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#940 of 3652 Re: wrong forum for that question [kirstie_h] by slowracin Nov 22, 2004 (8:54 pm)
Replying to: kirstie_h (Nov 22, 2004 7:53 am) Awww, come on gang! Can't all of you techie types out there read a little REAL page in the 2005 Mazda 3 propaganda brochure?   Well gee, I hate to disagree (:, but I think this is the right forum, 'cause I want to buy a hatchback, and all I am asking is if anyone knows what color Carbon Gray Mica is -- Its right there in the back page of the folder!   See?!??!?! ... it says so! Did'jya find it yet?? It says Special Edition with a Bose and 7 speakers including powered sub woofers, EQ and an in dash 6CD changer -- leather BROWN or black interior, heated front seats, rain-sensing wipers, auto headlights, pollen filter (LED taillights on the 5 door) -- for the 4 door S OR the 5 door!   So... any one have an idea? The local dealer says his Regional contact in and around the western NC flatlands sure don't know -- all I get is a ... " ...well, it must be a new name for Titanium Gray," or... "...about the same color as Titanium Gray," or other such helpful, deeply penetrating insight. Its enough to make me go get a 5-speed Altima or a Jetta TDI or something...   The color strip in the brochure, I swear, is the SAME color as Black Mica!   The Mazda.Com site doesn't say near enough, at least when I last checked it, or even had anything on the 2005s. I get more information from the translated German or Japanese based web sites than I do from the North American site (sorry, but true -- like the Turbo Diesel powered Mazda I read about....hmmm? If gas prices keep hitting the roof, 48 MPG sounds awfully good for a torquy little clean burning diesel)   So what's the real deal? I DO plan on buying a manual hatchback with most of the goodies -- who needs the high dollar exterior appearance package on the hatchback or the navigation package -- this car is gonna be fun gettin' lost in!   I have just about settled on a Strato Blue or Black Mica with leather, the Xenon package, the ABS package, and the Moonroof/CD changer package, depending on which one shows up first, but I am very curious about this new color. I may even lose out and get with a Winning Blue the dealer says he has located for me, but I might regret my current, highly impatient salivating if the Carbon comes out and it is THE color I like!   If the Carbon "pops" like the Velocity Red, but has a tint about the same color as the Mazda 6, then I want it!   So please, all you great gurus that might have "deeper knowledge," take pity on this old man and let me know before I go nuts...!! Replies to this message: lee_w (Nov 23, 2004 7:21 am) slowracin (Nov 23, 2004 7:02 pm)
#941 of 3652 Re: wrong forum for that question [slowracin] by lee_w Nov 23, 2004 (7:21 am)
Replying to: slowracin (Nov 22, 2004 8:54 pm) This may be a good conversation for the Smart Shopper board. Does anyone have Prices Paid discussion to add here? Seems like a lot of shopping but little buying. Replies to this message: slowracin (Nov 23, 2004 7:02 pm)
#942 of 3652 Re: wrong forum for that question [lee_w] by slowracin Nov 23, 2004 (7:02 pm)
Replying to: lee_w (Nov 23, 2004 7:21 am) Aw gee... Guess I haven't had my buying experience yet... that is if the deed must actually be done to be a part of this forum. I guess a lot of others have been wrong also. Sorry--my bad. But based on this kind of chill, I'll just keep my Carbon Gray secrets to myself... that is, whenever I find out just what the heck that color is! I'm already down to a couple of hundred over so called invoice with no trade, I just haven't found the '05 with the options I want yet. See ya!
#943 of 3652 Experience and question by ikeedum Nov 26, 2004 (11:10 pm)
Bought a new 05 M3 sedan w leather, moonroof, abs, xenon for $200 over invoice in NJ.   Beware the add ons. Dealer at first included a bunch of these (something about security window etching, second driver credit check, gas), after we agreed on that which would have brought the price up another $300.   Another questionable area- NY/CA emissions appeared as a $250 line item in the dealer invoice price they showed me. I do need this since I live in NY, but didn't expect to see this added in on the invoice, according to all the price reports I had seen on Edmunds and Consumer Reports. Then again, NJ is not a CA emissions state so the dealer could be requesting this for NY shoppers and adding it in themselves. Has anyone else seen something like this?
#944 of 3652 slowracin's aptly chosen name. by combustible1 Nov 28, 2004 (3:21 pm)
dood. you're cracking me up here.. the reason we aren't answering your question about the special edition model is:   A) we don't know. B) this isn't the optimal forum for asking such a question. AND.. C) the main thread for the Mazda3, which the moderator graciously provided the link for, is the ideal place for the question as it generates many more readers. D) AND that thread has already had some discussion about this special edition model.   In other words, this is a specialty thread dealing mainly with pricing issues. Sure, sometimes things go a little off topic on occasion, but that doesn't change the validity of our advice to go and seek your answer over there.   Good luck. Replies to this message: slowracin (Dec 01, 2004 4:21 pm)
#945 of 3652 Re: slowracin's aptly chosen name. [combustible1] by slowracin Dec 01, 2004 (4:21 pm)
Replying to: combustible1 (Nov 28, 2004 3:21 pm) Well,gee, now I know all I need to know about the special edition 3. Couldn't get any info off this site so I went elsewhere. And as far as a I am concerned, if you look at one thread, you will probably look at the all threads, and I did not see any mention of the special edition, and if it was there, someone might have had the common courtesy and tell me which thread it was on. but that was not to be, so I found out by going elsewhere. Got the color off the Mazda Canada web site -- it seems it is a stock color for Canada dealers (so how many of you knew that???)--its sort of in between the Titanium and the Black, and I also down loaded a pdf file off another chat site that had all of the options, and pictures of the interior and exterior for the preliminary sales package, including the brown leather interior. It was enough to convince me. Went down to a high volume dealer in Charlotte and ordered one--the boss sales manager showed me on his super duper secret Mazda order site not only the projected build date, but the projected delivery date.   BTW, slow racing is aptly named -- I autocross and road race a Corvette, and I am thoroughly impressed with this little car ...maybe "not so aptly named," but I couldn't see waiting around for "combustible" input from the so called experts--MY SP3s is on its way, and that is a buying experience for sure.
#946 of 3652 Looking to buy new Mazda 3 by scoopny Dec 01, 2004 (5:10 pm)
I'm looking to buy a Mazda 3s, the only option I want are the moonroof package and the safety package (ABS). I live in NY, any idea of what price I should be looking to pay? I researched and they about 18,300-18,800 would be reasonable? Is this realistic? Too high? Too low? Replies to this message: corystory (Dec 05, 2004 9:41 am)
#947 of 3652 by dinglenutz1223 Dec 01, 2004 (10:24 pm)
I live in NJ, and went to Wayne Mazda. I bought a 2004 Mazda3s Hatch auto w/ those options:   - ABS package - Moonroof & 6CD in-dash   I got it for $19,000, which was I believe $100 under invoice price. Nor entirely sure, but I know MSRP on the car was $20,245. So, I got $1000 off MSRP, which was pretty good I thought esp. considering it was my first time negotiating a car deal. I also got it on the last day of the month, in October, so that may have helped me out. Sales quota blah blah...   But, the dealership there is awesome, and I will recommend it highly. They are teh biggest Mazda dealer in the nation, and if you see their inventory you can see why. They havea parking lot in the back, lined up with Mazda galore. Very professional too. I've gotten like 10 letter already from them, "Thank you Thank you, We Strive to Serve you Best",and all that good fluff.   Anyways, if 18300-18800 is price for a 2005 manual trans., that's not bad. Replies to this message: scoopny (Dec 02, 2004 3:23 pm)
#948 of 3652 Re: [dinglenutz1223] by scoopny Dec 02, 2004 (3:23 pm)
Replying to: dinglenutz1223 (Dec 01, 2004 10:24 pm) Hey thanks a lot. I'm not too far from Wayne, I'll definitely check them out.
#949 of 3652 Re: Looking to buy new Mazda 3 [scoopny] by corystory Dec 05, 2004 (9:41 am)
Replying to: scoopny (Dec 01, 2004 5:10 pm) I just bought a 2005 Mazda3 Hatchback with Moonroof 6CD package, the safety package, auto, and wheel lock for $19100 at the dealer in the SF Bay Area. A Mazda3 with the same package except automatic transmission will definately cause about $800 less. $18000 to $18200 is the price to pay and good for you if you can go for less. APR for finacing should be 4.9 or less. Dont do any trade-in since they will likely give you a terrible price.   Just go there and tell them exactly what want and make a deal on the car price (before tax and license), not how much you pay monthly because it is confusing. Tell them that you are firm about the price and that is it!   I believed that i could get a 100 or 200 lower for my car. However, i live in Silicon valley area (honestly average income here is quite high compared to national average) so things here are more expensive than else where. Dealers at different locations should be more willing to lower their prices a bit more.

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