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Re: Pls Help: Buying a '08 5-Door GT this Week [cmwien] by x5sav
May 22, 2008 (3:53 pm)
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Replying to: cmwien (May 22, 2008 3:16 pm)

Oh, did you also have the BOSE package?
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Re: Pls Help: Buying a '08 5-Door GT this Week [jfritsch] by cmwien
May 22, 2008 (4:31 pm)
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Replying to: jfritsch (May 22, 2008 3:39 pm)

Awesome. I may just have to take a look at the Screwball3000 Hatch. The price I've got right now is $500 more than the wholesale value of last year's model + 20%. I guess that means I'm in the right ballpark, but have some wiggle room to drop it.
 
Thanks for the responses. Very helpful. I'll post the price I end up paying.
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2008 i Touring Value by brted
May 22, 2008 (7:54 pm)
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I just bought mine tonight after keeping my Civic for 10 years. The salesman said build the car I want and he would take $2,000 off MSRP. I got the i Touring Value with manual transmission and moonroof/6cd package. MSRP was $18,135 including $650 shipping, so he sold it for $16,135 plus $399 dealer fee (plus taxes; the only wrinkle was that there is a $500 rebate included in the price above so I had to pay sales tax of 7% on that $500 only to get the $500 back at the end). $16,534 paid vs. invoice of $16,954. Also got 1.9% financing for 36 months.
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Re: Got a sweet deal! [bmili] by ckdubois
May 23, 2008 (10:50 am)
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Replying to: bmili (May 15, 2008 10:51 am)

bmili, quick question for you...
 
I'm in DFW, got a quick price quote offer for 16438 for "any mazda3 on the lot" from freeman, and noticed you bought your iTV from there. Who'd you talk to there to get such a good deal? (EDIT: I just saw, you talked to Clay, helps if I read the whole post!) And I notice on the mazdausa website that they're offering 3.9% for 60 months on the 3's, was the extra 1% you paid necessary to make the deal?
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Enlighten Me by joem5
May 23, 2008 (6:23 pm)
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Dealer builds Mazda 3 H/b 5spd MSRP $22605.00, I can't build this car or find invoice. It has leather ,Heated seats,homelink,moonroof ,compass all the bells whistles.
    Heres the deal otd.Sell for $21,700 Sales tax $1099.95
              Doc Fees $299.00
             Maine Title arb fee$24.00
              Total $23,123.95 Delivered
                       The dealer is a friend of many years, so he tells me this deal is 4% over invoice. I sold my Type S in one day,what a mistake.
    Well I offered him $22100.00 and I still think thats too much. What is the invoice?Do just go to Edmunds TMV for the Mazda h/b guess for example leather is $1500.00 moon roof $700.00 and so on?
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Re: Enlighten Me [joem5] by jfritsch
May 24, 2008 (8:45 am)
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Replying to: joem5 (May 23, 2008 6:23 pm)

Look up the wholesale trade in value of an used 07 model like the 08 version you are looking at with avg miles. Add about 20% to the trade in value for a preferable max target on the new 08. This comes to about 18000 on the 19500 s hb auto model with quotes frequently coming in about 1000 under that.
 
On the surface your deal doesn't seem that compelling.
 
Good luck
--jjf
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Re: Enlighten Me [jfritsch] by joem5
May 24, 2008 (10:11 am)
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Replying to: jfritsch (May 24, 2008 8:45 am)

Thanks alot. I faxed a copy of the price I got to a dealer in NH. They stated the price given me was ridiculous.They have same car on lot for alot less, and don't know how I got a quote so high.
              Also, the people that gave me the quote refused my counter offer of $ 22,100.00 saying it was $600.00 under invoice.
   That they wouldn't loose a sale over $100.00 dollars and thats available to them,but $22,100.00 isn't a goal that they can reach.
           Again I thank you.
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Re: Enlighten Me [joem5] by jfritsch
May 24, 2008 (10:26 am)
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Replying to: joem5 (May 24, 2008 10:11 am)

In numerous dealerships over the years the rule is (example)
 
Internet quotes $21000 (assume at least 2 or 3 competitive counter quotes)
moron walk-ins $22000
friends of dealer $23000+
relatives of dealer $24000+
 
Be glad you weren't related
 
Good Luck
--jjf
 
The dealer is a friend of many years, so he tells me this deal is 4% over invoice. I sold my Type S in one day,what a mistake.
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Re: Enlighten Me [jfritsch] by joem5
May 24, 2008 (4:34 pm)
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Replying to: jfritsch (May 24, 2008 10:26 am)

NH dealer Seacoast Mazda is $1,142 lower than my dealer friend. So do you think Im getting there?NH fee for doc is $189 compared to $299 in Maine Title is $23 compared to Maine's $24. The Maine dealers price was sales price $21,700 and NH sales price $20649.00 . Should I try to go lower my wife says yes.
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Re: Enlighten Me [joem5] by jfritsch
May 25, 2008 (4:39 am)
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Replying to: joem5 (May 24, 2008 4:34 pm)

Check out my message 3475 on this forum and those following. If you're considerably under the wholesale cost of a used 07 (kbb.com) +20%, that may be the limit on a new 08, however you don't know without competing bids. Also if you're financing check out multiple options there, as you can easily leave 1500+ on the table financing over multiple years, depending on terms.
 
Good luck
--jjf
 
NH dealer Seacoast Mazda is $1,142 lower than my dealer friend. So do you think Im getting there?NH fee for doc is $189 compared to $299 in Maine Title is $23 compared to Maine's $24. The Maine dealers price was sales price $21,700 and NH sales price $20649.00 . Should I try to go lower my wife says yes.

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