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#2468 of 3688 Re: Mazda3 S Sedan Price [jurrasic] by slate1 Apr 07, 2006 (5:40 am)
Replying to: jurrasic (Apr 05, 2006 7:10 pm) Jurrasic -   Congrats on the forthcoming car purchase! If you like the Mazda3 half as much as I do you're going to love it - I'm finding all sorts of excuses for driving these days...   Looks like list on the car you're looking at is $20,605. Why not just get a Silver S-Grand Touring w/AT - list is $20,675?   You'll lose the CD-Changer Moonroof package at that price (which you said you didn't want anyway) but you'll gain:   -Heated Front Seats -Tire Pressure Monitoring -Rain Sensing Automatic Wipers -Automatic Xenon HID Headlights -Automatic Climate Control -Trip Computer (shows MPG, Avg MPH, Miles to Empty, etc.) -Theft Deterrent Security System.   All of which are, in my opinion, an infinitely better deal than the moonroof-CD Changer. In the Charlotte, NC area I payed $21,718 + tags for my 3GT w/ Moonroof, Bose, and Navigation.   I started out, just like you, looking at the S-Touring with leather but it just didn't make economic sense to me to go that direction - the GT just seemed like a much better value. Replies to this message: jurrasic (Apr 09, 2006 12:07 am)
#2469 of 3688 Re: Mazda3 S Sedan Price [slate1] by jurrasic Apr 09, 2006 (12:07 am)
Replying to: slate1 (Apr 07, 2006 5:40 am) Excellent idea. You're right, the G Touring is only $140 more expensive. I'm glad I knew this information before I rush to the dealer. Thanks!   Now just if Mazda could have included an i-pod port in its car....this issue is killing me.
#2470 of 3688 Mazda3i Touring $550 UNDER INVOICE!! by marky3130 Apr 10, 2006 (11:19 pm)
Replying to: mazdaboy2 (Mar 19, 2006 5:26 pm) Recently bought an '06 Mazda3i touring with $1300 in options. Paid $16,100 for the touring plus sunroof/6-disc CD player and ABS + Side curtain airbags. Kelly Blue-Book target price was $17,222 with MSRP at $17,800. Buyers beware, dealer is willing to sell at almost any price. Don't go in hoping to buy that day. It took me 3 trips to the dealership with the same salesman trying to get me to buy before I could get that price. I actually didn't even buy it off the lot, I ordered it and 7 weeks later it was there and I even got the most popular color! (Titanium gray)   BE PATIENT, CAN GO WAY BELOW INVOICE!!
#2471 of 3688 Help A Newbie by roggy07 Apr 12, 2006 (3:30 pm)
Hello everyone, I'ts my 1st time to spend a Blank Check from CapitalOne and I'm looking forward on spending that on a mazda3. I'm interested in buying an 06' Mazda3 i Touring Sedan or possibly a Mazda3 s 5door/hatchback (both automatic transmission). One of the good quotes I got from the Internet is:$15,600 for the i Touring and $17,880 for the s model. I'm guessing Tax and Licence are not included at that price, but what other "fees" should I expect if I went down to the dealer? Should I just blurt out my expected price? How do I start negotiating? I am 21 and it's my 1st time actually buying a car, please bear with me Replies to this message: willsim (Apr 13, 2006 2:50 pm) wiss22 (Apr 14, 2006 5:28 am) willsim (Apr 14, 2006 8:06 am)
#2472 of 3688 Re: Help A Newbie [roggy07] by willsim Apr 13, 2006 (2:50 pm)
Replying to: roggy07 (Apr 12, 2006 3:30 pm) Do your research. Start below invoice better yet leave the sales people make the offers and try to work two or three dealers against each other. Your final price excluding tax and license should be close to invoice or less as there are other sources of profit to the dealer. Also do not pay more than $50 for doc fees. That should be the only additional fee. Don't buy undercoating, fabric protection, pin stripes or anything like that its pure profit to the dealer. An extended warranty is up to you. You should be able to get it for a $1000 or less and make sure its a factory warranty. Anyway thats my two cents. Replies to this message: wiss22 (Apr 14, 2006 5:28 am) willsim (Apr 14, 2006 8:06 am)
#2473 of 3688 sooo close! by wiss22 Apr 14, 2006 (5:28 am)
Replying to: willsim (Apr 13, 2006 2:50 pm) i went to the dealership last saturday, just to test drive. i thought i'd wait until may to buy a car. but i got a quote on an M3 S. over the rest of the weekend i decided i really didn't like the blue/black checked seats in the sport, and i didn't really need the 2.3L over the 2.0. the salesman & i use email rather than phone, so i responded to his follow-up after saturday by asking for a quote on an i touring instead of the sport.   monday morning i got an email that said the quote i got on sat. was for an i touring, and it had arrived. funny, because i saw it on the lot on sunday (went back for another look)... i called him and said i had some questions. went in after work on monday, showed him my quote worksheet that showed the quote was for the S. he said he made a mistake. when he looked at the incoming inventory he saw the S, but was looking at the sedan part. whatever, mistakes happen, and it was a killer price for the sport, still a good price for the i touring. after clearing that up i still wanted a day to think about it. he was off tuesday, so i went in on wednesday to leave a deposit since my financing & down payment were still in transit.   i have an S-plan through work, so here's what i was looking at: i touring with moonroof/6-cd changer, 5-speed, auto dimming mirror, wheel locks. with s-plan, $16018.   wednesday i went in to leave a $250 deposit to hold the vehicle a day or two until i got my down payment transferred. turns out i had to do all this other paperwork too. no problem, the price was drawn up, etc. he took it to the sales manager to approve (who gave him the numbers on saturday, by the way). but now there's a problem. sales manager came over and said they accidentally took the s-plan $500 credit off twice. the actual price is $16518. they said it was an honest mistake. i said no thanks, got my $250 check back, and left. on monday i had called another dealer who said he could match the price, just hasn't found one yet...   a couple hours later the GM called to apologize. he said they made an honest mistake and he'd throw in a front-nose mask if i'd still consider them. (that's a long convo made short. we talked about why i felt the need to go to another dealer anyway, blah blah blah).   anyway, i thought if i wanted the car, i'd have to do it, because i hadn't heard back from the other dealer. but he called yesterday morning - still no progress though. then i got an email from the original salesguy apologizing again and wanting to know if there was anything he could do to get my trust back and sell me the car.   after taxes, that $500 mistake will cost me almost $700, front-end mask not included. i have no problems just going to the other dealer, but i am afraid he might not be able to find my car. i'm not in any hurry, but i do love this car.   should i try to get the original price from the original dealer? should i call other dealers? and they asked me for my employer's s-plan number... i have no idea where to find that (HR doesn't know...)!   edit: found the s-plan stuff, including an exact price of what i should be paying - 16252. Replies to this message: willsim (Apr 14, 2006 8:06 am)
#2474 of 3688 Re: sooo close! [wiss22] by willsim Apr 14, 2006 (8:06 am)
Replying to: wiss22 (Apr 14, 2006 5:28 am) It never hurts to go to another dealer although I don't understand what the s-plan is. It sounds like the orginal dealer is close to his bottom line or may just be jerking you around. A big mistake is to fall in love with a single car and a bigger mistake is to let the dealer know it. It gives the dealer a bigger advantage than he already has. If 16252 is what your s-plan says you should be paying then stick with it. Go to another dealer or two and see what happens and it wouldn't hurt to let the orginal dealer know what your doing. Remember this is war if your Mr. nice guy you will lose.
#2475 of 3688 Re: sooo close! [wiss22] by willsim by z71bill Apr 14, 2006 (8:46 am)
Honest mistake - I guess anything is possible - but I would bet that it is far from honest and not even a mistake.   There are many people trying to use E-mail to negotiate new car deals - some dealers take the position that they will tell the customer anything they need to get them into the dealership - then change the terms of the deal -   Even if they loose 75% of the deals (which they will not) they are still way ahead VS not ever getting the customer in the dealership in the first place.   Just tell them - if they want to earn your trust then they must give you the original deal -   As far as the front-nose mask - do you even want it? Would you have bought one?   Throwing something in "for free" (which in this case is a $500 up charge) is only worth what you would be willing to pay for it as a separate transaction.
#2476 of 3688 How much should I pay for a new '05 3s hatchback? by maxidrive Apr 14, 2006 (5:36 pm)
Saw a new '05 Mazda3 s hatchback on the lot with ~7,300 miles and a sticker price of $18,880. Want to buy it, but wondering what its fair price is, being an '05 model with over 7,000 miles on it. Any ideas? Replies to this message: backy (Apr 14, 2006 5:50 pm) autigerrich (May 22, 2006 12:07 am)
#2477 of 3688 Re: How much should I pay for a new '05 3s hatchback? [maxidrive] by backy Apr 14, 2006 (5:50 pm)
Replying to: maxidrive (Apr 14, 2006 5:36 pm) With 7300 miles, is it really "new"? That's how many miles I put on my car in a year. It is a one-year-old used car and should be priced accordingly. Try looking up the used car prices on kbb.com, nada.com, and here at Edmunds.

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