The MSP looks great! Anyone from the TO area know where the MSP dealers are? I'd like to drop by and ask about it. Maybe put a deposit on next years batch!
Welcome aboard!... It's nice to see another person who is about to make a great choice for there next car.
MSP in Toronto can be found anywhere. I went to Markham and Morningside Mazda and they both accept deposits. I don't believe that in Toronto they have only certain dealerships who will be getting the MAZADASPEED Protege. Every Mazda dealership should be getting a few MS-P.
Where abouts in Toronto do you live in? I'd like to plan a MAZDASPEED Protege Meet for Toronto a few weeks/month after everyone has taken delivery. Tell me if you are interested.
According to Mazda CA, every dealer will get one. That's 150. Unlike the US, they will not go the MazdaSpeed franchising route until at least next year.
Then the last 100 are up for grabs (the big dealers say that they got up to three of the MP3 series). However, the last part is not official according to Mazda.
MrB, sorry to hear your disappointing experience with Avante. I did not get my MP3 from Avante because (1) the sales were too busy with people trying to snatch up P5 & (2) my friend knows the owner of Westowne Mazda.
I am regretting a bit now because Avante has really good post sales service & support. They are big supporter of the Toronto Protege Club (toprotege.com). They are also very supportive of people getting mods. I have heard nothing but good things from folks from the club.
You should definitely check out toprotege.com and share your story with Raymond (in the Ask Raymond section) - he works at Avante.