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Replying to: cricket18 (Jul 22, 2009 5:36 pm) Is it true that MD sales tax is 6%, including cars? I am interested in buying from the dealer you suggested, but that seems high, compared to 3% VA tax. What sorts of extras were they trying to sell you on?
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Replying to: rebes74 (Jul 23, 2009 6:26 pm) |
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Replying to: isseyvoo (Jul 23, 2009 5:32 pm) BMW
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Replying to: sodaguy (Jul 22, 2009 8:10 pm)
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Received $3K for a 1998 Nissan Sentra GXE with 90K miles in fair condition. Dealer was running a promotion in New Jersey. Blue Book was $1300.00 at best. Paid $14700.00 for the 2010 Mazda 3 I Touring - Auto Tran and the OTD price including TT&L was $16,311.00. Basically, paid $4400.00 under the MSRP.
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Replying to: BMW540 (Jul 24, 2009 7:00 am) |
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Replying to: rebes74 (Jul 23, 2009 6:26 pm) Yes the MD state tax is 6% but you pay the tax rate of the state you reside in. I paid 3% since I live in VA. The extras were the extended warranty program, maintenance stuff..I wasn't interested in this so didn't pay much attention to his sales pitch. |
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Replying to: gman70 (Jul 25, 2009 2:07 am) Did the $16,311 include the $3k for trade in? If it didn't I think it's an awesome deal for an i touring |
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I'm new to this group and love that people are so willing to help! Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. Here's my deal. I actually have 2 questions. 1. I've been shopping for a 2010 Mazda 3 i Touring Auto, base trim, wheel locks and no other options. I've visited 4 showrooms and probably spent about 3-4 weeks. After all that research, today we put down $200 (advance) on the car at a showroom in MA. This is what I will be paying for it - MSRP : $19,150 Invoice : $17,980 EdmundsTMV : $18,539 My Offer: $17,000 !! (about $1000 below invoice) Acquisition $595.00 (sounds high?) Registration $109.50 Dealer Fees $295.00 (lesser than some other dealers) Tax $850.00 ------------------------------------------- OTD: $18,849! I know the Dealer Fees sounds like a lot (and it probably has a lot of his profit built in) but he wouldn't budge on it. Since I had done some research on Edmunds, I knew this was a great price and showed interest. Infact, it was past dealer's close time and I went ahead and put $200 deposit on it since he was cribbing about not bieng able to give me this again. The deposit is refundable and quite honestly I was getting weary after 3 hours of negotiating. After I got back home, I spent another 3 hours on the net and quite honestly, I'm still not sure if this is a great deal. The apparent dishonesty of the dealers has left me constantly concerned about bieng duped.. Please Help if you've recently purchased, or are looking to purchase a similar vehicle. 2. i AM looking to lease this vehicle but for obvious reasons did not bring it up till late in my negotiations with the dealer. I'll be a first time leaser and since there's so much to know, even after lots of research hours, I'm still a little confused. This is what the dealer had to offer on the lease: 15,000 Miles 36 Months Money Factor: unfortunately, I don't remember Residual Value: I think it was 55% Trade-in: $1000 Down Payment: $1500 Monthly Payment : $179/mo . This includes Sales Tax, Plate and registration. Does this sound reasonable? Is the Money Factor and Residual value consistent among dealers in a state for a particular vehicle or can they wary? I know that for the month of July 36 month / 15000 mi per year lease is .00185. The residual value is 53% of MSRP. Should I fight for this or does the low offer ($17,000) that I got seem like a good deal regardless? I plan to go in again to sign the papers.. but you think I'm making abig mistake, pelase let me know asap! THANKS MUCH!
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Replying to: sunny_hokie (Jul 26, 2009 6:46 pm) As for the purchase price itself, you can do better. I helped my friend pick up a 2010 Mazda 3i Touring last weekend and she paid $1300 under invoice. MSRP was $20,975, she paid $18,227. Good luck. |
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