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Replying to: ostiaantic (Feb 03, 2006 11:53 pm) Good luck in your search! |
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Replying to: ostiaantic (Feb 03, 2006 11:53 pm) I'm not far from the area your looking and am aware of the inventories in the region...they have had lots of cars delivered since October. Usually twice a month or so. They are just turning the inventory faster than your looking. Almost every shipment of MZ3 we get has a portion of them already sold and they never hit the lot. |
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| I've been looking at this car for a couple of weeks around the Philadelphia area. I'm looking to make a good deal. Who isn't? I see mention in this forum of paying not much over, or less than, invoice, but I don't know how to follow the threads to the answers. Can anyone suggest a good method, or good price, for my geographic area? All answers very much appreciated. I'll be glad to pay it forward. | |
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Replying to: beach70s (Jan 30, 2006 9:07 pm) Thanks for any help. Did you get your car? teach4
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Replying to: teach4 (Feb 07, 2006 6:05 pm)
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Replying to: beach70s (Feb 07, 2006 8:44 pm) Stick with the manual. I almost bought one with an auto, but after a test drive just wasn't happy. I like racing through the gears. Zoom, Zoom, Zoom. |
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I recently(on a Monday) visited Ourisman Mazda of Laurel in MD and took a test drive of Mazda 3 and fell in love with it. After lengthy discussion with the sales manager, I came to the conclusion the car is out of my price range. Then on saturday the sales person called and left me a voice mail that the dealer was now willing to sell the car for the price I offered on my first visit. I called and confirmed the price on the phone as well as through email. Of course once I got to the dealer, the price had changed. I informed the sales manager that the sales person confirmed and it was in fact the sales person who had initiated the contact. The real kicker to this whole deal is that after about 15 minutes the manager gave a final offer which included taxes and tags. When I tried to negotiate from that price, the manager informed me that the price did not include taxes and title. Suffice to say that I left the dealer and even though I loved the 3, I have removed it from my list. Just wondering if anybody had a similar experince either at the dealer mentioned above or at any other mazda dealer. I have bought 2 toyotas, 1 GM and 1 dodge and this was the absolute worst car buying experince I have ever had. 
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The way SOME car dealerships operate makes it easy to understand why many people think they are all just a bunch of crooks. They think that if they can get you into the dealership - even if it is with a complete lie - they at least have some small chance of selling you a car. They treat it as a game - and the sad part is a % of people that get tricked into coming back because of a low price do end up buying a car for a higher price then they were given over the phone. All I can say is - you did the right thing. |
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Replying to: jdb4 (Feb 12, 2006 9:58 pm) I wouldn't take the Mazda 3 off your list,just that dealer. You might try contacting other Mazda dealers in the area by e-mail or fax and see if you can negotiate a price on a specific car without physically going down to the dealer. The Mazda website has a search function that allows you to search a radius from a given ZIP code. After you find the car you want, e-mail the dealer that has it and try to negotiate. It has worked for many people on this forum. |
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Replying to: jdb4 (Feb 12, 2006 9:58 pm) Which I did bring up--and they said that if I wanted to pay cash, they'd have to write up two contracts--one as if I were financing the car and one for a cash sale. Then, when I came in with the cash, they'd rip up the second contract. But I'd still need to apply for financing. Honestly, this dealer gave me the runaround so many times and in so many different ways that I would rather drive a 1987 Yugo than deal with them. I've only scratched the surface of what they did, but these were the two most egregious offenses. And I still don't have the car I want. I went on vacation in January and when I came back, Mazda3s were in short supply all over the state. I've been waiting a month to see if more would come in, and the situation isn't getting any better. I'm looking for an s, with automatic, side airbags and moonroof/CD changer. In any color but black. I might have to settle for a Grand Touring, which wasn't in my budget plans. Not that their availability is much better, although there seem to be TWO of them in my state, rather than ONE.
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