Anybody know how long the 0% will last?Mazda looks to have sold over 20K CX-5 in December. That low APR did its job!
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What is the price of the car at 0%, versus the price if paying cash?Premium and higher still have it
Also, now the 0% is over 36 months not 60 months like before 1/2/24Anybody know how long the 0% will last?
I don't know....a few days ago with walked away with a 0% 60 month loan and got our CX5 Carbon Turbo for 3K less than the dealer was asking!What is the price of the car at 0%, versus the price if paying cash?
0% financing can be a bit of smoke and mirrors, as most dealers raise the price of the car to cover their financing costs. That or they will not negotiate down to the same level if you are paying cash or taking the cash incentive instead of a loan.
Remember, nothing is free, especially a loan. If you think you are getting a loan at 0%, think again.
Somewhere along the way, you are paying interest.
I don't believe that's the case at all, I negotiated my price on line and never discussed financing until I sat down with the finance guy. Salesman never had enough information to run my credit, I gave him a credit card deposit $500 over the phone, next day went in spoke to salesman for 5 minutes then dealt with the Finance guy. 0% No smoke, No mirrors.What is the price of the car at 0%, versus the price if paying cash?
0% financing can be a bit of smoke and mirrors, as most dealers raise the price of the car to cover their financing costs. That or they will not negotiate down to the same level if you are paying cash or taking the cash incentive instead of a loan.
Remember, nothing is free, especially a loan. If you think you are getting a loan at 0%, think again.
Somewhere along the way, you are paying interest.
That's one of the key strategies to use when buying a car. Do not tell them how you are paying until the final price has been agreed upon. People that go into a dealer and say that they have a budget of say $450/month (example) are setting themselves up for paying more than they should. Dealers love this.I don't believe that's the case at all, I negotiated my price on line and never discussed financing until I sat down with the finance guy. Salesman never had enough information to run my credit, I gave him a credit card deposit $500 over the phone, next day went in spoke to salesman for 5 minutes then dealt with the Finance guy. 0% No smoke, No mirrors.
I know this a bit of topic, but this brings up a question to me about how to handle the purchase while trading in old car. So do you sort out the tradein first then the purchase price, or the reverse? I get that you don't discuss how you are paying for the car until last but the order of the other two has me confused.That's one of the key strategies to use when buying a car. Do not tell them how you are paying until the final price has been agreed upon. People that go into a dealer and say that they have a budget of say $450/month (example) are setting themselves up for paying more than they should. Dealers love this.
I would see this 0% financing advertising in the past, and it would say specifically that you had a choice: 0% financing OR a $3,000 rebate, but not both. In effect, you would be paying $3k more for the car if you decided to finance it. That's not 0% in my books.
In the past I have negotiated the trade in value then negotiated the price of the new car. Both prices have to meet my target price, otherwise there is no deal, and I move on to another dealer.I know this a bit of topic, but this brings up a question to me about how to handle the purchase while trading in old car. So do you sort out the tradein first then the purchase price, or the reverse? I get that you don't discuss how you are paying for the car until last but the order of the other two has me confused.
Simple answer: never trade in your old car. They will only give you wholesale auction price for it. If you sell it yourself, you will get THOUSANDS of dollars more. Literally thousands.I know this a bit of topic, but this brings up a question to me about how to handle the purchase while trading in old car.
Yep, that's the only way to do it. Start with their out-the-door price, then negotiate down from there. It helps to have other options when you next bring up your trade-in so you can get as much as possible if that's your plan. Of course you'll net more if you sell it yourself but that's not something most people are willing to do. Mazda's recent low APRs are hard to beat and between the 0% and CX-5's popularity it's no wonder sales are strong.I don't believe that's the case at all, I negotiated my price on line and never discussed financing until I sat down with the finance guy. Salesman never had enough information to run my credit, I gave him a credit card deposit $500 over the phone, next day went in spoke to salesman for 5 minutes then dealt with the Finance guy. 0% No smoke, No mirrors.
Of course you'll net more if you sell it yourself but that's not something most people are willing to do.