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Moving fast! [widow1]
by autonomous
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Feb 28, 2006 (7:01 am)
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Took delivery late September. Now I'm getting out of the Mazda game. Bought both as a second driver for the wife and I. Have driven the '06 sparingly - have only 2k on the odometer - but love the torquey 2.3 liter though I was not displeased with the 2 liter in the '04. Now my driving needs have changed drastically and I will be doing a lot of traveling. So the Mazda is on the block and I'm replacing it with a fuel sipping VW Jetta TDI.
Wow! Selling within 5 months and 2K miles! Depreciation costs can be staggering (20% to 25% for initial year on compacts). Consumer Reports rated the Mazda3 manual in its top compacts for fuel economy so it's a bit surprising that you mention "fuel sipping VW Jetta TDI" as the reason to move from Mazda. The new Jetta is a very handsome vehicle. Happy trails with the Jetta!
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- #2392 of 4327
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Re: Moving fast! [autonomous]
by widow1
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Feb 28, 2006 (2:46 pm)
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Replying to: autonomous (Feb 28, 2006 7:01 am)
Done it before several times with different vehicles. Depends on how cheap you bought the car you're divulging yourself of and how close a deal you can get on the vehicle you're buying plus the state of the market. Mazda 3 is a high demand car in short supply. I sold the 2004 3i after a year for $14100 and had bought it at $15300. It's sold for 3 years with no incentives, rebates, and special APR. Mazda ran a one month of 0 %/24 month financing in Sept 2004 on all Mazda vehicles so I paid no interest on my loan for the 2004. Would not attempt it on just any vehicle. Had a dealer locate at port a Jetta TDI manual trannie with no option package (a savings of $1500-$2000) and had him dealer trade before the Jetta left port so it comes straight to my dealer with no miles on it. Bought it at $500 over invoice. I also ease the shock to the wallet by doing Dealer Pass Throughs in the sale of my current car to get more for it while still using it for trade-in value to reduce my sales tax load ( the mechanics: get a buyer at my price, sell it to the dealer as a trade for the new car, and have the dealer sell it back to my buyer; an 'in and out" paper shuffle that's quite common today). Consumer Reports tested a Mazda 3i manual - not the 3s I now have. Claimed the 3i got 41 mph. I never got beyond 35 mpg in mine Take the Toyo tires off made especially for that vehicle and aftermarket it and you will not get that. In my 3s I might get 32 mpg highway on occasion. With the Jetta I will remove the now standard 16 " tires and steel wheels on the option packageless TDI and sell them on eBay. Will replace them with 15" tires and up the fuel efficiency 2-3 mpg on top of the already great TDI fuel economy. I also need the trunk space in the Jetta: a cavernous 16 cu. ft. to the Mazda 3s' 11 cu. ft.
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Re: Reasonable & Customary Fees? [widow1]
by kyfdx HOST
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Feb 28, 2006 (6:59 pm)
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No phone numbers in the forums, please...
Thanks,
kyfdx
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- #2394 of 4327
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mazda 3 grand touring SEDAN with moonroof/ bose audio
by rustes
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Mar 01, 2006 (2:58 pm)
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Miami area, red color OTD price 22,250. Should I buy? is it a good deal?
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- #2395 of 4327
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Mazda3 S Touring 5-Door, 5-Spd Stock: $18750 OTD
by jocjones
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Mar 01, 2006 (4:02 pm)
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Good day, gang.
I was quoted an OTD price of $18750 for a stock, Mazda3 S Touring 5-Door, 5-spd, no additional options in the whitewater pearl color in the Hampton Roads area.
Thoughts on the price? From what I can tell reading this board it may be a pretty good deal.
Anyone else from this part of Virginia get anything near this?
Thanks.
Tom
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widow1
by z71bill
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Mar 01, 2006 (5:31 pm)
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Why will changing to 15 inch wheels/tires increase your MPG?
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- #2397 of 4327
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Mazda3 S Touring 5-door price
by jazzman1
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Mar 02, 2006 (4:50 am)
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I paid $19,439 title, license, and fees (no tax, because I had a trade-in) for a 2006 Mazda 3s Touring 5-door with auto, 6CD and sunroof, wheel locks and dealer vin etching (which I got them to take off the price). I worked hard to get this deal and I hope it was a good one. I live in NY, but I used a high volume dealer in NJ.
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Re: Reasonable & Customary Fees? [maznewbie]
by widow1
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Mar 02, 2006 (7:07 am)
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Replying to: maznewbie (Feb 26, 2006 3:02 pm)
Maznewbie, the dealer in Lincoln, NE is Anderson Ford-Mazda.
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Re: widow1 [z71bill]
by widow1
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Mar 02, 2006 (7:23 am)
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Replying to: z71bill (Mar 01, 2006 5:31 pm)
z71bill, from discussions with service consultants and techs I know in a couple of VW Service Departments and from conversations with other aftermarket VW modifiers and tuners who have done stints with VW Service Departments, it was a consensus opinion that the reduced fuel efficiency in the manual trannie MK V Jetta TDI compared to the MK IV (46/38 to 41/35) could be traced to several factors, one of which was the switch to 16" wheels/tires as compared to the 15" wheels/tires that were O.E. on the MK IV. Obviously, the increased size and weight of the MK V play a factor, but the wider tire was also pointed to as the culprit. Several tech people suggested an increase in fuel efficiency of 2-3 mpg if there was a return to the narrower 15" tire. Care to weigh in on that judgment ?
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