thats weird cause i test drove a base 12' MS3 with no options and i seen the bose speakers on the doors. didn't look at the stick though

yeah only tech package

Thought I would add some inside as a new owner as of yesterday.

I bought a 2012 Mazdaspeed3 with the Tech package for $1075 below invoice.

$1075 below "invoice" is a worthless figure. What is "invoice"? 27k? 25k? 18k?

2012 with tech package was $25,500 I paid $$1,050 below less.

for my 2012 (non tech) I paid 21,400 plus license and reg, no sales tax in oregon

oh and sticker was 24,795...

You couldn't just write, "Hey, guys, I paid 24,450 for a 2012 with tech"????

Not everyone comes here to practice their algebra.

TIS

Lol^

Im waiting for my dealership to get one in so I can take a good look at the interior.

2011 tp sticker price was 27500 in nc I wonder why they lowered the price for 2012...

Being asian I just assume everyone knows math like I do.

Just bought silver 2012 MS3 tech pack. 26930 window and they gave me 11500 for my 2009 mazda 5 with 70k miles on it, got 2.9 apr

WTF? I paid $23,910 for my NEW MS3 in '08.

fuck you mazda for bring the white in for the 2012.. thats the color i wanted..

just noticed that the sirius satellite radio is an option on the 2012?

was it an option on the 2011s as well?

mine came with it and i did not pay for it

It's standard w/tech package.

A dealer-installed option without tech pkg, for 2011 and 2012

ok

tech package is a pretty good deal overall
worth the extra 1800 i paid for it, nav sucks dick in my area though and sound system could be better.

those hids are so worth it gets those assholes driving 60 out of the passing lane

hid high beams ftw :biggthumpup:

$25,800 w/ tech.
Dealer threw in a couple oil changes, plate frames etc.

Sales guy said whites are pretty scarce/sell fast, and there was a markup for that color.

Anyone confirm?

Hey All,

I just picked up my '12 speed3 velocity red in the San Francisco bay area.
I think i got an awesome deal. paid 24850 OTD with Tech Package.

its a sweeeet ride

All you guys giving prices lower then dealer invoice, I am assuming you had a trade in, that they just got from sale price and your trade in value to make up the difference. Otherwise I see it as a slight impossibility. especially otd... there should have been like 2-3k in TTL. Please clarify if this is not the case.

Not the case. My previous car got stolen so I had no trade. I paid 26 OTD for a '11 w/tech with a sticker price of 28K with all the delivery/documentation fees.

Sometimes people will get lower than invoice but the dealer will still make money. They're not stupid, they run a business. If they sell it lower than invoice, its for a number of reasons. Maybe they're close to a goal set by the manufacturer after which they receive a bonus for volume sales, there may be manufacturer incentives/rebates during that time, all kinds of shit you dont know about.

Its not as simple as MSRP-INVOICE= PROFIT.

Just picked up my silver speed3 today. Its a '12 base. I did 23k w/ finance charges included.

Note: It comes with the bose, the 2012 base. I looked at the sticker. checked the trunk, there's a subwoofer in the spare tire.

i got mine for 26k but i would of gotten it for cheaper but i had upside down equity of 4k on my trade in. but the tech package is well worth it even tho the nav screen is small it works perfect and like it better than my garmin. so with negative equity it was 30k

OP..you have a PM

Got an answer from Mazda Customer Support today.

First batch of the base 12s didnt come with Bose stereo. And since it wasn't listed on the sticker, Mazda said they aren't going to do anything about it for me.

So I'm SOL :(

You're not missing anything. The Bose isn't so great. Get a nice, small powered sub, and swap out the door speakers. I did this and it blows away the Bose.

2012 base for 22500, sticker was 24795.

I beg to differ, I just bought my 2012 base for 21,600++ and they gave me 17,000 for a 2011 impreza 2.5I base with 10k miles on it, look up the impreza on nada or kbb (gotta use 2010 cause 11's values aren't up yet) I personally think that was a rediculiously good deal, I'll see if I can scan the contract or digi picture it if no one believes me, bought from Groove Mazda in Centennial,CO, honestly best dealership experience I've ever had as well ( the only things added to the deal was $600 bucks for windsheild treatment and theft protection and $450ish for GAP coverage so they didn't even make much money on me on the back end)

For what it's worth, I just picked up a 2012 w/ Tech and paid 24,750 for it. Dealer gave me some rap about "R" designation on early production cars with better rebates. All I know is I was happy with the price I paid and I love the car!

2012 tech. paid 23900 w no trade in. blind spot monitering is the shyt!!

How did you guys get great prices like that?

I went to th dealer and the lowest is $24600 + tax and fees for '12 + tech ... I thought better deal can be had than that

I also had a couple dealers talking to me about "R" versions and non R versions and that the non-R version has more in it's tech package but also has less rebates and a higher price. The dealer who has offered me the best price says the car he has is an R version but that it has all of the items listed on Mazda's site in the tech package.

Anyone know what this is all about?

Below "invoice" prices can be had because of backend factory to dealer incentives. "Invoice price" is basically BS anymore anyways. Back in '07 I picked up my WRX with a couple of dealer options for $22k no trade in and the dealer had to have it trucked down at their expense. They admitted(after talking for a while) there were backend incentives that made it worth their while.

My car has everything the tech pack is supposed to have in it. My window sticker had an R in parenthesizes under the model name. I believe there is some truth to it.

Then I wonder what the R means or designates, if anything?

Here is a picture I just took of my window sticker:
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...9/IMAG0263.jpg

My sales guy told me that certain early production cars for the model year were given an "R" designation by Mazda, meaning they had additional rebates in place. He explained that they did it as a way to jump start sales for the model year. IDK:shrug:

I bought my 2012 3 weeks ago..just looked at the window sticker i kept..no R on mine.

R version mean RACE CAR! :D

It has to do with additional rebates from the factory, alot of manufacturers will do this when they see a dip in a sales trend or compete with certain other cars in various markets, that "R" designation will not be available across the entire US, chances are its only in select areas due to their sales demographics

Yes...2012 "R" coded is earlier production related to parts shortage during tsunami and is cheaper because dealer got more incentive.
The current 2012 production "non-R" is more expensive.
I shop around the best I could get was $23k +TTL for the base.
I could get the "R" model for $21.3k + TTL but it is out of state and is not the color I want.

I got my 12 Cwp speed 3 with tech package for $24,000 with the S-plan and returning customer discount ( My Gf bought a Mazda 2)