How much did you pay for your MS3??

[MicaSp33d]

$23k for a Sport? Maybe it's a CA thing, but that' sounds like robbery in today's MS3 market. I was quoted $20,900 for a Sport over the phone with zero haggling, which is pretty much "invoice". I went with a GT for $23.6k + TTL, so it wound up being $25,577 out the door with 7% sales tax and I think I could have haggled for at least another $500 off that but I can't stand haggling (I was in an out in less than an hour). I also got free oil changes for as long as I own the car. I put $10.5k down, 5.39% interest for 60 months and my payments are about $285 a month.

Another thing, did you tell them how much you owed on your trade? Even if you didn't, they probably found out anyway. Car dealers conveniently like to offer you about as much as it takes to pay the car off. If it's worth more, fight for more or tell them you'll take your business elsewhere. If I were you, I'd wait and sell your car privately. I got about $3,000 more that way than I would have if I had traded. Trading in is your achilis heel. If you ask for more for your trade, they'll just take it out of your ass somewhere else or vice versa. It gives them more leverage on you, which is something you want to limit to the max extent possible.

Lol they are trying to rob us here in CA. Almost all the dealer had a damm $3,000 mark up on top of msrp. Sticker on my 08sport was $23,300. Got them to give it to me for 21,700. I should of haggled some more, but i couldn't wait to drive my baby home. Some of the dealers did not want to budge with the 3 grand mark up, i guess they have no issues what so ever selling MS3's here

 

[Super X]

I got my CWP GT w/ cargo net, sirius sat, wheel locks and extended war. till 75k for $25,050 otd in south florida. Paying just alittle over $400 a mth.

Only bad thing about Florida is that they don't have something called "GAP Insurance coverage" that mean that if your car is totaled in an accident your insurance only covers the value of the car @ the time of the accident, not how much you owe on the car. So I had that added to the purchase of the car (was about $1100 extra added to the otd price).

 

[Reyan]

Something else to keep in mind, some folks are posting their interest rates for you to see. These are completely irrelevant unless their credit score and history closely matches yours. Some folks here might still be in school, others might be fresh out of college, others my be old farts who are home owners with equity and a long and established credit history. Ignore the interest rates posted here. Know what your credit rating is and that will tell you exactly what kind of rate you should expect.

Agreed ........you could have a good score and a higher interest rate or a lower score and a better interest rate, it's all depends on what's on your credit report, debt to income ratio and credit limit.

 

[Reyan]

$23k for a Sport? Maybe it's a CA thing, but that' sounds like robbery in today's MS3 market. I was quoted $20,900 for a Sport over the phone with zero haggling, which is pretty much "invoice". I went with a GT for $23.6k + TTL, so it wound up being $25,577 out the door with 7% sales tax and I think I could have haggled for at least another $500 off that but I can't stand haggling (I was in an out in less than an hour). I also got free oil changes for as long as I own the car. I put $10.5k down, 5.39% interest for 60 months and my payments are about $285 a month.

Another thing, did you tell them how much you owed on your trade? Even if you didn't, they probably found out anyway. Car dealers conveniently like to offer you about as much as it takes to pay the car off. If it's worth more, fight for more or tell them you'll take your business elsewhere. If I were you, I'd wait and sell your car privately. I got about $3,000 more that way than I would have if I had traded. Trading in is your achilis heel. If you ask for more for your trade, they'll just take it out of your ass somewhere else or vice versa. It gives them more leverage on you, which is something you want to limit to the max extent possible.

This guy owes money on his trade, you haggle for the best price when you bought your car, the guy who comes to buy his car privately will haggle, if he is offered less for his trade the he will have to come up with the difference out of his pocket to pay off the bank on his trade and also he will loose the money he would have save on the tax if he trade in his car. Check out the kelly's blue book trade in value on your car that will give you and idea as to your car's value, if it is less than what the dealer gived you then you are getting a good deal if it is more then negotiate more. the best way to get a good deal is to stay calm during the negotiations, staying calm help you to think more rational.

 

[Reyan]

I got my CWP GT w/ cargo net, sirius sat, wheel locks and extended war. till 75k for $25,050 otd in south florida. Paying just alittle over $400 a mth.

Only bad thing about Florida is that they don't have something called "GAP Insurance coverage" that mean that if your car is totaled in an accident your insurance only covers the value of the car @ the time of the accident, not how much you owe on the car. So I had that added to the purchase of the car (was about $1100 extra added to the otd price).

$1100 for gap..........which dealer was this?

 

[FrequentFlyer]

This guy owes money on his trade, you haggle for the best price when you bought your car, the guy who comes to buy his car privately will haggle, if he is offered less for his trade the he will have to come up with the difference out of his pocket to pay off the bank on his trade and also he will loose the money he would have save on the tax if he trade in his car. Check out the kelly's blue book trade in value on your car that will give you and idea as to your car's value, if it is less than what the dealer gived you then you are getting a good deal if it is more then negotiate more. the best way to get a good deal is to stay calm during the negotiations, staying calm help you to think more rational.

Even with tax savings, I made about $2,000 more when I sold my car privately than I would have gotten on a trade.

 

[DAC17]

Invoice for 2008.5 GT, which I think was like $23,200(?) in April, 2008.

 

[Reyan]

Even with tax savings, I made about $2,000 more when I sold my car privately than I would have gotten on a trade.

I totally understand, if you get more hell yeah ....take it, just be careful because when you advertise a car you don't know who's comming to your house to look at your car and if they are for real or not.

 

[ComeBack]

Thanks guys =] im picking mine up friday! 23,000 otd for a 2008.5 cpw with 7.3 miles on it.

 

[Super X]

$1100 for gap..........which dealer was this?

WPB/Penske. $1100 is too much? I don't know much about Gap, besides the coverage, but not so much the pricing.

 

[chacon101]

25.3k OTD. Fully loaded GT with every option and a 5 year extended warranty. 5% interest rate though my credit union. Oh, and the MS CAI installed.

Gotta thank my brother who works for Mazda

 

[D_Roc7822]

WPB/Penske. $1100 is too much? I don't know much about Gap, besides the coverage, but not so much the pricing.

My gap coverage was like 695. 1100 is kind of crazy to me.

 

[slo4now]

Stickerprice was $22,995, they gave me $500.00 off, i said where do i sign
And drove off like in 1hr or so. Btw they also gave me $18,000.00 for my
trade in.

 

[Reyan]

WPB/Penske. $1100 is too much? I don't know much about Gap, besides the coverage, but not so much the pricing.

$795 is the highest i have seen but that covers the insurance deductable, so you don't pay anything out your pocket.

 

[Reyan]

Thanks guys =] im picking mine up friday! 23,00 otd for a 2008.5 cpw with 7.3 miles on it.

Good luck with your car man.

 

[Jasnall]

2008.5 TR GT no Nav
i think sticker was 24900 or somthing I forget
I got it for 23,300 = 25500 ish OTD
6k down+ 2500 for my trade

l got 4.99% through credit union

I think payed average on a scale of cheap to expensive

 

[Galvatron]

I have gap through my insurance company for an extra $20 every 6 months. You are paying WAY too much.

 

[Mike240SX]

I paid MSRP and not a penny less for mine. Something just under $28k out the door. I'm happy with it.

 

[Super X]

$795 is the highest i have seen but that covers the insurance deductable, so you don't pay anything out your pocket.

I have gap through my insurance company for an extra $20 every 6 months. You are paying WAY too much.

I didn't feel comfortable with that amount either but being that I didn't know anything about gap I figured it was the norm. Does where you live have or the same variables that are used in determining regular auto insurance has anything to do with the pricing of gap? Because i'm located in Aventura which is close to North Miami Beach aka the "highest insurance area of FL".

 

[Dumb Azz Kracka]

Hey, I just picked up my MS3 today...I went in last weekend to get my car appraised for a trade-in value. While talking to the sales manager I asked him what the MSRP on the 8.5 MS3 Sport Metro Grey and he said $23,090...to which I replied wow, that's pretty low isn't it? Of course this guy thought I was a total azz clown and probably figured he'd **** me pretty bad. So, he said yeah it's a great deal and he doesn't have any leeway on the price of the car since they're going like hotcakes at, or even above, MSRP...the guy was laying it on thick. He said he'd give me a pretty good deal on my trade-in instead.

After quoting me about $800 bucks over trade-in blue book value for my car I said thanks and left. I went on Edmunds.com and sent out a mass quote request to every Mazda dealership within 100 miles and within two days had dozens of replies. I got their internet guy to quote me $20,999 with no additional fees besides title and license. Since there is no tax in NH the title and license was $220.

I also got financed through my own credit union and went into the dealership today after work and told them my loan is approved based on a max amount of the MSRP. Since I was $2,700 upside down on my trade-in I ended up walking out the door with my new car $23,140 since it came with the wheel locks for 50 bucks.

All in all I bought the car for 600 bucks less than invoice and got 800 bucks more than blue book for my trade-in...there was no sales tax and zero hidden fees. The car had 8 miles on it and I just got home from the dealership and it's got 24 total now.

I didn't do any negotiating what-so-ever, I think I just used a perfect blend of playing it dumb and using their own internet sales guy against them afterwards. Whatever the case I don't think I could have possibly gotten a better deal anywhere else.

DAK