The Toughest Cars To Negotiate: October 2013

The Mazda3 is on the list as well. I don't understand why Mazda doesn't sell more cars. I guess we can all consider ourselves the enlightened ones.
 
I received a postcard in the mail from the local dealer saying that they just got 42(!) CX-5's in from the factory. This is in a town with less than 10,000 residents and it is the biggest 'city' around.

I'm guessing they are willing to negotiate. lol.
 
Thanks for posting this! I'm trying to help a friend buy a CX-5 this weekend and as we go through the usual hell of trying to find a good deal, it's nice to know that we're not getting better deals because of how in-demand the CX-5 is.

I had just explained to him how, if he were buying some other, less in-demand vehicle he might actually be looking at several thousand dollars off models of old inventory. But between the demand for the CX-5 worldwide and Mazda producing only a reasonable amount of them, it's going to be slight discounts all around.

Cheers,
 
There weren't many around when I was shopping back in October of last year either, but I still managed to get invoice less $500 owner loyalty and a 0.9% Mazda loan. Just keep looking and don't be afraid to shop outside your area (600 miles out in my case!).
 
Got mine for $1500 off sticker, but it was 9/30, so last day of quarter and last day of model year, albeit for a 2014.
 
True, I keep my cars for at least 10 years and than give them away to my kids.
 
Bought mine on Feb 2, 2013, got +2200 off MSRP & 0.9% financing including the $500 loyalty. Had a trade in though.
Only negotiated the trade in. Guy called/emailed me with the quote on Fri night. Picked up the car on Sat.
 
tibimakai said:
What do you mean end of the model year? They change it in February, no?
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I'm not an expert - a colleague of mine who used to be a finance manager at Porsche NA said that for JD Power purposes the model year ends 9/30. Now granted, for a 2014 that doesn't mean a lot, but I think it would have big impact on any 2013s still lying around.
 
I think that every brand has it's own model year end. VW has it in July, Honda in September, I believe Toyota in October, Mazda in February and so on.
 
When I bought a 2014 in June the dealership had about ten 2013's on their lot, but surprisingly they did not even attempt to sell or offer a discount on the 13's. I could not figure this out because they were moving the 14's and I got a pretty good deal, but when I asked about one of the 13's it was only like a few hundred dollars less and they did not seem willing to budge on that amount. The amount I paid for the 14 after negotiating was less than the 13.

I guess I was just surprised they were not pushing to get rid of them with big discounts.
 
Bought my "2013" CX-5 in March of 2012 as it was being shipped to the dealer. I paid full price (blarf) since it was one of only several they were getting at the time and I live in the D.C. area.
 
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