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Re: Incentive [bde1] by darknessja1
Aug 26, 2009 (7:37 am)
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Replying to: bde1 (Aug 26, 2009 5:20 am)

So do you think we should pull the trigger on a 09 mazda5 now or wait until next month?
I just don't want to be in the worst situation possible which is the dealer cash disappears and only 2010s are in stock. We could potentially lose over $2k because of these 2 factors.
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Re: Incentive [darknessja1] by sherofthe80s
Aug 26, 2009 (8:46 am)
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Replying to: darknessja1 (Aug 26, 2009 4:52 am)

Regardless of the incentive, I would see how low of a price you can get today now that the CARS program has ended. The "what others are paying" on TMV has changed quite a bit since we bought our car just a month ago today because of CARS so I wouldn't go by that just now. Why don't you start by trying to get a few email quotes and bring them back here to see what people think. We paid $18,000+ for our Touring (options were all weather floor mats, cargo net, wheel locks and bumper guards) after all incentives and feel like we got a very fair deal.
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Re: Incentive [darknessja1] by bde1
Aug 26, 2009 (9:47 am)
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Replying to: darknessja1 (Aug 26, 2009 7:37 am)

Ultimately, you're going to have to make that call yourself - no one has a crystal ball on how things are going to play out so there are risks either way. No harm in getting some quotes now to see what kind of a deal you can get. I will probably wait a month before seriously shopping again, because I think the incentives will continue on 09's and I think sales over the next month will be very weak which (i hope) will make dealers more willing to cut a better deal than they might today.
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cars.com shows $500 incentive - c4c? by vikg
Aug 29, 2009 (10:35 pm)
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Hi folks, I'm trying to buy a Sport Automatic in Seattle. I was looking at cars.com to see if their incentives data matches what Edmunds and other sites indicate. According to http://www.cars.com/go/advice/incentives/incentivesModel.jsp?zc=98112&myid=10292- , there is a $500 cash incentive on all three trim lines.
 
Is this cash 4 clunkers, or perhaps a new end of model year rebate?
 
Thanks,
Vik
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Re: cars.com shows $500 incentive - c4c? [vikg] by vikg
Aug 29, 2009 (10:53 pm)
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Replying to: vikg (Aug 29, 2009 10:35 pm)

Following up to my own post, University Mazda in Seattle appears to have the rebate on their site.
 
According to http://www.umazda.com/NewModelsPage, the 2009 Mazda5 can be had for "0.9% APR for up to 36 MONTHS PLUS $500 Customer Cash (7)".
 
Doesn't sound like cash4clunkers ... anybody know what's up here?
 
Thanks!
Vik
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Dealer's Reply on OTD (Out-The-Door) Price by bgrass2
Sep 02, 2009 (7:33 am)
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I requested, as recommended in this thread, the OTD price on a Mazda5, Sports Trim with AT, and no options from a dealer in KY.
 
The Manager replied with the following:
 
"Here is your price on this 09 Mazda 5 Sport automatic. Microbe 19855.00 sale price is $17949.00 + $1649.17 TLF = $19,598.17."
 
Does this translate to:
 
The low MSRP is 19855.00
 
and, his OTD price is
 
$17949.00 ($17,899 Invoice + $50 dealer add-on )
+$1649.17 TLF (TLF is the acronym for Tax, License, and Fees - ???)
_________
 
$19,598.17 (OTD) Price - ???
 
Here in KY; the Sales Tax is 6%, and the Title and Registration Fees are $13.00 and $21.00, respectively. (Title and Registration Fees combined total is $34.00).
 
Edmunds' TMV on 9-2-09 for this vehicle indicates that the price others are paying is $18,771 ($122 over invoice).
 
If I add on the 6% KY Sales Tax to the $18,771 TMV Price, it comes to $19897.26.
 
What I think may be the Dealer's quoted OTD price of $19,598.17 is $299.09 less than $19897.26.
 
Is this possible? I would think that the dealer charges a documentation fee in addition to the $750 Destination Charge fee.
 
Perhaps the dealer is using a $500 Customer Cash incentive in his computations.
 
Or, am I completely off base in my translation of the manager's quote? I feel like I need to get the manager to fax me his offer (if it is one), before I step one foot on the dealership lot for his also offered test drive.
 
TLF is the acronym for Tax, License, and Fees?
 
Any comments or suggestions are appreciated. Thanks!
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Re: Dealer's Reply on OTD (Out-The-Door) Price [bgrass2] by vikg
Sep 02, 2009 (6:01 pm)
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Replying to: bgrass2 (Sep 02, 2009 7:33 am)

If I read your story right, the dealer is offering you to buy the car for the 17949 + tax, license and fees. 6% tax on that brings it up to only 19025.94 though. So I don't know if it's really $573 for license and fees or if there is some other trickiness going on. I would clarify exactly where that $573 is going.
 
Cash 4 Clunkers has cleared out the sitting inventory of Mazda5's, as evidenced by the sales numbers Mazda posted yesterday for August: http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS203557+01-Sep-2009+PRN20090901. I tried to buy a couple Sport AT models sitting on Seattle area dealer lots over this past weekend, and was being offered something like 18,900 + tax, license, and fees. By comparison people on this board were buying the very same car for 17000+TLF in July.
 
So you have to decide if that price works for you (and of course get to the bottom of the $573). The guy is still making plenty of money; these cars have a $1750 factory-to-dealer incentive ("dealer engagement cash") and holdback and all sorts of other kickers.
 
Good luck,
Vik
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Re: Dealer's Reply on OTD (Out-The-Door) Price [vikg] by vikg
Sep 02, 2009 (6:04 pm)
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Replying to: vikg (Sep 02, 2009 6:01 pm)

Following up on my own post: I guess if the dealer were offering you something like $19200 out the door ($175 for title and "doc" fees) and you really wanted this car right now, I would probably take it.
 
I have decided to retreat from buying a car because I think these guys are in for continued pain come November when the 2010s start showing up en masse, and everybody who wanted a car just got done getting one via c4c. I hope to name my price then, as so many on this board did earlier this summer.
 
Good luck.
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Re: Dealer's Reply on OTD (Out-The-Door) Price [vikg] by bgrass2
Sep 02, 2009 (10:51 pm)
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Replying to: vikg (Sep 02, 2009 6:04 pm)

Thanks for your replies.
 
There is definitely something funny with the dealer figures - new math, I guess:). Especially when you try to back into them when it's known fact that the Invoice Price without the $750 Destination Charge Fee is $17899. And, $750 is greater than $573. I know that the dealer is going to ensure I pay the $750 Destination Charge Fee.
 
The dealer is suppose to call me tomorrow...so, I'll see if honors his quoted $19,598.17 OTD price that includes TTL. My new math indicates that the price of the vehicle with Title and Registration Fees included is $18,488.84 ($282 below Edmunds' TMV of $18,771 and $160 under invoice). The tax is $1,109.33. (I know that the $34 Title and Registration Fees would not be included in the taxable amount, but the dealer's figures really confuse me).
 
I have a feeling I won't be making a deal tomorrow or later today. It's 1.43 AM now.
 
Again, thanks for your replies.
 
And, thanks for the wishes of luck...I think I'm going to need them.
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Bought a 2009 Touring by newcarbuyer18
Sep 24, 2009 (7:36 pm)
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Picked it up tonight.
 
Stormy blue color, base Touring model, no options other than I came home with the floor mats. Not sure if that's standard or if the dealer threw them in as a bonus.
 
MSRP of $21,670. Paid $19,276 (including the $1,750 dealer incentive). With TTL = $20,572.
 
I realize that probably gave the dealer about a few hundred dollars of profit over invoice (in fact the actual invoice was at $20,526 including the regional ad fees that Mazda charges the dealer), but I was ok with the deal. This was literally the only Touring left within 100 miles and another dealer I talked to wanted sticker if they had to get one by trading with another dealer. That other dealer also was about $1,000 low on my trade and very difficult to deal with.
 
This was an excellent dealership. The sales consultant was a little "salesy", but a good guy. They were straightforward on pricing, explaining incentives & when to expect the 2010s and I felt like they were very honest. We did almost all of the negotiating via phone and email, which included them providing a very fair offer for a trade-in that I had.
 
I don't mind a dealer making a reasonable profit, so long as I am not getting ripped off.
 
Definitely would recommend Fred Vincent Mazda in the Cleveland, OH area. Good people.

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