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OK, guys & gals, you can now formally and fully welcome me into this club: I bought my new Mazda 5 yesterday and drove it home this afternoon! All in all, this is just the type of vehicle that I have been looking for (2-3 years), and this 5 is just the one I wanted! After parking it in my garage (surrounded by all the typical garage stuff as well as my glass art work space), looking at how it offers so much room around it that no other minivan would have provided, I admit that I quite literally did a laughing happy dance around the car, sending up thanks and gratitude for having such a good choice materialize! I think Im going to enjoy this car for a quite a long time.
The details: the 5 I decided on is a 2006 Cardinal Red Touring Automatic. Along with the carpets I got the all-weather floor mats, bumper guard, cargo cover, cargo net, and wheel locks.
Price paid Not at good as some here have struck, but I am totally OK with the amount I spent and what Ive got for it.
Purchase price with the above accessories: $19,564
Sales tax: $1,422
Doc Prep Fee: $45
License & Tire Fees: $197.
Total: $21,228
I financed through MAC, but the plan of 36 mons at 1.9% was not eligible for the $1000 incentive.
I was home only a few minutes before taking advantage of the afternoon light to head just up the road and shoot the first photos. Ill try to share some of those next. Boy, feeling how the car handles just on my local hill, I can't wait to see how it does up the Hwy 1 Big Sur coastline! Yippee High on My 5!
Cheers!
OK, guys & gals, you can now formally and fully welcome me into this club: I bought my new Mazda 5 yesterday and drove it home this afternoon! All in all, this is just the type of vehicle that I have been looking for (2-3 years), and this 5 is just the one I wanted! After parking it in my garage (surrounded by all the typical garage stuff as well as my glass art work space), looking at how it offers so much room around it that no other minivan would have provided, I admit that I quite literally did a laughing happy dance around the car, sending up thanks and gratitude for having such a good choice materialize! I think Im going to enjoy this car for a quite a long time.
The details: the 5 I decided on is a 2006 Cardinal Red Touring Automatic. Along with the carpets I got the all-weather floor mats, bumper guard, cargo cover, cargo net, and wheel locks.
Price paid Not at good as some here have struck, but I am totally OK with the amount I spent and what Ive got for it.
Purchase price with the above accessories: $19,564
Sales tax: $1,422
Doc Prep Fee: $45
License & Tire Fees: $197.
Total: $21,228
I financed through MAC, but the plan of 36 mons at 1.9% was not eligible for the $1000 incentive.
I was home only a few minutes before taking advantage of the afternoon light to head just up the road and shoot the first photos. Ill try to share some of those next. Boy, feeling how the car handles just on my local hill, I can't wait to see how it does up the Hwy 1 Big Sur coastline! Yippee High on My 5!
Cheers!
