Adventures in car buying

Severum said

That's pretty shady and good info to keep in mind. You shouldn't be passed off to a random floor guy after reaching an agreement with internet sales. I'm not a fan of the dance and dislike the whole sales process. Don't need someone to haggle with or pretend to be my friend, just a competitive price and a car. I'm avoiding all financing, promotions, and options beyond factory/port packages so that helps simplify things.

Mazda is one of the few local dealers we lack. Not that many in the region either though there's a bunch right across the border. They've made some nice cars lately.

Click to expand...

I didn't think much of it until we completed the drives.

If I have an appointment with a person, I expect to see that person.

If it wasn't for the fact I really wanted a deal done that day (old car was really on last legs), I'd have walked. Also, it was a 45 min drive.

At the end of the day, I still got a good deal, just not a great deal. I had financing in my back pocket, but I qualified for the 0% and it was through my current bank, so I totally took it.

And I love the car. I do miss having a V6 though, but the fuel economy is great, still has plenty of zoom zoom and the technology features are great. I'm glad I got the tech package.