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#2991 of 4314 used mazda3 GT by floody Mar 27, 2007 (2:00 pm)
I have my eye on a used 2006 mazda3 GT hatchback. Its a 5 speed manual car loaded with everything, incluing GPS. It has 13300 miles on the odometer, and the dealer is asking for $18,000.   Is this a good deal? the dealer price seems to be less than the KBB value, but I've seen other cars online (carmax and automotive.com) that have more miles and sell for less.   Any idea on how much to quote the dealer for haggling?   Thanks   floody Replies to this message: gogiboy (Mar 27, 2007 6:10 pm) floody (Mar 28, 2007 3:53 am) gogiboy (Mar 28, 2007 9:03 am)
#2992 of 4314 Re: used mazda3 GT [floody] by gogiboy Mar 27, 2007 (6:10 pm)
Replying to: floody (Mar 27, 2007 2:00 pm) floody--   I just bought a brand new Mazda3 S Touring Hatch 5 speed for $19K with a few options. Mazda is offering 1.8% financing on new for up to 36 months. So you might want to compare new vs. used by plugging in some difference finance rates/terms. I'm not sure what used rates are right now, but I'm guessing 7%-9%. I'm also guessing you'd pay $22K-$23K for a comparably equipped 07 so $18K sounds pretty reasonable. Would you be financing? Extending the warranty? Putting on lots of miles?   Gogiboy Replies to this message: floody (Mar 28, 2007 3:53 am) gogiboy (Mar 28, 2007 9:03 am)
#2993 of 4314 2007 True Red S Touring AT w/Moonroof & 6cd package by goldphishe Mar 27, 2007 (6:16 pm)
plus the wind deflector, all weather floor mats & wheel locks.   $18,450   (1300 below invoice)
#2994 of 4314 Re: used mazda3 GT [gogiboy] by floody Mar 28, 2007 (3:53 am)
Replying to: gogiboy (Mar 27, 2007 6:10 pm) Thanks   I will be financing the vehicle. My only concern is that this used to be a fleet vehicle and they put on 13K miles in ~5 months, although the carfax history is clean. Do I need to be concerned because it was a fleet vehicle, and should its price come down because of it? Replies to this message: gogiboy (Mar 28, 2007 9:03 am)
#2995 of 4314 Re: used mazda3 GT [floody] by gogiboy Mar 28, 2007 (9:03 am)
Replying to: floody (Mar 28, 2007 3:53 am) floody--   You'll probably get a variety of responses to your question about fleet cars. Remember, you should have the remaining factory warranty (3/36) and powertrain. You might consider extending the warranty for peace of mind. With fleet cars you have potential pros and cons. 13K miles isn't that many and there may be available records to determine whether scheduled maintenance was done and whether any issues arose and were addressed. Of course the one negative usually cited is that any number of folks could have driven it, possibly irresponsibly. You could always pay to have an independent mechanic check it over. One huge advantage is that someone else took the biggest depreciation hit.   Gogiboy
#2996 of 4314 Speed3 Grand Touring by a4b5 Mar 31, 2007 (4:10 am)
Yesterday I brought home my Speed 3 GT for a total OTD price of $24933.50. I bought from Walser Mazda in Burnsville MN, and would highly recommend them.   There were no options on the car, no add ons, and no trade in was involved. The breakout was as follows:   24,550 = MSRP (1,500) ------- 23,050 = Price of Car   + 335.25 registration / title + 50 doc fee + 1498.25 MN sales tax 6.5% ======= $24933.50
#2997 of 4314 07 Mazda3 s 5-Door Touring by pmckay Mar 31, 2007 (6:29 am)
Last week in Anchorage AK I used S-Plan pricing and bought a Phantom Blue 5-door Touring model with Auto, Moonroof and 6 CD, and rubber mats for 20k. 1.9% financing made me feel good.
#2998 of 4314 07 Mazda3 s Grand Touring by erasmus354 Mar 31, 2007 (7:49 pm)
I am shopping for a Mazda3 GT right now.   I want only three options on the car: Moonroof package, Rear Wing Spoiler, and a cargo mat. MSRP $23,050   First dealer offers me 22,496 in my third color choice (Black). It doesn't have the spoiler or the cargo mat, but I think the price he gave me included having those installed.   Second dealer offers me 21,111 in my first color choice (Aurora Blue). It does not have the spoiler, and to install it I was quoted 560, also doesn't have the cargo mat, but that is only like 40. So all told I estimate 21,711. The second dealer also has my second color choice (Galaxy Gray) with all the options I want, and I was quoted 21,411.   Do you think the first dealer will lower his price? He was the one I test drove with and I liked him...but not enough to pay more for the car.   Also the prices that the second dealer quoted me is 300$ under invoice for each car...seems too good to be true. What kind of "gotcha's" should I be looking out for?
#2999 of 4314 07 Mazda 3 GT 5 Dr - Hatch by cchicago Apr 01, 2007 (3:05 am)
I purchased a 5-door Hatch GT in Aurora Blue Yesterday   Options: Bose/Moonroof Auto Dim Mirror w/Homelink   MSRP: 21,975 Invoice: 20,764 Price Paid (Incl Destination): 20,248   Note -- Invoice does not inlcude $396 dealer holdback.   I did everything via e-mail. I e-mailed several dealers specificing the car I wanted along with the inovice information and I said I would purchase the car from the dealer with the lowest price. I received quotes within 24 hours. Three dealers were at the same price, one was $500 higher and another $800 higher.
#3000 of 4314 07 Mazda 3 GT 5 Dr - Hatch by cchicago Apr 01, 2007 (3:06 am)
My car is a Manual Transmission

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