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Yes, Pandora would be using data, which, depending on your cell provider & plan, may translate to minutes/added cost. From what I see at http://www.onstar.com/web/portal/home I don't see OnStar offering Pandora or any other entertainment services at the moment. I would also suggest, if you already own the music you want to play, copy the MP3 files to a USB drive. Those are cheap & high capacity nowadays.

Well, an easy way to get Pandora would be to stream it through a smartphone via USB or Bluetooth. That works with most smartphones & most modern cars.

So, both my wife & I qualify for GM supplier pricing discounts due to our employers. The Cruze is on my wife's short list. On an LTZ with an MSRP of almost $25K (RS & Pioneer packages) the supplier discount nets a little over $700 off. Given the current market - strong Cruze sales, strong compact sales in general, little difference between invoice & MSRP, and no rebates or other significant incentives beyond a reasonable interest rate - what are people's opinions? Is it reasonable to think a much better deal can be had? TMV is $24,388 and supplier discount is just a hair less. We're not concerned with getting every last dollar out of a deal but by the same token don't want to pay more than necessary. If $600-900 off a Cruze is about all I can expect then I'll do the supplier discount and be done with it. We'll be test driving other vehicles over the next few days but so far the Cruze is certainly a possibility.

So you never buy TVs or appliances when they're on sale? Seriously, consumers want bargains, especially in a down economy. As a salesperson you need to face that reality and work with it. The quality of the product doesn't change that. Many here would probably advise you to simply be glad you have a product that's selling.

By all means! Unless somebody sees the front end of the hideous thing, $2K off a new 2011 is a good deal. Bring some earplugs with you too. The road noise in the Mazda can lead to hearing loss after 2-3 hours on the highway. Dodgeman07, unless Edmunds Insideline made a typo on their test results, 61.2DB/70mph is pretty quiet for the Mazda 3i touring as shown below. 67DB/70mph seems to be the average for this class. I can't wait to see the Cruze's test drive results to see if its better. Db Idle: 35.2 Db Full Throttle: 66.3 Db 70 mph Cruise: 61.2 http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2010/01/il-track-tested-2010-mazda-3-i-- touring.html