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    Dealership Problems

    The bushings are wear items and not covered by the factory warranty. About the noise, if they say its normal, I would go back to them for the $200 you spent on the clutch. Why change it and charge you if they couldn't fix it, then tell you its normal anyway. Before you go to the district...
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    Newbie Lease follow-up!

    I really get a kick out of people when they say that dealers "hide things" in the paperwork. A lease is simple. You have a lease factor, a residual factor, an MSRP of the car and the sale price. All you need to do is take these 4 numbers and do a lease worksheet, (you can find them on the...
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    What changes to CX7 for 2008?

    I originally posted the premium fuel statement on a CX-9 thread last week. I was told by someone pretty high up in the Mazda corporate chain. It is not a rumor.
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    Hot off the presses!!!!

    I have ordered my first allocation for 08 CX-9 last month. They will be built in either June or July with delivery to dealerships early fall. I can also confirm the 3.7L engine is now a Mazda engine but the HP rating is going to be closer to 275 than to 300. One final note on the CX-7, the 08...
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    Financing problem after driving out the dealership

    My thought is that they are not making any money on that loan but are just happy it got bought and are probably giving you "buy rate". If you are happy with the term, than just keep it. It sucks that there is a penalty to pay off a loan early. Here in PA there is none.
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