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I was looking for something a little different and ended up after quite a bit of research deciding on a Mazda5 - trading up from a sedan now that we've had the baby. Picked up the car today - Phantom Blue Sport with optional moonroof and 6 disc changer, popular equiptment package and automatic transmission. Paid $17750 plus TTL - got $500 over KBB for my trade, very friendly service. Worked with three Mazda dealerships in the Tampa area getting price quotes, etc. Ferman Mazda was definitely the winner - the sales manager at one of the other dealers (a new dealership in town with a 'WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD' guarantee) told me, "I'm sorry, there's nothing we can do - I'll take a loss on a car but I have no idea why they're selling it to you this cheap. If it turns out to be a bait and switch or something funny, come and see us, but if it's really that price we can't touch it." Nothing funny here - just 0% financing, $1800 below invoice, and a great experience at Ferman Mazda of Brandon, FL. |
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No Options. Total OTD price was $17,800 (including full tank of gas) in SE Wisconsin. 0% financing, no money down. Probably could have dickered another few hundred off, but am happy with the purchase. From arriving at the dealer, took about three hours (including test drive time) to complete the deal. On another note, I filled up the tank (at the dealer's expense) after leaving the lot, drove 100 miles of mostly highway driving, filled up again and could only get 2.544 gallons in the tank. I know that 100 miles and 2.5 gallons isn't enough to be statistically significant, but 100/2.544 = 39+ mpg for a first estimate is better than the 15~17 mpg I get with my Ford full-size van by a long shot. Thanks to internet research (including, especially, this forum), I got the car I expected and am very happy with it on day 1. We'll see how the next 10 years go... |
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Replying to: emb623 (Jul 10, 2007 10:32 am) C Taylor |
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Test drove both AT and MT of Mazda5, and found the power is sufficient even with three adults and two children on board. I am 5'9, the leg room is ok for me at all three rows. The only issue is the head room at the 3rd row is a little bit too tight for me as my hair can touch the roof from time to time. As for the price, I was so suprised when the dealer gave me about $21.5k OTD for a MT touring. I tried to negotiate, but he insisted he only made $500 with that price. I am in NJ, and the tax rate is 7%. I am confused now. For those of you who bought around $18k to 19k OTD, did you get that quote at the beginning or after a lot of negotiation? Many thanks. 
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Replying to: roger24 (Aug 01, 2007 1:35 pm) 
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Replying to: x5sav (Aug 01, 2007 3:15 pm)
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Replying to: roger24 (Aug 02, 2007 7:10 am)
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Replying to: roger24 (Aug 01, 2007 1:35 pm) I'm in NJ and in the process of getting Mazda5 touring with AT too. I'd done 2 important things before I went to a dealer: 1. I got internet quotes thru Edmunds.com and received 4 offers 2. did calculations with price/destination/tax/fees for each deal(0%-36mos, 2.9%-48 mos, etc) for both Invoce and MSRP. Then I went to a dealership closer to the worst hill and requested a test-drive. I liked the car, so we sat to talk. They pushed for MSRP, but once I showed them 2nd from the best offers, they called a manager. We deliberated for an hour, I disagreed on trade-in value, way less than what I expected. At least it was my way out (I left, let them come back to me). I'm planning to go to the dealership #1 on my list and get the car. My advices to you are: do the homework and stick to the numbers you like, don't let them stir you to "how much can you afford per month" for example, or how about "X number per month". Check with your calculations and see how much they screw your pocket and then tell them "how about this number". You have to fight, since the money is coming out of your pocket anyway! Lastly, read tips from Edmunds regarding MSRP and Invoce. I hope this helps! Good luck!
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