two of six accounted for

[arkitek]

Well, I went and saw that MSP Thursday night at Avante Mazda.

That color is quite different than I thought it would be.
Much lighter and paler in person though it could be the lighting in their service shop. It is flashy indeed.

The car is being picked up 12 noon Saturday if anyone is interested in having a closer look. I myself am curious to see what it's like basking in the sun.

 

[dpmmsp]

IT'S MINE!!!!

I got "the call" from my dealer.... the msp at Avante is my car!!
(mspo) (rofl) (mspo)
I can't #*%#* believe it.
I went to see it for the first time tonight too. How many people saw my car before me anyway?
They wouldn't even let me start it because the inspection hadn't been finished ... they said they wanted to be thorough so I couldn't complain given the problems so far.
The material of the seat was a big first impression ... way better than I thought it would be ... really nice.
The amp and woofer look great in the trunk, and the inside of the trunk is definitely not metallic paint.
I've seen it person, but still really dirty and by shoplights, and the colour is still impossible to describe ... more yellow than I expected, really sharp... I can't wait to get it in sunlight.
The badside ... if that's possible ... is that my first drive will be to the wheel shop for the winters and the second will be to put in a boomerang.
By the way, Avante has been a really good dealership, and I'm pretty sure they still have a couple of unsold cars.
(yippy) (yippy) I don't think I'm going to get much sleep tonight.

 

[BakaFoo]

Congradulations. Wonder when mine will come in? Hope next week cause it'll be my birthday next saturday (14)

 

[oliver2000]

Cool...when I saw your car it was dirty as well but was in the back lot...they would not open it for me which I respect...you have picked a good dealer and I would tell them so since they usually just catch Sh*t from people.

Congrats on your ride !

 

[oliver2000]

The dealer was Avante mazda at steeles and yonge that had 4 left...maybe you are thinking of the one in Richmond hill ?


How much is a boomerang anyway ? and what winter tires are you getting....? My jeep is dying so I might change my plan on storing the MSP for the winter months. Our MP3 is stored already and there is a spot right next to it for the MSP.

 

[slug420]

whats a boomerang

 

[oliver2000]

A boomerang is a cellular based car alarm....very cool actually....tracks your car

 

[gyrospeed]

congrats dpmmsp. I know how you feel. Wait til you actually own it and drive it!

 

[BakaFoo]

yeah I was thinking the richmond hill one! Oops

 

[dpmmsp]

(spin) Thanks guys ..... The dealership is the Avante at Yonge and Steeles and they have been great. Both Avantes are. See Eddie (Sales Manager) at my dealership or Anthony at the other one.
Boomerang is a car location system that works on cell phone frequencies, so it works in parking garages and the like. They bury it in the body panels and it has a battery back-up so they can't just disconnect the car battery. The new one ... Boomerang 2..... is about $550.00Cdn installed, and includes a little pager which pages you if the car moves without the ignition being turned on.
I ran out of time trying to find a decent set of 5 spoke rims for the winter tires, so I'm using 9 spoke Enkei's with Yokohoma AVS-V901's .... about $1,700Cdn with taxes included.
I still haven't decided how much I like the rims, I'll just have to wait and see. I played with photoshop and a picture of the rim from the Enkei website and made this ...... what do you think?????

 

[arkitek]

Congrats DPMMSP!

Yeah, that Avante Mazda dealership seems pretty good. They didn't even let me within 20 ft of your damn car since you were around that night looking at getting extending the warranty I hear.

You might have seen me there drooling outside in the cold looking in at your new ride through the service garage windows.

So when exactly are you picking it up?! I wouldn't mind checking it out just to see what it's like. No talks of test drive here unless you're an extremely generous person. =]

Also, what is the warranty period on it anyway, 3 or 4 years as rumoured?
Plz give us cost and details if you did get it extended. Thanks.

 

[dpmmsp]

I looked at the extended warranty but haven't decided yet. The existing warranty is 3 year bumper to bumper, 5 year drivetrain. To extend the bumper to bumper to 5 year is just under $1,000. I have up to a year to decide. The part to think about is this. The price is based on the regular Protege, they didn't get around to changing it yet. That means all those extra parts and stuff are being covered sort of for free. Eddie thought the price may go up when Mazda catches on. I don't think it would take a lot to go wrong over the 4th and 5th year to rack up a $1,000 bill so it may be worth it. I'll decide over the next week or so. You can get up to 8 years on it.
The car was $26,995 .... about $900 in Freight .... consumption tax, A/C tax .... $50 for administration .... $10 to switch the plates .... PST & GST. I can't really tell you the actual total as I traded in the VTec on it. I'm going to miss my little green bomb. You drive a car for over 8 years you get pretty attached to it .... but I think I can make the adjustment.
I'm picking it up between 12 and 1 tomorrow and have to get it to the wheel place by 1:30. After that the car will be with me, right downtown near the skydome .... anyone wants to see it or maybe more, I'm sure I can arrange something. The people at this site have been an invaluable source of info and "comradary" regarding the car and I'd be happy to give something back.

 

[Limited Edition]

I'm picking it up between 12 and 1 tomorrow and have to get it to the wheel place by 1:30. After that the car will be with me, right downtown near the skydome .... anyone wants to see it or maybe more, I'm sure I can arrange something.

Congradulations on your purchase and wait!
Why are you going to be near skydome tommorrow? Are you going down to importfest? I plan on going to importfest and if i'm in the area i wouldn't mind stopping by to see the car in person.
give me a few details as to where you'll be and at what time!
Thanks! (thumbs)

 

[dpmmsp]

No not just Saturday .... I work at King and Bathurst and that's where the car will be for the next few years. Saturday will be a busy day, but I will probably be down here late in the afternoon.

 

[Limited Edition]

Man, you work on saturdays?...that's terrible!.
When do you get the day off in a 7 day week?
Will you have your car parked in a public lot or in a private lot?.

 

[JasonH]

Congratulations! (There is no "D" in "congratulations". There is one "D" in "pedant".)

 

[dpmmsp]

My family runs a company and when you own a business, you really work everyday whether you like it or not. That's why 3 or 4 of you saw the car before me. That and the fact getting to Yonge & Steeles from downtown is less than convenient. I'm still at work now but leaving in a minute. During the week, look around the corner of Adelaide and Bathurst and you never know what you might see.

 

[Newf]

wasn't there a memo sent out to all Mazda Dealers telling them that the MAzdaspeed is now to be offered with the new 4 yr, 80km warranty?

 

[dpmmsp]

:wtf: Nothing was said to me about it. I told them I had heard both 3 and 4 years, but he said no, only3.

 

[arkitek]

Hey dpmmsp!

Could you give us a break down of your invoice?! (minus your trade-in of course unless you want us to know that too!)

Thanks.

I'm trying to figure out what's a good deal for this car here in Toronto.

Here's my invoice break down of a recent purchase agreement that I'll be cancelling shortly. My ass would have been real sore had I kept this one. Check out the rediculous Administration fee.

$26,995 MSRP
$895 Freight + PDI
$100 Air Tax
$75 Fuel Tax
$105 Metallic Paint
$295 Administration
$4270 15% Cdn Tax (Ouch!)
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$32,735 Total