Geneva: Mazda3 MPS and Mazda3 refresh press release and pics
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Antoine
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ChopstickHero said:
Thanks for the heads up Chopstick...I've posted another thread to spread the word: MAZDASPEED3 pics on MazdaUSA.com!!!
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nate0123 said:
wow you are gettin riped off.
I need to teach you a thing or 2 about shopping for cars. I always get fantastic deals on every car my family buys. I got them to give $1k more on my trade in and sell me a MSP out the door for $17-18 (without my trade in) and end up with $185 a month payment. 1st time I went in he threw numbers at me. I used my finance degree to find all the BS charges. Take out my paper with calculation and what I wanted. and told him to take the deal or your wasting my time. He said "good bye" and next day (sunday morning) he called me and said, "are you still interested in the MSP? We'll take your offer." #1 mistake people do is "what is my monthly payment." That doesnt tell you much about what they added on. people also dont take the time to negotiate...dealers want to sell cars. They are more then happy to deal with you (resaonable offers). Even with tactics like, "I have to run this by my boss." You eye cars that have been on the lot for weeks...because its costing them over head and space. Plus you try edmonds to see what the dealer invoice is and see how much they mock it up. knowing they do make money on trade ins. And use that as leverage or use otehr dealers as leverage. dealer to dealer can be very competative...especially if they are volume sellers. Discount they gave me was easily made up for how much they were selling my trade in. And plus when you trade in your not taxed. Also there are months where the deals are better. end of the year clearence or if the next model is drastically different.
Dealers love adding incentives/hidden charges. You basically tell them to **** off if they add $800 lug nut tax.
what you do pay $500 for factory floor mats...lol. or $1k for Mazdaspeed mudflaps...lol. Theres no way it would be $26K unless you add every single BS option. or if you delaer loves adding incentives. Or you live int he artic where they have to airlift your car to you.
Even if you thorw in a grand touring 3 hatch manual with DVD navigation ($1700) and Moon roof/stero package ($1300) it would still come out like $22-23K. And I wasnt even talking about that since I was refering to base prices. But anyways heres my pricing and build ona a Mazda3 s gradn tourning with Navigation/Bose stero/moonroof....came out under $23K...fully loaded.
http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/selectConfigOptions.action?buttonAction=finish&vehicleCode=M3H&modelYear=2006&mscCode=BR9PNAG&packages=PP_2MC&options=NV_NV1&x=75&y=16
Where do you end up with $26K for a MAzda 3?
http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/displayPage.action?pageParameter=modelsSpecs&vehicleCode=M3H
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Mounty said:
I'm willing to bet they will all have the side marker to cut production costs on the bumper mold just like how the current normal bumpers are.... it's cheaper for them to have one mold for the whole world and then have red side markers for north america, and amber for the rest of the world
i can start off by saying thank you mazda for making it HATCH! car looks gorgeous.. i dont know if im wild about the rims though.. might have to find something different to put on it.. as for hp numbers, i think im in love.. this car i believe will definitely break into the 13 second range for 1/4 mile times.. as i and a few others have said months ago, its here to rival the SRT and to keep with the STi and EVO XIII with a little tweaking (thumb) .. when is the US debut? i must get on a wiating list, my 3 is 18 months old with 48400 miles.. time to dump it soon..
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^^Juan from hiboost has a 500 whp 11 second Mazda 3... hopefully that can attest to the potential if the Speed3...
I never thought I'd say this, but I am considering trading my P5 in for one... it's the 6speed, It's something I wished for in my P5 in my 40000 miles of highway cruzing
I never thought I'd say this, but I am considering trading my P5 in for one... it's the 6speed, It's something I wished for in my P5 in my 40000 miles of highway cruzing
Mz3Hatch said:
Wow, that's a LOT of mileage. Mine is a little over 2.5years and has 6700miles...
got to love having a job that's a 20mile daily commute.
I agree with the wheel choice, but IMHO it's the most "neutral" wheel design you can go with. I'll probably sell them to someone as soon as I get new wheels/tires. Depending on car colors I'll be going with Falken Hanabe's again, or Motegi traklites on Falken Azenis RT-615 in 225/45/18 ^_^
yes, I know they are drag radials, but all I'll be doing when I get the MS3 is playing with it.
I've already went down to my dealer and had them put me on a call-back list when they find out more information about the car, like pricing, how much they'll give me for a trade, etc etc.
Anyone know what color options we'll have? The dealer knew less than I did about the car, but they did say it was probably going to come in 2 or 3 colors
Antoine said:
yes, but on some cars, they make the bumper covers the same for styling and cost reasons... that doesn't mean what's behind it is the same though... but I do know that the mark I miatas have the same bumpers for anywhere in the world, and that means it is technically possible to import a "roadster" from japan
spacemonkey said:
wtf is this? dude... you need to calm your ass down. homez merely said what he BUILT the car. It's certainly possible (with every single option including nav) to get the car's STICKER PRICE up to $26k. He never said that's what he'd PAY. You inferred that he would pay that price and that he's clearly a dumbass when it comes to buying a car. How else would you explain your condescending tone in your lecture on how to buy a car? "I need to teach you a thing or two about buying a car" LMAO And wtf does a finance degree have to do with buying a car anyway? While it couldn't hurt, it certainly isn't mandatory.
Sorry man... I know it sounds like I'm coming down hard on you but take a step back and maybe you'll see it my way. Your response would have been far more appropriate if he actually said he was going to buy the car for sticker and mentioned he'd go about his "negotiating" in a "here's where I want my payments to be" manner. But he didn't... not even close! Just for the record, everything you said is accurate. Try not to come across as a "know-it-all". It's clear from your posts that you're a bright guy. Not to sound like a know-it-all myself but... a little modesty and tact can go a long way.
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Wow i want a MS3 now...
Good collection of Specs and reports ya'll!!
Good collection of Specs and reports ya'll!!
