Edmunds.com | Inside Line | Auto Observer Your Account | Help | Directory
You are here:
![[F]](http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/townhall/webxicons/site.gif){kind=small}
Forums
Prices Paid: Buying & Leasing Experiences Mazda3 Prices Paid and Buying Experience
4324 messages, Last post on Nov 30, 2009 at 9:33 AM
You are in the Prices Paid: Buying & Leasing Experiences Forum. Your Hosts are car_man & kyfdx
|
|
|---|---|
|
Replying to: autoodyssey (Aug 21, 2006 9:46 pm)
|
|
|
|
|
Replying to: anderson238 (Aug 22, 2006 2:59 pm) |
|
|
|
|
Hi folks. Anybody have experience with ordering a car? I may look at ordering an '07 Mazda3 if none of the dealers around here have the exact model I'm looking for. I won't need a car until mid December. My questions are: Can you usually get as good a deal on an order as one that's on the lot? How long does a car usually take to arrive once ordered? I'd like to have financing arranged before negotiating price. Should I arrange financing before I go into the dealer when ordering or wait until a couple of weeks before the car arrives? How much of a deposit is "normal"? Thanks in advance. I'm new to car buying and these forums are a great resource. -Brian
|
|
|
Replying to: drinkduff77 (Aug 22, 2006 7:41 pm) Tell them you are looking for the best price out of 10 dealers you're contacting on your ordered car with whatever. Give others the chance to compete on lowest price iteratively. Take the final lowest price (with dealer fees, taxes, title...OTD) Simple. Perhaps the low bid has one on the lot like it or close and can transfer it too. This gets more likely as sept-oct rolls around. Since it is not sitting on anyones lot an ordered car has no floor plan interest or anything on the sale. So certainly no extra charge. I would think an ordered car should have a 2-8wk wait. (If shipped from far east? where are M3's made?) Depends on where in the supply chain it is. Getting your financing straight soon is obviously good, although I don't know how long the terms will hold. I would put 500-1000 on credit card deposit for an order. Its easier to dispute if something comes up. Perhaps they want some cash unrefundable but I would negotiate the best terms I could get. Happy hunting --jjf
|
|
|
|
|
Replying to: drinkduff77 (Aug 22, 2006 7:41 pm) a) the precise model, b) your preferred options, c) the date by which the car is needed, d) the action if you are not totally satisfied. Stating the delivery date prevents you being held hostage waiting for a car that has "not yet arrived, but will be here soon." Since the Mazda3 is manufactured in Japan you should expect several months wait. If there is an interruption (as happened last year due to a major fire in the factory and as happened this year due to an incredible ship wreck) you may be waiting far longer (4 to 6 months?). Consider including a clause in the contract like "the car as described herein must be delivered prior to Dec 1, 2006 or a full refund will be provided". Dealerships obviously want you to have a car, however, they cannot control all the circumstances and so you need to protect yourself in case you want to back out of the deal. |
|
|
|
|
Thanks guys for the great advice. Can't wait to start the process. -Brian |
|
|
Replying to: jfritsch (Aug 23, 2006 2:42 am) Be careful with that advise. Mazda3's are made in Japan. From the time you order until it is on the dealer lot is roughly 14-18 weeks. Dealers only place allocations once a month, for Mazda, it usually runs in the middle of the month. If you order a Mazda3 late in the month, it will not get placed until mid following month. This time frame would only change if you happen to reserve an incoming car already allocated to the dealer, and that depends on where it is. If it's on the water, its anywhere from 8-3 weeks. Just some advise for all of you wanting '07 Mazda3's, some are here, I am already sold out of '07's, and the rest are not due until the end of September, early October. Most of the 2006 inventory is already gone. |
|
|
|
| Looking to buy basic 3i and Ramsey Mazda Nj has dealer pricing. How much lower can I go than that? | |
|
This was my deal at Mazda of Lodi: 2006 Mazda3i Automatic A/C Cargo Mat Cargo Net Door Guards MSRP $16,230 Invoice $15,119 Plus I received a Platinum detailing package and free oil change Wrote a check for $16,000 OTD (NJ 7% tax included) I basically got the car almost $200 under invoice with NO FEES. I think I got a pretty good deal, what do you think? |
|
|
for a 4-door Automatic... (I entered similar email yesterday on the "Mazda 3:Official 2007 U.S. Info" forum but found this would be the more appropriate site.) I want to make a single figure (OTD)out-the-door offer and let the dealer distribute the amount of the check to whatever "fees" or "actual price of the car" that he wants to. I'm not wanting to get into the negotiate this/negotiate that. Considering any appropriate fees; tax,title,license; destination; holdback/other dealer's profit; PLUS THE FACT I want the car for as little cost to me as possible, but a REASONABLE, FAIR profit for the dealer, WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A FAIR o-t-d OFFER?? The only figures I have right now are -- MSRP $19,275 (anyone know the Invoice??) Dest. 560 Opts./ 1,700 (appx. based on 2006 invoice) Acces. Would this FAIR PRICE I am seeking offering Invoice for car; Invoice for Opts./Acces.; tax,title,license PLUS destination I may have to order my specific car as there are few on the lets already. Any advice on the ordering procedure?? (deposit, etc.) I would appreciate several replies, from both shoppers, buyers AND dealers. Thanks in advance. |
|
You are here:
Forums
Prices Paid: Buying & Leasing Experiences Mazda3 Prices Paid and Buying Experience
New? Join Now!
Forum Tools
Search Forums
Browse by Vehicle
2010 Mazda MAZDA3
Browse by Board
Browse by Topic
Today's Chats
