Bad first experience at the dealership...

[bast525]

I got the first one in the hampton roads Area... I was called and said hey we have one just off the truck if you want to look at it. I said DONT CALL ANYONE else!!!

I was up there in 30mins and it had .2 miles yes .2!! I asked to drive it, plastic still covered everything and it didnt have a virginia state inspection so it wasnt even road legal. He gave me a little whine but I said no drive no buy!

He was like let me go talk to the manager and came back out with the keys.
He drove it off the lot then switched with me down the road... I drove the piss out of it and fell in love! My fiance liked the inside and liked the car.

They wanted 2gs over MSRP when we got back calling it fair market adjusted value and I laughed...then sorta got a little angry cause they said the same thing when I looked at the new civic si when it came out. I said I would buy it that night if they took the 2gs off and an extra 500 off for being military... he gave in and did it, I think just to be the first salesman to get rid of one at the dealership. So I bought it that night and they had it ready the next day. When I went to pick it up it had dealerstickers all over it and I made them take them off and told them Im not a rolling billboard for them unless they wanted to take more money off the car, which they didnt but were nice enough to take off the stickers.

Oh and it is a GT model minus the Navi.

What dealership? I bought mine at Casey Mazda. I think Hall Mazda in VAB was the first to get one? Yeah all the dealers around here were asking $2000 mark up on them, I got my GT for MSRP plus $15,500 for my SRT-4 trade which was well over the blue book trade value and about $1000 more than any other dealership would give me for it. Mine did have 78 miles on it when I picked it up which ticks me off because I'm a firm believer than the first 20 miles is the most critical part of the break in...

I remember when Hall Mazda was first getting them they werent' selling at all... but after a while they started selling and now it's like as soon as they get one it's gone within a day or two.

I also checked Priority Mazda and almost bought one from them but they were pricks.

 

[Willspeed]

What dealership? I bought mine at Casey Mazda. I think Hall Mazda in VAB was the first to get one? Yeah all the dealers around here were asking $2000 mark up on them, I got my GT for MSRP plus $15,500 for my SRT-4 trade which was well over the blue book trade value and about $1000 more than any other dealership would give me for it. Mine did have 78 miles on it when I picked it up which ticks me off because I'm a firm believer than the first 20 miles is the most critical part of the break in...

I remember when Hall Mazda was first getting them they werent' selling at all... but after a while they started selling and now it's like as soon as they get one it's gone within a day or two.

I also checked Priority Mazda and almost bought one from them but they were pricks.

Bought it at Casey myself.. Cosmic blue back in the November. I had a call from 3 dealerships that day... I guess they all got one in and Casey was the closest and had a blue one. I only wanted Blue or Silver.

 

[Mocoso]

If yer willing to drive up to Santa Clarita I can give you the sales guys name... I normally buy cars off the fleet managers mainly because I dont have to deal with the haggling crap and the rude pushy sales guys... the sales guy up here was professional enough and the price negotiated without issues that I found no need to find a fleet manager. Guy spent over an hour of his time going through the whole car lineup, letting me test fit the car seats, etc. without once asking me if I was ready to buy

On the test drive he did say they dont give MS3 test drives (or dont like to until customer has fully decided due to limited availability) and he was up front with it - but he let me test drive a MS6, a regular 3 and once I was set on the MS3 the actual MS3 itself before I signed. (in short if you show him you are serious and not just looking to kick the tires they will let you test drive it)

The sales guy asking you for a "credit report" before he lets you test drive is just working you.... thats an old car salesman trick... and any dealer that lets their sales people pull that s*** doesnt deserve your business.