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I bought it back in December, so I'm sure that accounts for some of the discount I managed to negotiate. My car stickered for $18,100 and the driveout price was $16,000 exactly. That was after a $500 Mazda Zoom Zoom coupon that I had and didn't include sales tax. I had to go to Knoxville TN (from Atlanta) to get the deal I wanted on the exact car I wanted. IT was worth it though. I paid $875 sales tax here in Georgia, so my driveout was actually $16,875. I got the 3 s Touring 5-door, 5-speed manual, Titanium Gray, no options. I got the Touring because I wanted the side airbags. Since the 5-door has the 17" wheels standard, they air bags are actually the only things the Touring model adds to the standard 's'. Anyway, for under $17k out the door I got an amazing car. After 16 years of driving, this is my first non-Honda/Acura vehicle and I couldn't be happier with it. Kinda wish I'd sprung for the sunroof/6CD changer though. |
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Replying to: audia8q (Jul 08, 2006 1:06 pm)
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Replying to: allfiredup (Jul 08, 2006 1:04 pm) I would like to see it return nationally. It helped us make some deals. |
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Replying to: villebillies (Jul 08, 2006 1:14 pm) That is up to you...if you feel its the car for you, the dealership is professional, the price is what you want to pay and its in your budget they go for it.
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Replying to: audia8q (Jul 08, 2006 1:18 pm)
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Replying to: villebillies (Jul 08, 2006 1:21 pm) I would just double check with the dealer before you drive down there. There are many tales of folks getting one quote and a dealer tries to pull a fast one once they have you there. That said, that is a great deal, and if it is for real I would jump on it fast. If you do put a deposit down make sure it is refundable. If it is not, I smell a rat.... |
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| Has anyone heard how much Mazda is going to raise the price on the 2007 3S? I want a 3S Touring 5-door, but I can't find an 06 now in the Velocity Red color that I want, so it's either take one in Silver or Gray, or wait for an 07. I know the warranty is going to change, but I don't know that that would offset the disappointment of not getting the color I want (plus I'd like to get one with leather and not have to take the moonroof with it). Will the price increase be substantial? Apparently Mazda isn't telling their dealers about any increase as of yet. | |
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How much of an increase could there be in the price of a car that is not really that expensive to begin with? More importantly, if you go with a color you don't really want, you will probably regret it in the long run. I can see a person walking up to the car everyday, saying "I should have gotten the red one." When I am undecided about a major purchase, I always feel it is best to wait. Things seem to work out better that way. Of course, that is just how I see it. What is changing about the warranty? |
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My local dealer is advertising $2K off on his Mazda3.. That is below invoice, on even the most expensive model... Why would he do it? Of course, I don't know... But, it could be that.... 1) He is willing to dip into holdback to make deals.. 2) He is overstocked on inventory, and would still have leftover Mazda3s on the lot, when the '07s come in.. 3) He is facing a cash crunch and needs to move inventory to pay back loans. 4) He gets a volume incentive from Mazda, based on the number of units he moves this month.. I don't pretend to know the business model for every dealer, but you can find deals out there on many different models that are at Invoice - Incentives - Holdback.. Does that make any sense? Perhaps not, but GM sells more cars in the USA than any other manufacturer, and still loses money on each one.. That doesn't make any sense, either.. My point is... some cars are sold for a loss.. whether the dealer actually loses money on the car, once all the variables are taken into account is debatable.. As long as I get a low price, their profit margin really isn't that important to me... regards, kyfdx Host-Prices Paid Forums |
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Replying to: kyfdx (Jul 09, 2006 9:15 am) |
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