What did you pay for your CX-5?
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Newbie here, HELLO!
I plan to buy the 2019 CX-5 2.5 turbo in the next few months, maybe in Dec. 2018 or maybe in March 2019 after snowbirding trip. I have wondered if I could score a deal in FL on an AWD car the dealer there would have trouble selling. Does Mazda force cars on dealers?
KY and S OH (my area) dealers are getting them in now.
I am a senior, experienced buyer who is a cash, no trade nor lease buyer. I will be looking only @ 2019 CX-5 AWD, 2.5 turbo cars and may go for a Signature or drop down a trim level as I tend not to go some techy stuff. I'm a greasy guy, former pro wrencher and more about zoom and handling.
I'll not get a loyalty rebate on a Mazda nor a trade-in rebate and USAA doesn't pay down the price on Mazdas like they did my X3 we bought on factory delivery.
Pricing- it seems to be that 4 % is easy to find off MSRP as it shows up on car buying websites. Of course admin fees come into play.
I look forward to hearing your deals if they are straight forward price points. Any time a trade vehicle's involved it skews the price to some degree.
How far will they go on these 2019's, there lies the question...
NelsonLewis
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Well, if they*re getting the GTR and Signatures to sell, they*ll be getting the AWD anywho, as that*s all Mazda is providing.
Smart move, honestly...
Smart move, honestly...
That is the question!!
When it comes to the GT-R and Sig, dealers seem to be sticking very close to MSRP. Some are even adding additional dealer markup B.S. If you do a '19 CX-5 total inventory search on cars.com you find that only about 10% of Mazda's 2019 CX-5 shipments have been the 2.5T trim models. (6.5% GT-R and 3% Sig).
As far as I can tell the only hidden/back end $'s for the dealers on the '19's is 1% holdback. Mazda doesn't even offer the public $500 bonus cash offer on the 2.5T models.
To get a 4% off MSRP deal, the dealer's only profit right now will be the 1% holdback and any profit from a lowball trade in.
It remains to be seen if Mazda will shift more production to the 2.5T's or cap it at a low %. It also remains to be seen if 2.5T demand will be strong or if Mazda will kick in more back end dollars to the dealers to move inventory.
My deal on a Sig was about $500 under MSRP and a healthy value for my trade.
Invoice is shown online as about 4% of of MSRP. It is found on one of the invoice price websites online. The only items I saw priced as invoice were mfg added stuff. Some websites like Edmunds, NADA,etc., don't list the 2019 2.5 Turbo CX-5 as yet. True Car pricing which is what Sams and other "club" pricing is linked to is easily matched by using True Car directly. I find it to be a lazy way to a moderately good price in past buys and not what a tightwad like me uses other than as a measuring stick for starters.
I get it that some people must trade. I have the luxury of not doing so but also realize that private sales are often a PITA.
The best new car buying process I've had overall was the factory delivery X3 we bought. You make the best deal possible with any dealer anywhere and the take delivery in SC, which isn't that hard for us to do. You get a hotel, free supper there, lunch the next day @ the BMW Performance Center and time in a car like what your buying on several different types of driving tracks, both on and off road plus a free lunch there, factory tour and final delivery of your car by a true expert who really knows your car.
Japans not so handy for me...(rlaugh) but this 2.5 turbo sounds like it should be a fun car to own. Seems curious to me that no real road test in automobile magazines on this boyracer SUV?
I often avoid dealer added stuff on past new buys. I buy the item I want like mud flaps, truck bed steps,etc., as a part I buy for wholesale and self install myself. On my Ford truck I saved enough to eat out several times just buying the tailgate "soft drop" hinge as a part. Some items like truck bed rubber mats are also much less aftermarket and weather mats.
I get it that some people must trade. I have the luxury of not doing so but also realize that private sales are often a PITA.
The best new car buying process I've had overall was the factory delivery X3 we bought. You make the best deal possible with any dealer anywhere and the take delivery in SC, which isn't that hard for us to do. You get a hotel, free supper there, lunch the next day @ the BMW Performance Center and time in a car like what your buying on several different types of driving tracks, both on and off road plus a free lunch there, factory tour and final delivery of your car by a true expert who really knows your car.
Japans not so handy for me...(rlaugh) but this 2.5 turbo sounds like it should be a fun car to own. Seems curious to me that no real road test in automobile magazines on this boyracer SUV?
I often avoid dealer added stuff on past new buys. I buy the item I want like mud flaps, truck bed steps,etc., as a part I buy for wholesale and self install myself. On my Ford truck I saved enough to eat out several times just buying the tailgate "soft drop" hinge as a part. Some items like truck bed rubber mats are also much less aftermarket and weather mats.
They typically act like the new models are indeed rare items and hold tight on pricing until a more merchandise comes to sell. The trade matters but not in my case. They do make more $$$ on used cars so if you have something desirable that they don't have to wholesale, it can be attractive to a dealer.
Part of my overall buying situation is that living rural it's hard to buy from remote dealers and find pricing without shopping my trade to places far and near with none very near.
My nearest mazda dealer is a 3 hour RT and they get further away with most around 175k one way miles and up. I drove to Toronto to save several thousand dollars on my recent Vespa buy. My retirement time is OK with that two day trip.
As for AWD it's not only a smart move, it's the only move for us as we cannot get to our home without either 4x4 or AWD as we live on a private gravel road back in the woods.
There are many people who don't value AWD in warm climates in spite of the fact it might save their life on a rainy day.
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Decide exactly what you'll buy, model, color the whole shebang and list what you'll vary on. part of this search l;ogistically is to decide how big your buying world happens to be? Fly and buys are very common in todays world but many buyers only shop close to their urban homes. Some dealers will not play the price game while others value any sale that makes sense. Throwing out arbitrary discount percentages is silly and a waste of time IMO. Only spending some serious shopping time will open that secret door of best deals for you. It varies over time which dealers have the best deal on any vehicle of any brand. The staff changes like the tides at car dealers as do sales practices often change. I bought 4 new Tundras and not one of them at the same place as simply the deal wasn't there when i bought again.
If you dislike wheeling and dealing, guess what-most of us share your lot lizard pain but I still work toward whats best for me not them and attempt to always be respectful toward people who work for a living as do sales folks. One of the buying challenges is to cut to the chase of exactly who is making the deals at a given car lot. In our web world the "internet sales managers" are often not that person and a young tech savy sales person-> but can be at some places. Ask and find out!
Once it's nailed down and assuming there is no trade-in involved, send emails to sales managers and ask for their best price including ALL costs-such as stupid admin fees of all kinds and (taxes if they apply). Once it's narrowed down
I've found that the "internet sales dept" is just a gimmick at a lot of dealerships. They're often no different then regular retail sales. (It used to be that there was retail and fleet and fleet would be where you'd go for the best deals.)
I agree. Cast a wide net, be patient, be prepared to travel and saying "no" can be a very effective negotiating tool.
It appears that Mazda is filling the pipeline with '19 models pretty quickly. They'll want the '18's gone very soon.
One Mazda manager told me he has zero Signature cars on order but will order me one once I've driven and wifey knows what colors have been picked. I get a vote but her colors beat my choices...She'll want to see the new brown catura leather and ext. paint colors, the rest I do.
He added that his 1st Grand Touring turbo AWD CX-5 is due in about the 2nd week of December in blue. A dealer north of me just got in a Signature but too far to go just to drive one. I lean on closer to pick and choose. It would seem more profitable for dealers to sell loaded cars from the lower trim levels and have more room to play numbers with the many upside down trade-ins they will see on their lots?
Obviously the 2018's will be the better buy for some time as the old move em out game plays out.
I'll be in AL, TN, FL and enroute to FL between now and March. All are fair game buying for me as price matters and I don't use dealer maintenance barely at all unless a freebie.
He added that his 1st Grand Touring turbo AWD CX-5 is due in about the 2nd week of December in blue. A dealer north of me just got in a Signature but too far to go just to drive one. I lean on closer to pick and choose. It would seem more profitable for dealers to sell loaded cars from the lower trim levels and have more room to play numbers with the many upside down trade-ins they will see on their lots?
Obviously the 2018's will be the better buy for some time as the old move em out game plays out.
I'll be in AL, TN, FL and enroute to FL between now and March. All are fair game buying for me as price matters and I don't use dealer maintenance barely at all unless a freebie.
How is this deal guys for a 2018 Touring (Snow flakes) AWD? I am not sure if I can combine 500 cash + 500 cash bonus. Can somebody confirm.
Total MSRP: $28,710
Dealer Discount: ($2,010)
Cash Rebate: ($500)
Bonus Customer Cash: ($500)
Mazda Loyalty: ($750)
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Net: $24950
Total MSRP: $28,710
Dealer Discount: ($2,010)
Cash Rebate: ($500)
Bonus Customer Cash: ($500)
Mazda Loyalty: ($750)
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Net: $24950
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Very good deal. Above 15% - I have only seen 4-5 guys do it over here in two years.
They lied. They said if I finance on my own the price would go up 1K LOL!! so its not a $3010 off but $2010.
NelsonLewis
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BS! I brought my own financing and got a better deal than this. All you have to do is carry their loan for 3 months and they*ll get credit for it, if you*re willing to do that and refinance elsewhere afterwards...
NelsonLewis
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Most of it is in rebates they get right back. Personally say there*s $5-700 more to squeeze out easily. $23k would be my offer, $23250 is what I*d settle for and obtain...
But, yes for sure, if you buy at this price, you did really well, and I wouldn*t be worried about it...
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NelsonLewis
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Sure can...
