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Re: 2008 Mazda5 Sport manual transmission [bobw3]
by nihao4587
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Jan 18, 2008 (2:11 pm)
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Replying to: bobw3 (Jan 18, 2008 12:02 am)
Right, the tax and fees are different even from county to county. But no matter where you live, it is the OTD price that you will pay eventually.
When I sjust tarted sending quotes to dealers, they gave out really good selling price (car+destination). Only after I asked them about OTD, they showed taxes and "additional" fees. Therefore, the car price we get may not be realistic or comparable, unless other charges are reasonable. To save the hassle, I now only ask about OTD price (cash price to be clear), which IS the money you pay at the very end.
thanks.
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Re: 2008 Mazda5 Sport manual transmission [nihao4587]
by bobw3
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Jan 19, 2008 (2:55 am)
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Replying to: nihao4587 (Jan 18, 2008 2:11 pm)
True, but even if you're comparing the OTD price from 2 dealers, if the sales tax in one county or city is higher/lower, the price before tax is what you should use when calling up dealers to have them give you the best deal. For example if the high tax area is quoting 28,000 on everything minus sales tax but then 8% sales tax it's $30,240 OTD, but then another dealer in a 6% tax area is quoting $28,500 but their OTD is 30,210 because there's only a 6% sales tax. You could just pay the 30,210 becaues the OTD is cheaper but it would be better to negotiate that 28,500 down to the 28,000 by taking the price before tax quote from the first dealer and not the OTD price.
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Re: 2008 Mazda5 Sport manual transmission [bobw3]
by nihao4587
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Jan 19, 2008 (10:50 pm)
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Replying to: bobw3 (Jan 19, 2008 2:55 am)
Hi bobw3,
Although the dealers are not in my nearest area, they will use my county's tax rate when calculating the sales tax. I don't know where you live, but this is true at least for San Francisco Bay area. Therefore, OTD price is what I head for.
Thanks.
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Re: 2008 Mazda5 Sport manual transmission [nihao4587]
by bobw3
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Jan 20, 2008 (12:43 pm)
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Replying to: nihao4587 (Jan 19, 2008 10:50 pm)
You're right in that for your comparison shopping that it's good to use the OTD price, I just meant for those reading your posts outside of your area it would be more informative to know the price before taxes; however, since you live in the Bay area you're paying a premium already that most folks outside of the Bay area won't have to deal with either.
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Purchsed A 2008 Mazda5 Grand Touring
by rrhirst
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Jan 20, 2008 (4:46 pm)
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We picked up our 2008 Mazda5 Grand Toring nine days ago. We waited a few days for the dealer to find what we wanted - 5s are apparently scarce here in northern Virginia right now. The sales agent drove it from Salem, VA to his dealership in Fairfax, VA (about 185 miles) and reported 32.5 MPG on I-81 and across the Blue Ridge. I'm looking forward to our first road trip - about 20-22 around town right now in the cold weather.
Anyway, it's Crystal White Pearl with a sand interior - looks great! A real pleasure to drive so far - very comfortable and relatively quiet. I also have a Saab, so my wife is especially happy with the heated leather seats up front. If she's happy, I'm happy, right? 
I'll report back periodically. It sounds like a lot of improvements have been made for '08. I'm looking forward to the experience, including comparing long distance cruising to the Saab.
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Re: Purchsed A 2008 Mazda5 Grand Touring [rrhirst]
by bobw3
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Jan 21, 2008 (1:09 pm)
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Replying to: rrhirst (Jan 20, 2008 4:46 pm)
what did you pay?
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Re: Noisy front suspension [ghrant]
by ghrant
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Jan 29, 2008 (10:09 pm)
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Replying to: ghrant (Feb 01, 2007 10:45 am)
to update my original post. It took a couple tries but I finally got the dealer to replace the control arm bushing under warranty and the noises finally disappeared. If you have the same problem - don't give up.
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Re: Noisy front suspension [ghrant]
by athenasius
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Jan 29, 2008 (10:56 pm)
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Replying to: ghrant (Jan 29, 2008 10:09 pm)
does any one have the link for the recall on this suspension thing. there 2 things that need to be fixed i thought.
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Re: Bought a new 08 Mazda 5 Grand Touring! [nissmazlover]
by sleepwalker
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Feb 06, 2008 (11:56 am)
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Replying to: nissmazlover (Jan 04, 2008 11:47 am)
Good grief! You sound JUST like my wife if she had posted the message..lol! It's good to know someone who had the 06 before the 08. We got the 08 too in black with sand leather and nav and my honey adores it. Keep us posted as to how yours turns out and we will do the same.. happy zoom-zoomin!
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Re: Purchsed A 2008 Mazda5 Grand Touring [bobw3]
by rrhirst
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Mar 02, 2008 (11:57 am)
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Replying to: bobw3 (Jan 21, 2008 1:09 pm)
Wow! I haven't checked for replies on this one - sorry. I paid about $22,300 before taxes, trade, etc. I'm not sure if I could have done better for a 5GT with Sirius and Homelink mirror, but so far it's been a very good ride for us. We just returned from a family visit in NJ (210 miles each way. MPG on the way north was 29.8. The southbound trip with cruise set at 70 on I-95 was 34.9. This was its first trip, and we only have 2600 miles on it after the trip. We're taking it to Florida this month, so we'll give it a real trail then with 2 kids and luggage for 4. Oil change (switch to full synthetic) before the trip. I'll report back.
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