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by storrnyc on Sat Jul 19 23:51:34 PDT 2008

Hi Would anyone care to share the current money factor and residuals for a Mazda 5 Grand Touring for 2/3yr 12/15K? Thanks.

Mazda3 S Grand Touring 5d w/ moonroof

by eviltrain on Sat Jul 19 17:47:54 PDT 2008

Since this forum helped my in pricing my Mazda3 2008, I thought I'd share my final price with you all. I bought a S Grand Touring 5-door with the moonroof and bose package along the the compass/homelink rear-view mirror on Wednesday July 16th. The listed MSRP in the window was $23,725.00. Edmunds is showing an invoice price of $21,893.00. I got it for $21,564.00 or $329.00 below invoice. I was originally quoted an internet price for a GT 5-door for $20,990.00 with moonroof and bose package but the color was wrong and I asked them if they could price me a GT with the right color. They charged me an extra $564 dollars just because the one I wanted had the homelink/compass rear-view. I wasn't too happy about that but considering this a first time purchase for me, I don't think I did too badly. The dealership I got my car from was Phillips Mazda in Laguna Hills, CA.

Quote over the phone any good?

by bbork10002 on Wed May 21 08:37:55 PDT 2008

I just called a Mazda dealer in NJ and was given a quote of $17200 for a Mazda5 Sport Automatic color gray. According to the person I spoke to, MSRP is $19,645. I didn't see that MSRP figure in Edmunds.com for Mazda5 Sport Automatic. I saw instead MSRP $18,945, INVOICE $17,734, and TMV $18,174 for "2008 Mazda MAZDA5 Sport 4dr Minivan (2.3L 4cyl 5A)". So with a TMV of $18,174, I think the price quote of $17,200 is very good. My question is, is quote over the phone any good? Will they change the number once I visit? I made sure they won't but it's all verbal. I called another Mazda dealer in the same NJ area who told me phone quotes are no good. They just want me in the store then change the quote. He said if I go to him, he'll give me a quote that won't change. But he won't give a quote over the phone, though. Who do I believe? Thanks!

Bought M5 this weekend

by west_exchange on Tue May 13 18:17:28 PDT 2008

I got Mazda 5 Sport manual in Massachusetts. I paid $17,499 plus $239 doc fees = OTP of $17,738 On top of that I had to pay $1059 for tax and registration (you don't pay tax on the trade in value in my state). It's silver with black seats. I bought cargo cover and net on mazdastuff website. They haven't arrived yet. I'm annoyed that it doesn't have center console cover (what's up with that) so I can't keep money there.

Navigation and Color??

by ylz on Wed Jul 16 16:01:22 PDT 2008

Hello everyone. I decided I'm buying a 2008 Mazda 3 GT Hatchback. I have two important questions and would love to hear feedback on it so anything would help. First, how is the Navigation in this car? Someone who has the Nav, please comment on this. I mean, honestly I really want it cause it looks good and I'm always travelling and a Nav system would come so in handy. And the second question I have is what color do you guys prefer. I was all set on black until I went to the dealership today and saw metropolitan gray. What a gorgeous color! Its like dark grey but with a touch of blue. Actually, it looks bluish-grayish. I know these two things seem unimportant but it will really affect my decision on this car. Ok, thanks a lot.

Re: Dealer Holdback? [signtime]

by willis3 on Wed Jul 16 06:39:13 PDT 2008

Signtime, Although the dealer sold the vehicle less than invoice, they reached into the dealer holdback amount. The dealership, Wayne Mazda also appears to move a high volume of cars, so I think they are more concerned with the sale rather than how much they make on each vehicle. Dealer invoice on the Mazda5 GT is $21,063. My friend had already received the quote via internet prior to us going into the dealership. The internet salesman was not there, so a regular salesman was assigned to us. When he brought the van out, it already had the mirror installed. We thought they might try tacking on the price of the mirror, but they honored their quote and sold the van for what they quoted. The vehicle was brand new, only had 10 miles on the odometer. Also, the white vehicle should be $200 more, for their Mica paint. They got a good deal, however, they purchased the extended warranty, so Mazda made some good money here.

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