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Replying to: velouria (Jul 20, 2008 4:50 pm)
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Replying to: hhr06 (Jul 21, 2008 4:54 pm) |
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Long story short.... Test drove the 2008 GT at the dealership last weekend but they wouldn't even entertain our offer of $20k cash. They didn't have our first choice color of copper red, anyway, but they said they could get it within a day. I contacted Carsdirect.com. Their no-haggle/no-hassle price was $22,013 not including options so I told them to find me a GT in copper red. It took a day for them to locate one 40 miles from me and we started the paperwork but just 2 hours before my husband and I were going to pick up the car, Carsdirect.com called and said that the car was no longer available. It had apparently been sold out from under us! They said they had a red GT with DVD system but of course we would have had to pay extra for that. No, thanks. Back to the drawing board....  Around the same time we got the bad news from Carsdirect.com, our local dealer called and told us that they were expecting a copper red 2008 GT in their dealership that evening. [That was last night.] Today we called the local dealership and told them we'd come in to test drive the red GT. We left the dealership with the copper red mica GT.  We paid slightly more than Carsdirect.com but feel it was worth it because we didn't have to drive 40 miles to pick it up. Price before tax & license was $22,600 which included 3 options (bumper protector, cargo cover, and cargo net). The car is gorgeous, our 4 year old son loves it, it's the perfect size for our family of 4, and it had only 21 miles on it when we drove it off the lot. We're very pleased with our purchase. Royal Motor Sales in San Francisco came through for us! Big thumbs up to them for the smooth buying experience.
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Replying to: velouria (Jul 26, 2008 9:41 pm) Fast forward to yesterday. With the 0% financing for 36 months that Mazda has been offering...I thought I would go to my local dealer, who now has several GT's on the lot. I figured with the difference between the 0% and the 6.25% I was paying combined with the fact that my current Mazda5 only has 1,400 miles on it...that I might be able to swing an upgrade without the payment jumping dramatically. Well...no dice. The dealer was offering $16,500 for my current car, and sticking right at MSRP ($23,365) for the Pearl White GT they had. The difference is $6,865 before TTL. I told him that I was looking for around $2,500 difference, thinking that we could meet at about $3,500-$4,250 at which I may have pulled the trigger. But the best he would do was $6,500. I told him to call me when he gets serious about selling his car. I guess with the Mazda5 becoming more popular, dealers are playing hardball on price? Were my expectations unreasonable? No big deal. I still love my Touring model. But the bluetooth and the Xenon would be nice. Leather I can do without.
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Replying to: mde83 (Jul 27, 2008 6:37 am) |
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Replying to: finkbine (Jul 19, 2008 10:16 pm) Could you tell me which dealer you used? I'm in the houston area also. Did you deal via internet or in person? Thanks!
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Replying to: wp746911 (Jul 28, 2008 8:12 am) I heard that there is special deal for nissan quest, 40% off MRSP ($16000+TTL). I recommend this deal, better than Mazda5, $5000 is enough to buy 1000 gals (20000miles ~ 25000miles) gas for the next 5 years.
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Replying to: finkbine (Jul 28, 2008 9:45 am) How did you go about dealing? I went to edmunds.com and asked 4 dealers for their 'internet' quotes- and I am getting around 19,000 + TTL for a mazda5 sport auto. You got around 19,000 OTD- how did you bargain with them- who did you talk to (you can email me at my email address on my profile with the name)?? I'm very serious about buying now but am frustrated that they have quoted me about 1500 more than what you got a few weeks ago... |
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Year: 2008, July 15 Location: Austin, Texas Trim: Grand Touring Any extra accessories: none Price: $21500 (including dest charge) + TTL, and $0 down 0% financing Comment: I submitted requests for price quote on mazdausa.com for various dealers in Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, and Houston. Some other quotes I got were $21700+TTL and $22000+TTL. Got these quotes thru emails before I even stepped into a dealership. Arrived at the dealer, examined the car, did the paperwork, and left with the car about 1.5 hrs later. All in all, a much pleasant experience than I had expected. |
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Year: 2008 Location: Cerritos, CA (Browning Mazda) Trim: Touring (Automatic) Color: Stormy Blue (a bit hard to find) Included Options: Cargo cover, Rear bumper guard, Wheel locks MSRP with options: 22,260 Price paid: $19,500 plus TTL (I didn't really deal so I didn't get a particularly a good price but just wanted to add a data point to those thinking about getting one.) BTW, if you get one with a sunroof/moonroof - installing the optional wind deflector is an absolute must. The wind noise without it is unbearable for any speeds above 45MPH. After nearly 2 weeks, I'm thoroughly convinced this is the most versatile car I've owned. Almost bought a Kia Rondo but the sliding doors convinced me. |
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