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4322 messages, Last post on Nov 23, 2009 at 12:36 PM
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First off, my buying experience was, well, delightful. I had decided upon buying a new Rabbit, however, given that the MK5 Rabbits are no longer being produced and dealers are simply selling off the remaining inventory, finding a black one with a 5-Speed proved to be virtually impossible. Annoying. The Mazda3 had slotted in a close second in my list of cars, and after my local VW dealer asked me one too many times, "Are you sure I cannot interest you in a Rabbit with an automatic?", I headed over to a Mazda dealership near where I now work (I just started there) and went for another test drive, this time in a Mazda3 i Touring Value 5-Speed (my previous test drive at the dealership closer to where I live had been in a Mazda3 s Sport 5-Speed). I was really torn between the s Sport and the i Touring, the "s" had slightly better acceleration (although the difference isn't all that great), slightly better looking 16" wheels (the s wheels are uninspired, however, the i wheels are just plane fugly, IMHO) and better brakes, however, the "i" gets over 10% better fuel economy (important as I'm now driving at the rate of about 25,000 miles pre year), was much easier to find in a stick in the colors that I wanted, and cost about $1,000 less. That was last Monday (the 10th). I exchanged E-Mails with the Sales Associate a few times last week, and then decided this weekend to opt for a "Stormy Blue Mica" (a color that I hadn't even seen in the daylight until this morning) Mazda3 i Touring. I called her yesterday, drove over there in the old minivan (that I hadn't planned on trading in), and from the time I started filling out the credit app to the time I drove out of the lot (including the time it took them to appraise the old van and offer about 60% more than the TMV "Trade-In" price) was not even two hours. So, I liked pretty much everything about the dealership, the SA and the car. Best regards, Shipo |
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Replying to: luckyforever1 (Nov 15, 2008 10:35 pm) for 0%, mazda 3 should price at 2000 below MSRP, without 0%, mazda3 is 3000+below MSRP |
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Replying to: hakky (Nov 16, 2008 6:58 pm) Thanks you very much for your responses. I am looking at some drive schools in my area. They charged 40 - 60 hr. I am thinking to take some class with them. Hope I will be able to do it. That way I can save some $$$ on the cars. Someone also told me that once you go with Manual you will never go back hehe. |
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To Hakky - I just traded my 07 Mazda3 Touring for an 09 Mazdaspeed3.Went to Werner's first and they(including sales mgr.) were the rudest dealership I have ever tried to deal with - losers from the word go. Also tried Tulley's but they didn't want to give much for my trade in which was low mileage - mint cond. Finally went to Ira's in Danver's and these guys were the most professional in every aspect,gave me just what I wanted(after good spirited haggling) and delivered my new Speed3 to my door(Merrimack,NH).I had to pay for the inspection sticker but the deal and treatment they gave me was well worth it.I would recommend them to anyone in the Southern NH - MA area hands down. Made the whole transaction a real pleasure!
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Replying to: orca3 (Nov 19, 2008 12:54 pm) I stopped at Werner yesterday and got a similar impression as you, although I was mainly just there to see what they had on the lot and get a feeling for whether they might want to deal. The guy was an a$$, to be polite, and gave the impression that the 3's were just flying off the lot (in this economy, yea right). He also basically told me they didn't want my trade (98 A4, 164k miles), and that I should put it on Craigslist and come buy a car from them after. Yea buddy, I'll do that. Do the Mazda dealers swap vehicles amongst themselves if someone wants a option/color combo they don't have on the lot? I bought a Nissan a number of years ago and they "sold" me a car that was on the lot of another dealer. Does Mazda do this as well?
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Replying to: hakky (Nov 19, 2008 2:25 pm) My dealer(Kings Mazda in Cincinnati) traded with another dealer to get my Mazdaspeed 3. Kings had the car flatbedded from Cleveland at no added cost. |
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Hakky - If you see an 09 True Red with an IRA sticker on it around town that's mine(although my son's been hogging it). I believe there are 2 others of the same color in town too - one's a 2007 and the other an 09 from Grappone's. Question - Did the salesperson at Werners have poofy blond hair? As far as dealers transferring cars - the 07 Touring that I had was purchased at Lunenburg Mazda and when I told them I needed a black one they went out of their way to find one and actually had it transported from NY. When I went to Tulley's in Nashua, I asked if they could obtain the True Red from IRA and they said it would tack on another $500.00 to do it - KMA! I gave Tulleys' a shot on my last 2 Mazda's and they couldn't(wouldn't) compete with IRA or Lunenburg Mazda - their loss - I'm still having them do my service and warranty work - Ha! |
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After initial email inquiry, quoted the following: 2008 White Mazda 3s touring with moonroof/6 cd package and Sirius Telling me invoice is 20207. Sell for 19207 plus fees ($1000 rebate) or with no rebate at 20,207 with financing 0.0 or 3.9% 2009 White Mazda 3s touring with moonroof/6 cd package (no Sirius) Quoting me at 19384 (no mention of adding on extra fees or not being able to use financing). I would prefer the 08 because it is closer to me; however, can anyone give me opinions on how low I should counter for this 2008 model when I can get the 2009 for essentially the same price? Is there really a 2000-3000 dealer incentive? Thanks!
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| Have 06 touring edition that did not come with heated seats however there was a fuse in the position for heated seats and the harness under the seat looks identical to one in which the seats are heated. Dealer claims that they are different and the element is not in the seat but what does is cost to build two different seats one with and one without? They won't show me the schematic for the electrical, does anyone know where to find it or if they are the same seat? | |
My s just bought a 2009 blue 3i touring value 4 dr sedan (automatic), They gave him a decent trade-in price ($3k) on the 10-11 yr old toyota minivan. He chose to purchase the 4 yr warantee for road hazard because there is a lot of constructin going on where he lives and he doesnt want to have to pay for the expensive new tires/rims (this was his one splurge). He paid an out the door price (tax, tag, etc) of $13,859. And yes this is a 2009, not a 2008. I thought he did pretty well, agreed??
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