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MSRP: $31695 Invoice: $29329 Advertising Fees: $385 Paid: $29613 - which is either $284 over Invoice, or $101 under invoice - depending upon whether you take the (bogus?) Advertising fees into account. The price of the vehicle and my Trade-In were negotiated separately. I got, what I consider, a very fair price for my car. I was planning to pay about 1/2 down and finance the remaining at 1.9% for 36 months, but was able to take advantage of the 0.0% for 36 months and decided to finance the entire balance. I'll put the money I was going to put into the car into a CD for 36 months and earn the interest instead. All in all, I'm pretty happy with how things turned out. 
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Replying to: pulleydog (Nov 16, 2007 4:22 pm) "The price of the vehicle and my Trade-In were negotiated separately. I got, what I consider, a very fair price for my car." Even though they are negotiated separately, both transactions are important aspects of the new car deal. Most dealers will pay only 70-80% of your car's real value. Again, thanks for sharing and enjoy your new car.
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Replying to: pulleydog (Nov 16, 2007 4:22 pm) Don't forget that you'll have to pay about $800/month in payments, so you might not want to lock the entire balance in a 36 month CD (unless you have money sitting somewhere else)!!! |
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Replying to: seloo (Nov 16, 2007 5:42 pm) You're right. But they gave me $1000 more than the KBB value for a trade-in, in 'Excellent' condition. My trade was in Very Good to nearly excellent condition. Every other time I've gotten trade-in prices for other vehicles, I've been offered less than what KBB lists as 'Fair' condition value, so this offer was more in-line with what I thought I really should get for the vehicle. After I considered the tax savings, the advertising costs, and the 'hassle & waiting' factor for attempting to sell my car myself, this was a no-brainer for me. "Don't forget that you'll have to pay about $800/month in payments, so you might not want to lock the entire balance in a 36 month CD (unless you have money sitting somewhere else)!!! " Thanks - I haven't quite decided what to do yet. My payments are $395/month. My trade-in was worth more than 1/2 the cost of the CX-9, so the payments aren't too bad. But you're right, I don't want to cut this too close. Our bank does offer a no-risk CD account for 4.25% where I wouldn't need to worry about withdrawing/closing the account at any time, so that's an option too. FYI - For those in the Boston, MA area - I bought it at Ira Mazda in Danvers and the sales rep was terrific to work with. Not sure I can post his full name here, but it is Marc A. - very nice guy...not the obnoxious pushy type you often run into in the car business. |
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The TMV given by Edmunds for a 2008 Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring 4dr SUV AWD was $34,615 without any options plus California adjustment (-$313). To this price an amount of $1,200 to activate the AWD has to be added. This made the price of this car without options $35,502 (AWD). Above this amount in order to put the car on the road taxes, title, license, dealer fees, etc (let’s say X) has to be added to the $35,502. Because I want roof rails on this car (let’s say $300). So the vehicle will be: $35,502 + $300 + X. (1) Could someone give me approximate value of X? (2) Could some body inform me whether he/she got a better overall price than the figure above named for this vehicle on the road? I am not particularly interested in moonroof, sound upgrade, and navigation system. (3) I live in California but I may travel to obtain better deals. I will appreciate realistic experiences from member of this forum.
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Replying to: batman47 (Nov 18, 2007 7:14 am) Use the the Invoice price as your guide and avoid extra fees (doc fee, port fee, etc... most if not all are profit for the dealer) The best deal on this board is about $500 below the invoice price (before TTL). |
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Replying to: avibug (Nov 15, 2007 1:37 pm)
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Replying to: batman47 (Nov 18, 2007 7:14 am) First off, California is going to want you to pay taxes on the car here in California (if that's the primary location for use of the vehicle - i.e., if you register it and you live here). So if you travel out of state to buy a vehicle, you'll probably wind up paying tax in THAT state as WELL as in California. That may MORE than wipe out any savings you might have. Second, California requires vehicles all pass certain smog regulations. If the vehicle isn't certified for sale in California, you're going to have to go through a pretty lengthy process (so I hear - never had to do it myself) and pay certain fees and expenses to get the vehicle certified. That's not to say that you CAN'T buy a vehicle out of state and bring it into California, but it can be costly to do so. You should probably check into the specifics with the DMV before you even think about it because it just may not be worthwhile unless you can save several thousand dollars. Also, to answer your question, usually, the biggest part of "X" is tax and license which is California sales tax and whatever the first year license fees are. Hard to say exactly, but probably the license fees are a few hundred bucks - likely $300-$400 or so. Nothing to do with the dealer, that's the State of California. Oh, you get your temporary registration from the dealer with the vehicle. Depending on the backlog, you could get your permanent plates in 30-60 days in many cases - sometimes soon, sometimes longer. If you get so-called "personalized" plates, it can take longer. TMV is an odd thing. It basically tells you what people have been buying those vehicles for recently. Some may be getting good deals, some may be getting bad deals. But that does NOT indicate what sort of a deal YOU could get - only what OTHERS have been getting. It just shows you overall what others have been able to get, so if TMV is very high (close to or at MSRP), that indicates that most dealers haven't been too willing to negotiate much. A low TMV means that dealers are dealing on these vehicles readily. Again, look at MSRP, invoice, and then do YOUR best to negotiate - and if TMV is much lower than they're offering, chances are you could do better negotiating. As for getting a car without moonroof, sound upgrade, and navigation system, rememeber that you MIGHT not always be able to get a vehicle with EXACTLY the mix of options you want. Dealers generally order the set of options that are easiest to sell and that may not meet your exact requirements. Yes, you could special order a vehicle, but that's going to take time and may cost more than a vehicle that's already sitting on the lot (check back here because there was a long post about this maybe a month or two ago). Basically, dealers like to sell cars already on their lot so they're often more willing to deal on those than on a special order. So to get a vehicle special ordered without a moonroof (just as an example) might actually wind up costing you MORE than just buying one off the lot that already has it.
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