on this web site a 500 rebate "to dealer" as well. There is also 0% financing but not with the 2500 but you can get 2.9 with the 1000 rebate. Should the dealers 500 be considered in when determining price or is that their money that you will never see or get credit for? Just want to have my information correct before I start dealing. Replies to this message: dc_driver (Feb 02, 2005 8:08 pm) dc_driver (Feb 02, 2005 8:14 pm) texas_ford_guy (Feb 03, 2005 9:52 am)
#101 of 335 Re: '05 Tribute 5 speed, 4 cyl, FWD [lothar23] by rcinmd Feb 02, 2005 (2:05 pm)
Replying to: lothar23 (Jan 20, 2005 2:18 pm) I've had the Tribute since Thanksgiving, and I have not yet put 300 miles on it. Still breaking it in, and still racking up miles on the Accord till I sell it. I am a bit concerned about the gas mileage though as well. I have generally found that what a vehicle gets when new is what it gets 50,000 miles later. Thus far, and admittedly during cold weather, and short trips, I have averaged around 21 mpg.   We have had a couple snows recently, but I have been driving the Honda. I did take the Tribute down the street after the first snow, to check traction ( AWD, 5 speed ), and it did great. Also "slammed" on the brakes to check the ABS. Lots of racket, and it stopped just fine. So the Tribute is still nice and shiney silver in the driveway, while the Accord is salt-covered.   But back to the gas mileage. Not sure what is going on there. It seems this family of vehicles is not very fuel efficient. Replies to this message: tidester (Feb 02, 2005 8:41 pm) rcinmd (Feb 07, 2005 10:01 am)
#102 of 335 Re: 2005 tribute rebates/incentivesw.... [huskerdoo1] by dc_driver Feb 02, 2005 (8:08 pm)
Replying to: huskerdoo1 (Feb 02, 2005 11:06 am) Yes.   I purchased my 05 Tribute in November 04 and received $4K in rebates (including the $1K rebate from Mazda Credit. I have really good credit and got 5.9%.   Here is the trick, take the finance rebate and then simply refinance later (I believe that you have to make three payments (3 months) to Mazda before you can refinance through another lender). I looked at refinancing, but I had a pretty big downpayment so I would really only end up saving a few dollars a month.   I got a great deal on my Tribute ($400 under invoce plus the $4000 rebate). Paid $21,877 for my 05 Tribute S AWD V6 with pkg 3, side curtain airbags, and auto-dimming mirror with compass. I did some extensive negotiation over the Internet before purchase. I also got KBB bluebook value on my wife's used Nissan Sentra (after extensive negotiation). Always negotiate your trade-in after you negotiate the price of the new car! They will always try and get you... Replies to this message: dc_driver (Feb 02, 2005 8:14 pm)
#103 of 335 Re: 2005 tribute rebates/incentivesw.... [dc_driver] by dc_driver Feb 02, 2005 (8:14 pm)
Replying to: dc_driver (Feb 02, 2005 8:08 pm) One more thing, I told the finance clerk that my credit union was offering 3.9% and if they could not get close, then I would not finance through Mazda. So, I think that 7-8% talk is not right since I got 5.9% plus all the incentives.   Like I mentioned, you should still be better off taking the $1K rebate at a higher interest rate and then refinancing later at a lower interest rate. Good luck! Let us know what happens.
#104 of 335 Re: '05 Tribute 5 speed, 4 cyl, FWD [rcinmd] by tidester HOST Feb 02, 2005 (8:41 pm)
Replying to: rcinmd (Feb 02, 2005 2:05 pm) I wouldn't think gas mileage would be a concern to you with only 300 miles in two months (works out to 1,800 miles per year). In any case, you should take performance issues over to the Mazda Tribute discussion.   tidester, host Replies to this message: rcinmd (Feb 07, 2005 10:01 am)
#105 of 335 Re: 2005 tribute rebates/incentivesw.... [huskerdoo1] by texas_ford_guy Feb 03, 2005 (9:52 am)
Replying to: huskerdoo1 (Feb 02, 2005 11:06 am) heres what you should do..... buy the car with mazda financing and take the full rebates. as soon as you get your payment book, call mazda for the payoff. refinance at whatever bank or credit union offers you the best rate, and pay off the original loan. there will be no penalty for early payment of the original simple interest loan. it will have cost you about a months worth of interest on the original amount financed, but should still save you enough money to be worth the effort. most banks and credit unions will allow you 90 days to do this after the purchase.
#106 of 335 Re: '05 Tribute 5 speed, 4 cyl, FWD [lothar23] by texas_ford_guy Feb 03, 2005 (9:55 am)
Replying to: lothar23 (Jan 20, 2005 2:18 pm) usually, with any kind of new vehicle, it will never get near the highway mpg listed on the sticker until the engin is broken in. usually, you will see mpg rise once you have put about 5000 miles on it.
#107 of 335 Re: '05 Tribute 5 speed, 4 cyl, FWD [tidester] by rcinmd Feb 07, 2005 (10:01 am)
Replying to: tidester (Feb 02, 2005 8:41 pm) Heck, I am just letting the Tribute sit while racking up miles on the Honda until I sell the Accord. I average somewhere around 12,000 miles per year, maybe a bit more. I sure don't expect with these temps, and my short drives to realize yet what the vehicle will do gas mileage wise, but I have an idea that once I start using it 'normally', I may see 22 around town, and hopefully push the upper 20s on a long trip, though that might be asking a bit much. I had a Nisan Pathfinder that did 20 mpg from new till trade-in, a Civic that realized 38 mpg on the highway from new till sale, and the Accord has done 34 mpg consistently to this point. So it seems that the rating of 22 / 26 for the Tribute should be accurate. It is those owners of the V6 who seem to miss the mark significantly.

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