auto v manual
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- auricom0
and yeah, don't seem to despreate for the car. they'll smell it on ya.
- johndiggity0
edmunds is the place. i was able to get $1000 under their stated invoice, which i'm sure is not the real invoice, but it helps. also line up a couple dealerships that have the exact car you want. mazdausa.com will let you build it and find it. get these people on the phone and let them know what you want and play them against each other.
- chz0
i have an A3 with manual... i think it would be a sin to own it with auto... what fun would that be?
- Momentum0
so what is the art of haggling!! never done it before! don't want to get pushed over!!
- johndiggity0
find the lowest price and stick to it. when the guy says, that's as low as he can go, make him go at least $500 lower.
- woodyBatts0
Haggling is easy, DON'T HAGGLE!
By haggling an experienced salesperson they know when someone has their "haggle face" on some people are mean, some people go store to store, etc etc. The best way to haggle is to go in with a reasonable price and have the car in front of you, tell them you will take it for that price, and if not, walk away.
Walking away is really important, if you're not willing to walk away, you have nothing to negotiate with. B/c the only thing they can lose is you not buying.
Edmunds is really good, just keepin mind holdback. Holdback is money that usually is not reported on edmunds and when it is, it is incorrenct, just use this equation and it will work.
Invoice
- Rebate
- Destination( you do not have to pay for this)
- Holdback
+ Profit ( Be reasonable everyone has to eat, normally $200 is good.)= Price
If you finance, it's good to have financing somwhere else, b/c they will try to make more profit on financing then in price. Hope it helps.
- IRNlun60
Not when it's throwing down snow I bet you don't
; )
jevad
(Jan 9 06, 12:04)even better jevad. i have an s4 audi with snow tires. f'ing blast and handles most conditions but I don't drive like an idiot either... seen plently of people stuck in snowbanks.
- Momentum0
thanks woody, those are some good tips...
where would i go to finance somewhere else?
- -sputnik-0
i like manual in any conditions...mountainous or otherwise. being able to downshift when going up/down hills helps you accellerate or engine break, which is nice.
then again i just love driving manual and wish my truck weren't automatic...makes me feel like an old ninny.
- Momentum0
is eloans good?
- woodyBatts0
You can finance through your bank or credit union. Sometimes Mazda may have 0 - 5% financing which is ALWAYS a better deal then rebates( When financing )
A word of caution, you should only have your credit run if you are ready to take out a loan. The reason being is that your credit score goes down everytime your credit is ran. So don't go applying for loans everywhere, do research first.
Also be honest with yourself when it comes to financing. When I sold, a lot of times i'd have a customer who would scream up and down for 0.9% financing when they had a bankruptcy and I-9 with a credit company. If your credit is shoddy then you're not going to get the best rate.
- chossy0
auto matic = goes through oil more than a manual. and also only lazy people drive automatics.
- joyride0
Have them give you the "S" plan price. Then you know what a good deal is. If you know someone, anyone, that works at ford, have them get you the S-Plan. No haggle, just a great price.
- Momentum0
S-plan is for employees only right?
- Fariska0
manual for sure
- Momentum0
well back to manual or auto... how long does it take to get used to manual?
- arinya0
Manual is alot funner but sucks if your trying to do something else while your driving.
- -sputnik-0
Manual is alot funner but sucks if your trying to do something else while your driving.
arinya
(Jan 10 06, 09:12)call me crazy, but i think you should be driving while you're driving.
- Fariska0
Oh well... if you are going to use the car inside the traffic of the city i think auto is better (less work to do)
- jpea0
manual's suck for bumper to bumper driving, stop and go shit. but i'd take a manual any day in the snow over an auto (not that LA has snow though).