Purchasing my MS3 in a few weeks

[dcphantom]

I am going to be buying an MS3 in the next couple of weeks. I’m looking for a GT with Navi (haven’t decided on color yet, all four look awesome) I’ve already test driven one and basically fell in love on the spot. Anyway, I have made a short list for three different things. Mods/accessories that I want to get for when I take the car home, things I want to ask the dealer when negotiating, and things I should check for/ask the dealer when I pick the car up.
I searched for a buyer’s guide and other things like that on the forum and all I got was generic guides, which are no brainers. I’m looking for details specific to the MS3, such as any personal experiences you have to share.
Also worth noting is that I am not in need of this car so badly that I wouldn’t be able to walk away from an unfavorable deal. I live in North Jersey and I can literally spit on 4 Mazda Dealers that stock Mazdaspeeds. I also don’t mind traveling within Jersey to get the car I want.

Mods/accessories
Valentine 1
TWM STS
Dashawk
Turbo timer (I know these aren’t needed on our cars and I know it’s been debated to hell, but it would grant me piece of mind for a small price)

Negotiating
Looking for Invoice + $1000 trade in value for my car with $5000 down and *finance for 60 months with the intent to pay it off in 48.

Pick/up
Make sure no dealer stickers are present
Take it for a test drive
Make sure everything is in the car that is supposed to be
Complete a quick run down of all the functions of the radio and other things like seatbelts and seat moving mechanisms.

Thanks in advanced!
Edited*, thanks mung35

 

[mung35]

Negotiating
Looking for Invoice + $1000 trade in value for my car with $5000 down and lease for 60 months with the intent to pay it off in 48.

You mean finance over 60?

 

[oaklandopen]

You mean finance over 60?

+1...yea go ahead and try modding a leased car

 

[Munnugles]

when my friend went to ramsey mazda on rt17 to get an ms6 he got put down ~1500 for 60months lease and i think hes paying about 300-320monthly... i think that only happened due to hitting on the hot chick there... 1500, that how much he got for a 2001 focus hatch zx3 mtx with ~150000mi trade in

 

[Absent-Minded]

IMHO... don't waste money on Navi. Having owned 2 other Navi vehicles, it's really not worth the extra money. Especially with the display and control placement in the MS3.

They would have done better to integrate the display, controls, and audio deck into one dash unit (touchscreen) like just about every other Navi type vehicle out these days.

 

[dcphantom]

you're probably right, but I get ocd about the wires for a portable system and it's nice to have on demand. It's the only thing I'm still really contemplating with this car. Maybe When i get to actually see it installed in a car I can make a better decision. I haven't found one on the lot yet that has it. Maybe I'll check the dealer up in Lodi, i think they have one.

 

[mung35]

Go look at the Mazda3 nav. It's the same system.