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That was the negotiated price. We ended up doing the deal. We got $10,000 for our '08 Sport Auto with 56K miles. Overall I think it was a good deal. We bought the '08 two years ago as sort of an extended test drive. We always wanted one with more bells and whistles and were pleased to find such...

I'm looking at a 2010 Mazda5 GT with 8,000 miles, navigation, and the 3/36 warranty is good through May of next year. Does $16,800 seem like a reasonable price?

I'm personally no longer a fan of extended warranties. If you think about it, to make a profit, they have to charge more than they expect to pay out in claims. By buying the extended warranty, you're betting they'll be wrong. But they've got tons of statistical data to back them up.

Has anyone removed the shift indicator assembly? I assume the silver trim on each side is part of the assembly. Is it simply a matter of removing the shifter handle and popping it off? I'm buying a replacement for mine (it's scratched up pretty well) from a guy who's parting out his 5, but I...

I used to buy extended warranties for cars but what I'm going to do with my new (to me) Mazda5 is put the amount I would have paid for the extended warranty I considered into a high yield savings account. I'll pay any repairs out of that account. The money I don't use will be used to defray the...

According to the inspection done at my local Mazda dealer, the Toyos on the rear were down to 4/32" (and "badly" cupped) while the Fierce tires on the front were at 9/32". I looked around for the same Fierce Instinct tires, but didn't have much luck. The responses varied from "I haven't heard...

Thanks for the replies everyone. I'm pretty sure I'm going to buy a set of four Bridgestone Potenza G019 Grids from Costco. Can't beat the price of $505 out the door, installed. I realized if I bought a different set of 2, they'd wear differently than the Fierce tires and I'd always have tires...

I'm the proud new owner of a 2008 Mazda5 with 33,000 miles. The front tires look brand new. They're Fierce Instinct tires. I'd never heard of Fierce before but apparently it's a Goodyear brand. Not sure if they're any good or not. The rear tires, on the other hand, look to be the original Toyo...