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Mazda MX-5/Miata: Prices Paid and Buying Experience

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What is this discussion about? Mazda MX-5 Miata, Mazda MAZDASPEED MX-5 Miata, Coupe, Convertible


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Buyer Beware! by tishpit1
Mar 29, 2009 (5:31 pm)
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Replying to: erics6 (Mar 19, 2009 8:37 am)

Be careful of low-balling prices. I just wasted a half day at a Mazda dealership about an hour or so drive from my home. The dealer offered me an in-stock '08 Sport Auto. at about $7,000 under sticker. When I showed up to do the deal, they first showed NOTHING for my trade, then wrote it up without the 7k discount... only sticker minus Mazda rebate! They played games with the numbers to the point I left and was ready to give up on a new Miata altogether. But I got a call from another dealer... 1 1/2 hr. drive away... has a Touring in stock, not a color I prefer, but this time I have prices in writing before venturing out there. We are very close... if it's going to work, will have the car by Tuesday. If not.. will wait till March '10 and try for a leftover 2009 and in the meantime pay down the current car and save more $$$. Will let you know what happens!
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Re: Buyer Beware! [tishpit1] by ezshift5
Mar 29, 2009 (6:46 pm)
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Replying to: tishpit1 (Mar 29, 2009 5:31 pm)

........If not.. will wait till March '10 and try for a leftover 2009 and in the meantime pay down the current car and save more $$$. Will let you know what happens!
    

 
......CarsDirect.com shows $2500 figure as a rebate. Yesterday Tracy Honda showed a $5k rebate number on four 2008 MX-5 cars.
 
Please keep those cards and letters coming.
 
ez....
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GREAT DEAL... GREAT DEALERSHIP! by tishpit1
Mar 31, 2009 (6:51 am)
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After being lied to, beaten up, and game-played with the numbers, I was about ready to concede and give up on a new Miata. Then, I found an ERROR in a local dealership's website. The Mazda site said they had several automatic '08 Miatas. According to the dealer site, they had none... all sticks. I called and learned Mazda site was correct. They had about 6 leftover '08's all automatics! I faxed them my price. They faxed back a Purchase Order that had a LOWER bottom line than I offered and 5% APR for 60 mos. I drove down last night after work, ready to have them switch the price and jack it up and play games. Much to my surprise, the salesman was WONDERFUL, the managers were GREAT, they honored their price and I was driving home in a new silver Touring!!!! I would HIGHLY recommend Naples Mazda in Naples, FL. The most trouble-free and honest dealing I've had with any dealer in years. Ask for Dan! (No, I'm not being paid for this endorsement LOL!).
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Re: New 2008 - Miata Prices Paid [bayfrontcruise] by texag74
Apr 18, 2009 (12:22 pm)
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Replying to: bayfrontcruise (Mar 15, 2009 6:14 pm)

Just bought a 2008 Touring rag top with sport suspension, wheel locks, appearance package for 19,493 here in Panama City Florida. Dealer was only going to come down the 5grand Mazda is taking off 08's but I showed him what USAA buying service listed as their price to members and he gave me that.
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MA area by smiley10
Apr 23, 2009 (5:39 am)
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Does anyone have a good dealer to recommend in MA where to buy 2008 Miata.
 
thanks
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2008 Leftover Miata Pricing by lch77
Apr 26, 2009 (9:52 am)
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All the local dealers in southeast PA seem to be advertising $6,000 to $6,200 off. That would appear to be the $5,000 rebate plus about 1/2 of the dealer profit (this is based on 2009 pricing since Edmunds is either no longer publishing invoice pricing for the "08's or I can't find it. Most the cars I have found are GT (both hard & soft top with either Automatic or Maual) and range in MSRP from about $29,000 to $32,000. I'm guessing that invoice on these cars is about $2,500 less than MSRP. I would think that a dealer would be happy to sell a 2008 Miata for Invoice less the $5,000 rebate or at least $7,5000 of MSRP. However, Mazda has always seemed to be more secretive than others in disclosing all of the rebates that are available to the dealer.
 
I'm also guessing if 2008 Miata's remain unsold by the end of April, they'll extend or increase the promotion through May.
 
I made a low ball offer of $13,500 yesterday on a Blue GT PRHT with an MSRP of $29,620. I proposed $8,120 discount plus $8,000 for my 2002 Audi A4 3.0 Quatro, loaded, clean but with 140,000 miles. They came back with $5,000 for the A4 and a discount of $6,989. The discount sounds OK until you are told that they had a parking lot accident that they've repaired but remains on the title.
 
There are at 3 Black/Tan Miata's within 35 miles of here and I'll see what they can do and report back. It looks like my best bet will be to find a private buyer for the A4 around $7,000 (since I just put $2500 into the A4) and "courtesy trade" it on the Miata.
 
Anyone have a better handle on invoice pricing on the 2008's and/or reports how much off MSRP (or under/over invoice) people are paying for these?
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Re: 2008 Leftover Miata Pricing [lch77] by sb55
Apr 26, 2009 (1:37 pm)
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Replying to: lch77 (Apr 26, 2009 9:52 am)

Go on Miata.net and look up NC. You will see forums, and I just read that someone got about $9200.00 off of a leftover 2008.
I bought a 2007 PRHT and paid list for it. I still love it, (but would have loved it better with a huge price discount)
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Re: 2008 Leftover Miata Pricing [sb55] by erics6
Apr 26, 2009 (7:35 pm)
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Replying to: sb55 (Apr 26, 2009 1:37 pm)

I picked up a Galaxy Gray GT yesterday here in Oregon. $9250 off the sticker of $27,235. OTD price of $18,203 with title and registration (no sales tax in Oregon). Seems like the deals are running $7k to $9k off sticker.
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Re: 2008 Leftover Miata Pricing [erics6] by lch77
Apr 28, 2009 (3:38 pm)
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Replying to: erics6 (Apr 26, 2009 7:35 pm)

One dealer wouldn't go lower than about $6,300. off MSRP. Another offered $6,989. The third agreed to $8,040 off ($22,350 for a GT PRHT with an MSRP of $30,390). I couldn't get him to go lower and didn't want to risk what might happen to the rebate next month or having to choose a different car that had more options than I wanted. Picking it up tonight.
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Music City Yellow by tboyd1
May 01, 2009 (6:13 pm)
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I traded my 2007 Grand Touring MX-5 in on the new 2009 Competition Yellow MX-5. I love it but still cannot believe that there were less than 350 total manufactured in the Nation.I had to pay extra $3000.00 so total was 33,715 for a loaded Grand Touring and it is rare as the production has stopped on this color.

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