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#703 of 743 Re: 2008.5 Mazda3 [groovypippin] by autonomous

Feb 05, 2008 (3:17 pm)

Replying to: groovypippin (Feb 05, 2008 12:28 pm)
Pricing for the models will be available at a later date.
  
It will be interesting to see how Mazda deals with the recent rise of the Canadian dollar in its pricing. Several manufacturers are introducing New Canadian pricing to address the issue. Unfortunately, this is not across the board and is sometimes applied only to higher end models. As a consumer we should insist on having a clear explanation why Canadian prices do not match US prices considering our dollars are at par and the models are virtually identical.

#704 of 743 Re: 2008.5 Mazda3 [groovypippin] by autonomous

Feb 05, 2008 (3:17 pm)

Replying to: groovypippin (Feb 05, 2008 12:28 pm)
Pricing for the models will be available at a later date.
  
It will be interesting to see how Mazda deals with the recent rise of the Canadian dollar in its pricing. Several manufacturers are introducing New Canadian pricing to address the issue. Unfortunately, this is not across the board and is sometimes applied only to higher end models. As a consumer we should insist on having a clear explanation why Canadian prices do not match US prices considering our dollars are at par and the models are virtually identical.

#705 of 743 Pricing by groovypippin

Feb 05, 2008 (3:24 pm)

Mazda Canada has been addressing the price issue with 0% financing over 60 months which saves most buyers a major whack of cash.

#706 of 743 Re: 2008.5 Mazda3 [groovypippin] by bodble2

Feb 05, 2008 (6:09 pm)

Replying to: groovypippin (Feb 05, 2008 12:28 pm)
Too bad traction and stability control is not part of the mid-year enhancements.

#707 of 743 Re: Pricing [groovypippin] by autonomous

Feb 08, 2008 (2:06 pm)

Replying to: groovypippin (Feb 05, 2008 3:24 pm)
Mazda Canada has been addressing the price issue with 0% financing over 60 months which saves most buyers a major whack of cash.
 
They have had competitive rates for financing for a while. I bought my Protege5 in 2002 with a 1.9% for 36 month finance rate. In my case, the 1.9% worked out to an additional $500 in interest charges. But when I compare the price with interest in Canada to that of the same vehicle in the US (with higher interest rates) there is still a huge disadvantage for the average deal in Canada. Take as a simple example, the case of the Mazdaspeed 3 priced in Canada and in the US.
 
I was hoping MazdaCanada would demonstrate leadership and provide an incentive that showed they understood the price difference and adjusted in within several hundred dollars.

#708 of 743 Re: 2008.5 Mazda3 [groovypippin] by bodble2

Feb 08, 2008 (3:24 pm)

Replying to: groovypippin (Feb 05, 2008 12:28 pm)
Where did you get this information from? I don't think it's on the Mazda website.

#709 of 743 Re: Pricing [groovypippin] by ex_tdier

Feb 12, 2008 (12:36 am)

Replying to: groovypippin (Feb 05, 2008 3:24 pm)
Mazda Canada has been addressing the price issue with 0% financing over 60 months which saves most buyers a major whack of cash.
 
Hmm.....sounds to me like you work for Mazda or their marketing firm.

#710 of 743 Mazda lost some customers! by sir_timbit

Mar 19, 2008 (5:43 pm)

At the risk of bringing up a topic that a lot of people probably don't want to hear about, I'm choked that Mazda never mailed us ANY kind of notice regarding a recall for the door lock problem on Mazda 3s. We have a 2007 Mazda 3 that got broken into a few months back. Jerks took off with some CDs and an MP3 player. Our car has the tell tale sign of a nice little dent near the door handle on the drivers side. That's all it takes to unlock the car. The recall installs a steel plate that prevents that from happening in the future. We just had that done today.
 
(If you're not familiar with this problem, just google 'mazda 3 door problem' and you'll get a whole pile of links.) If you haven't already done so, it's definitely in your interest to take your car in and get it checked out. I think the 2008s are OK.
 
I've had Mazdas in the past and have had letters delivered to me when there were recalls available for my older Mazdas, but not the 3. Instead, I heard about the problem with the Mazda 3's door locks on a talk back radio show of all things! On the plus side, now everyone knows about the problem. On the down side, now everyone knows about the problem!
 
It is just the kind of problem that Mazda should have handled via a simple little letter. We took it into the dealership we bought it from, they looked up our VIN and saw that our car was on the list for the recall.
 
Incidentally, my wife and I both love the car and it hasn't caused us any grief of the more conventional nature. But the door lock problem has definitely left a sour note on us and on our friends who own Mazda 3s and who were ALSO broken into. I don't imagine us buying another Mazda in the future. Ours is a 2007 and was still on the recall list. The problem was fixed sometime in the 2007 model year.
 
Finally, if you bring your car in, note there may be another recall for an oil pan problem.
 
Simply put, there's no excuse for Mazda not notifying its customers of such a serious problem.
 
 

#711 of 743 Re: Mazda lost some customers! [sir_timbit] by scwmcan

Mar 20, 2008 (8:05 am)

Replying to: sir_timbit (Mar 19, 2008 5:43 pm)
We got the letter back in January (though we have not been notified that the parts were at out dealership to be installed yet). So Mazda isn't ignoring the problem completely, From what I recall they were notifiyng and installing the fix for people in higher probability areas first (and if what you say is true then it sounds like you are in a higher probability area) and then getting to lower hisk areas after (like our area) I though we were close to the ned of the list though, so not sure why you weren't notified (we have 2 3's BTW and are quite happy with them, though it would have been nice if the 2.0 was available in the sport when we bought them would have liked the better milage possible from that engine). As for the news agaencies I think it is very irresponsible of them to reprt the exact details of how to break into a car (or house, like with the recent bump key reports). They can report that there is a problem without gining the details of the problems to the theives so they can break into your car (or house) and steal whatever they like.
Scott

#712 of 743 Re: Mazda lost some customers! [scwmcan] by sir_timbit

Mar 20, 2008 (5:08 pm)

Replying to: scwmcan (Mar 20, 2008 8:05 am)
Well, I'm glad some people are getting letters. You should check with your dealership. I think mine already had the part in stock. I booked the appointment only one week earlier.

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