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[sttl013]

Tire rotations every 1000 miles? seems a little much. Wouldn't hurt anything, just more work than necessary. I go by the schedule every other oil change. I usually try to get oil changes at 3000 miles, even though it's not recommended until 7500 unless under high stress conditions. So rotating about every 6000 miles usually turns out fine, about 2-3 times a year.
The only drawback I can see doing it every 1000 miles would be the stress on the lugs coming off and and going on all the time, but that's really looking for something wrong.

 

[gene in cincinnati]

3% under invoice - we used the Mazda S-Plan since our company built www.mazdausa.com.

 

[twa]

I got to buy mine on the S-Plan as well. Nice not having to haggle with the dealer, eh?

 

[gene in cincinnati]

It was REALLY nice not having to haggle. I wish we got the same deal on Volvos as well...the deal is not as good.

 

[Silver-P5]

I paid $24,225CDN which includes A/C, moonroof and all taxes/fees.

 

[4DRMP5ATR]

i paid 18,800 for mine........and for those of you who paid less than 17 how much did you put down because msrp for them are alittle over 16,000 so you had to put some money down.............

 

[Racer 5]

17,500, out the door. No down payment, just a POS chevy that got me $1000 that I had to fight for. 5sp, sunroof, mats.

 

[4DRMP5ATR]

aaaaahhhhhh see racer you used a trade in thats why yours was cheaper........ i didnt do any money down or a tradein.........

 

[Racer 5]

what's your point?? Don't quite understand. Sticker price on my P5 was like 17000 or so. It has a moonroof, cassette, mats, 5sp, paint protection, and 7/100,000 warranty. Not quite sure of the exact dollar amount of the sticker. However, I told the dealer that the only way I would buy the car is if I drove home financing the sticker price. Gave me a grand for the trade, so that brings the total to 16000, add in the price for the warranty and paint, plus tax,etc. ... I only paid like 300-500 over invoice(i know there are several invoice prices, no bashing please). Told him I wasn't paying for a cassette, since I waited for the car for 2 months, and that was all he could get, and I absolutely refused to pay them for $80 floormats(which they gave me)that are made in Bangladesh for a bowl of rice. Please, I have had my experiences with car dealers b4, and have been burned. I swore to myself never to be taken advantage of again. I probably paid, without counting in warranty, tax, and trade, about 16000, plus I got 5.9% which was good considering my outstanding college loans.

 

[4drmp5atr]

hum well then arizona must just be expensive because when the first came out here i didnt know one person who got a mp5 for less the 18,000 infact i know some people who paid almost 20,000 or higher because somany peeps wanted them............i got mine with the whole deal also except for moonroof because i didnt want one..... and mine came out after takes and waranties and registration fees and stuff it came to almost 18,800 for mine................... ... also i am just saying that with out that tradein you would be where i am at 18 because you said you got a grand for it .........thats all i aint baggin on ya homie just saying some of these guys are like i got it cheap yeah not that cheap the sticke anywhere isn't less than 16 so if they are getting it just over 16 or under 17 they either traded in or put money down.......... plus this was my first car i have ever bought..........


[ 02-06-2002: Message edited by: 4DRMP5ATR ]

 

[provencher_vt01]

Still waiting for mine to come in but paid (or will pay) $17,400 on the road. Zero down and $400 off for college student. Only options are sunroof, deflector, cargo net, and floor mats (can't believe thats an option). Yellow 5spd.

 

[Racer 5]

I know you aren't baggin on me(lol, I have no idea what that means except for out of context). And really wouldn't care if you were, it would take a lot more than saying I didn't pay what I paid for my car. However, Let me simplify my previous statement in saying that when we sat down to do the #'s, we worked backwards to get the out the door price to be the sticker price. You have to realize also that in the beginning, dealers were trying to make money off the demand, but I told one dealer, who didn't get my business, that he was selling a 4cyl. station wagon, and to have a reality check. When the gave me the first quote, it was somewhere in the 19-20k range. I laughed and asked him, and I quote "Is that in ******* YEN? Cause that ain't American dollars!" He told me it was a hot item, and I told him that his hot item will sit on the lot forever at that price. He also told me I couldn't find one on the East Coast cheaper. So when I bought mine @ 17,500 OTD, I drove to that dealer that day in my new car, showed him the sales slip, and made him feel like an ass. We all payed about the same for our cars, couple hundred more or less across the board, in some instances, some got burnt for thousands for yellow paint(which has no surcharge,BTW). But when they first come out, you see it on TV or the first one shows up on the lot, you have to be careful. When they see young (I'm 23) guys come in, saying "ahhh this is nice, i like it, looks cool, etc.," they know they gotcha. Some people get so wrapped up in new cars they could sell you a bag of dog crap for 5K and you would think it is the best thing since sex. You have to be careful w/ car dealers, they may act like your buddy when you are talking to them, but they work for the almighty dollar just like you and I.

 

[4drmp5atr]

yeah i see your point oh and sorry about calling you matt...........i mean mike...my bad so your 23 cool i am 21.... and i guess i got kinda screwed up the wazoo then because i paid 18 something for mine.....but its all good......i dont car i am happy with what i got and nothing else can ruin it....

 

[Racer 5]

Nah, I don't think you got screwed, like I said we all paid pretty much the same. Maybe a few hundred one way or the other, I still feel, as long as no one paid over 20k for it, they did ok. Plus, for the price, we got a much better car than a Civic will ever be.

 

[4drmp5atr]

yeah i guess your right............. much better than a civic........

 

[wraith13]

Guy, ref the warranty issue that concerned me because I am in the military and end up on each side of the border every few years...So I contacted both Mazda USA and Canadian MOT...the info about the warranty being void is incorrect (I did'nt ask about the state of CA)..I bought my P5 here in the states...it is reg'd here and I have has warranty work done in Canada on it...Another guy at work bought his Protege ES in Winnipeg and it is reg'd here in Oklahoma...he has had his serviced under warranty on both sides of the border...daytime running lights is the only thing that a US model needs to be taken to Canada...as for a Canadian model all you need to import it and reg'd it in the US is the custom form signed and a letter from mazda Canada stating it meets US DOT and EPA which they all do. Scared me for a while there,thought I might have to get rid of my P5..

 

[Seth and SpaR/Ticus]

Racer, did you buys yours in Mazda of Milford, and haggle with the pricks at Dworkin? My sis did the same, and basically said **** you to the Dworkin guys, cuz they wanted about 20.5k for the same exact car she got from Milford for just around 18,5 or 19. Don't remember exactly.

 

[Racer 5]

Got mine @ Mazda Of Milford. However, my salesman from Milford is now the Manager @ Dworkin. I went to Dworkin when they first came out, and I was totally turned off by The salesman Brenton. What a ******' ass!! Sorry for the language, but it's the truth. Brian Surber, my salesman from Milford, now the Manager @ Dworkin, was extremely nice, and hooked me up big time. **** Dworkin Chevy/Mazda, I will NEVER buy a car from them!!