Getting a decent deal on a MS3 GT in the South
- Thread starter LaGatta
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Hey dude, thanks for the tip on Knoxville Mazda. I found out that since I'm active military, I am sales tax exempt on buying a new vehicle in Tennessee (Stationed at Fort Campbell). I just got him down to $23.5k OTD (Real out the door, as in I can hand him a check for $23,500 and drive away with the car and never see that dealer again). Since I'm deployed right now, my parents are going to go up there this weekend and pick it up for me (Mom has Power of Attorney). Basically, I bluffed the dealer saying that I had a dealer closer to home (Birmingham) offering me one at $23k, but with taxes it would be closer to $24k, so if he could make it $23.5K out the door, I'd have my parents drive up and get it this weekend.
I'm set to come back home in less than a month, so I'm pretty excited to finally get this car that I've been drooling over for the past 8 months. I'll have pics up once I get home (cabpatch) Now it's only a matter of time before I get some RX-8 wheels, and a Valentine One so I don't get arrested in it
Oh, we can drive, alright. Although when we do drive, it's usually OUT of the South.
coololddude
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you can pay full msrp and still be getting one sweet car. let the dealers & salesperson make a little profit. maybe the dealership will still be there if you need them. (excluding modded cars of course!!)
mysleeper6
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- 2006 Mazdaspeed6
Neil Huffman Mazda in Louisville is adding a $2000 premium to the sticker price of their MS3's. I'm feeling pretty good about paying $17,700 for an 11K mile 2006 MS6.
brand new 2008 BMMS3 $20kOTD..ttl you name it... i'll even show you the sticker...
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j/k...lol
25,500 w/ttl and all that other bs...love my car!!
to the guy that paid 600 dollar doc fee, you got ripped, although I believe there shouldn't be doc fees, i paid 60 bux... unless you had to cover multiple ink used to print out your paperwork... i don't know why you got charged that amount...?? unless i'm missing something here?
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j/k...lol
25,500 w/ttl and all that other bs...love my car!!
to the guy that paid 600 dollar doc fee, you got ripped, although I believe there shouldn't be doc fees, i paid 60 bux... unless you had to cover multiple ink used to print out your paperwork... i don't know why you got charged that amount...?? unless i'm missing something here?
uthemang31
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- 2009 Mazdaspeed 3
Any more updates in prices for recent purchases? I am planning on purchasing one within the month. To the Original poster sorry for thread jacking but did not wanted to create a new thread with same topic.
Thanks,
Sunny
Thanks,
Sunny
builthatch
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pfft. if you talk to a dealership and they are being hardasses...
the current economic times do not bode well for dealerships. they need to move units to get their kick backs, that is how dealerships work. trying to squeeze you for anything above invoice is NOT going to fly, currently. banks are making s*** hard, people are holding onto their cars....dealers are closing. so, if they are seriously pulling this type of s***, then they need to realize how much money they will be making if you walk out of the door and don't come back.
this is not a high volume car, so they should be counting their blessings that you are coming into their spot in these times looking at something like an ms3.
the current economic times do not bode well for dealerships. they need to move units to get their kick backs, that is how dealerships work. trying to squeeze you for anything above invoice is NOT going to fly, currently. banks are making s*** hard, people are holding onto their cars....dealers are closing. so, if they are seriously pulling this type of s***, then they need to realize how much money they will be making if you walk out of the door and don't come back.
this is not a high volume car, so they should be counting their blessings that you are coming into their spot in these times looking at something like an ms3.
Yep. But unfortunately, you can't spell. (doh)
uthemang31
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- 2009 Mazdaspeed 3
Did you by any chance try Rick Case or Jim Ellis dealerships? any comments here
What you described is what i am trying to do with three to four dealerships.
Since the economy is "questionable" Jim Ellis is offering me OTD price of 25570 for base GT. But i have this feeling they are still some bargaining to do here.
Thanks,
Sunny
soul.survivor
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Go through the internet sales dept. After I got a quote through them, a month later I got an email saying they were offering $750 below invoice on '08 models. I got my cosmic blue gt for 22500 + tax and all that bs. I got another email a month later saying they were offering $1000 below invoice on '08s and $750 below on '09s. They did try to screw me on my trade but I called them on it and got black book value.
I got a sport model for invoice price from Jeff Sikes mazda in huntsville, but only through an S-plan that I get at work. It's amazing how honestly they talk to you when they know they can't screw you out of a few dollars. He told me that they never sale the ms3's for below msrp. He tried to put me in one that had a bunch of features that I didn't want and he realized I wasn't gonna have it and ordered me one.
Good luck though, you never know what you might run across.
motocrosser614
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- 2008 Mazdaspeed 3
08 black mica GT 22,400 free washes for a year( still enjoying that 
out the door Hiley Mazda Hurst, TX Feb 08
out the door Hiley Mazda Hurst, TX Feb 08
