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Edmunds doesn't list the rear air as an option on the SV, but, if you figure about $500 for it, that puts invoice at about $21050. If the rebate was $2500, you're still almost a grand below invoice. What not to like? I don't see how the dealer could do that and make any money. Did you finance through them? Any other fees to pad the bottom line? |
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| Samiam, I felt good when I left the dealership yesterday, and today I even feel better after reading your post. Carsdirect.com lists the rear AC option. It is about $500. No I did not finance through them, I intend to pay cash. No other fees besides title, tax and doc. fee. The only problem was that they only had one MPV LX-SV with rear AC so I had no choice on color. I got black color. Not my first choice but still good. | |
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Don't sweat it....the worlds second biggest lie is what somebody paid for a car. Cruise around edmunds and you will see tall tales of people buying the hottest cars in the world for thousand below cost, hahaha. Last time I checked santa clause is not a dealership employee!! In the long run, you can consider this a lesson learned...maybe you can do a bit more next time but you did end up with one of the best mini-vans offered for sale at any price. Don't spend alot of time second guessing, the hard part is over, enjoy your new van!!! |
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Hi, I am also debating the same thing myself for a MPV LX. I would like the rebates of the '03 LX. The big differences I see are that the '04 it gets rear disc brakes to me, and rear AC become standard. Anything else? What would be the price impact of a '04 vs '03 for the same model (LX) with the similar options. I am preapred to pay a little bit more for the rear disc brakes, but need some idea of how much this would cost me. Thanks |
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| The Edmunds TMV calculator can be of some help here. I ran the numbers for similarly-equipped '03 and '04 LX models (only the '04 has rear disks of course) and the difference was about $2000, based on more rebates and dealer incentives on the '03. | |
| I just had the most horrible experience from Sansone mazda at route 1 New Jersey. I was in on Monday (11/3/2003) and was already very upset with them. They kept us hostage for 2 hrs because we would not deal. I told them RIGHT at the beginning that I wanted to test drive Quest and Oddessy before I decide on the Mini van to purchase. The salesperson, ***, would not let us leave. He kept on implying that we promised to buy the car when we asked to test drive and that in New Jersey, customers are not allowed to test drive but he let us do it because we look professional. When we finally stand up to walk out, he was still badgering us. Then phone rang and I thought that it would be a nice gesture to ask him for a name card. When I asked him that, he was in the process of picking up the phone. He waved rudely at me, frowned and said "give me a minute". I had a 2 yrs old and a 8 mths old. I had enough of this waiting game. He took forever to get the keys, to go into his manager's office for negotiation, to make copies of our license. I just wanted to leave so I interrupted him and said very nicely "I just wanted your ...". He waved at me and frowned again (this time even more pronounced) and said "give me a minute". I just walked out. My husband felt really bad for him so he went to get the name card. He again complaint about us not buying form him. This whole time he was talking really loud and we felt really intimidated. I was so afraid that he would beat me up if I negotiate the price. We left and on Wednesday and Thursday, the dealership called us and told us that they can work with us. *** also called on Thursday to tell us to just give him a price. Today (Saturday), we saw their advertisement for MPV ES for $20800+ with MSRP at $29510. We called *** in the afternoon and asked him about it. He said that we can pick ANY in the stock and get around that price. First we went to Quest for a test drive. We were quoted a very good price. Then we decided that since *** also promised us a very good deal, we would chose MPV although it is a smaller van. We were late for our appointment with *** and when we called him, he did not tell us that the van was sold just a while ago nor did he say the price was only for 1 van. When we arrive at the dealership, it was 10 minutes to closing. I was prepared to give a deposit and pick up the car on Monday so that they can go home. When we found out that it was only for 1 van and that it was sold, we chose 1 with the same features and told him the price we are willing to pay which was very close to their advertised price. He went into the manager's office and the manager came out shouting across the showroom saying "Madam, we cannot sell the car to you for $21000. We would be making a lost of $8000+". He was really loud. I was really glad that we were so late or we would have been embarassed. It was this later part that totally disgusted me. *** started the talk about us being educated people and intelligent. That we cannot expect them to sell us the car for that price and kept on forcing me to give them another price. He started saying that he infact sold the advertised car for $22900. I told him that he can give me another $500 rebate because I am in graduate school. He was talking so loud that I think he couldn't hear me. When we gave the price of $21000, we expected them to give us a counter offer. At this point, I felt lied to, totally embarassed, fustrated and just wanted to go back to my Quest dealer. So I told him that I just wanted to pay $21000. Since he was obviously not keeping his word, I said Thank you and began walking out. He then began saying that he waited for us and that we wasted his time. At one point he repeated the educated, intelligent and reasonable talk thus implying that we were being totally unreasonable. My husband was upset at this point. My 8 mths old was tired and we, their parents, were being shouted at. We do not think it is a good experience for them too. My husband said, "Thank you for being sarcastic". He replied "Thank you for being stupid". I feel totally upset at this point. My husband and I both felt that we might not have been the most profitable customers for Mazda but now we will never be a customer for Mazda. About four years ago, I went shopping for a Mazda in Ohio with a friend and when we asked if we could negotiate the price, the salesperson said that we should come back only when we have the money. It was true that he was quite poor at that time because he just graduated from College. So instead we went to Nissan and bought an Altima. Now, Mazda dealer has done it again to us again. We are just going to buy from Nissan because they were much friendlier. I will also educate my children and friends to stay away from Mazda because their salesperson are horrible. | |
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Ugh. Maybe you should write up a complaint letter to your local consumer affairs agency and copy the dealer General Manager and Madza corporate. Have you checked out our Tips & Advice pages? Don't miss Confessions of a Car Salesman either. Steve, Host |
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It's sad this still affects virtually all car manufacturers, not only Mazda. Do write or call MazdaUSA and file a complaint with your local BBB. -Brian |
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