Recent deals for Mazda 3 and Toyota Corolla

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  Soundwave on 14/01/2014 - 09:03

  You need to be more specific on what you're after. I know more about Corollas than Mazdas. Are you after a hatch or sedan? What particular model are you looking at on either brands? What features do you/girlfriend want? What state or city are you in as that can effect on road costs etc? Manual or Automatic?

  I like the new model Corolla. They're finally stylish and have a new gear box which is a lot smoother and more fuel efficient. But most of all, I like the capped servicing. It's a $130 every 6 months/10,000km up to 3 years or 60,000km.

  To be upfront though, if you're looking at just lowest price, the Mazda will win. They're both quality makes and Japanese built which will mean better resell value but I prefer a Corolla as I think Toyota has a better name to them when it comes to durability. It will cost you a bit more upfront but will save you money on maintenance in the long run.

  The Corolla Ascent Sport is value for money in the hatch range.

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    Cheap and Cheerful on 14/01/2014 - 09:14

    All good feedback.

    Note that the Mazda 3 is in runout…good deals are likely to be had, but in a month or so's time there'll be a new model. Unless $$ are at a absolute premium, personally I'd wait to see the new one.

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      RI4V4N on 14/01/2014 - 09:25

      A manual Corolla was part of toyotas end of year sales too, not sure if still on. Think it was like 21k drive away for the 2nd model up (like the first named variation's, 2nd variation).

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  [Deactivated] on 14/01/2014 - 09:56

  +1

  try a car broker…You could potentially save lots of money without the hassle of haggling with the salespeeps…I've used carsearchbrokers.com.au twice and find them quite good…Obviously, do your homework.

  Another selling technique the "stealerships" try on you; when you're willing to sign on the dotted line is all these extras such as paint protection/tint, etc…Skip them all…You can get tinting done yourself much cheaper (unless you've haggled this into your purchase price).

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    Candour on 14/01/2014 - 20:31

    how does one get them to give a price with trade in and then can one say what price will you give me without trade in? they inflate trade in prices.

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  zenger on 14/01/2014 - 23:36

  ahh thanks very much guys for the information.

  Really I'm just looking at base models and automatic.

  I don't think the Mazda 3 2014 model will be much different to the 2013 model?

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    Cheeper on 15/01/2014 - 07:26

    Take a look at the offers on www.carsales.com.au and figure out a price that you would be ""happy"" to pay.
    Car negotiating works different to buying other things… price matching etc does not work. The seller will offer his price (usually rrp) and then you make yours. Making an offer must include that you will seal the deal with a decent deposit right there and then. Just chatting to get their best price will not usually get it.
    Be prepared to get knocked back with some hard luck story so walk away but leave your details.

    If you are feeling lucky you can add in an extra or two with your offer as accessories carry a high mark up and therefore can be had for a lot less at negotiation time. If there is no accessories that you need then ask for a free service or two.

    Mats and full tank are always a freebie.. make sure they are on the list.

    My last new car … one dealer could not come near the price I wanted yet another dealer offered it straight off… asked for $1k of accessories to seal the deal and after a little cringing the deal was done.

    If you are trading in (you never mentioned) then the game changes a little. You only talk change over price then not trade in valuation or the price of the new car as they are fictitious.

    (preference of the 2… corolla)

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    snappy1234 on 15/01/2014 - 08:11

    Wait for the 2014 Mazda to come out if you can wait…all the cars you see in dealerships will be built in 2013 (so need a good discount no matter the brand)

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  bereta91 on 15/01/2014 - 20:48

  I have seen lots of sites that can quote you best price around places. Use sites like bestprice.com to have look at the idea of best price for the car that you are going for and walk into the dealer and ask for the same or better price that what site has quoted you. If they say no, then just walk out and get the deal from the site :). I got my corolla 3 years ago and thats how i got $4000 off the car price :).

  Go at the end of the month and if you can wait, wait till the EOFYS :)

  P.s If you are going for corolla, i suggest nunawading toyota :) (Melbourne)

  If mazda, maybe wait for new mazda 3 :)

  Hope this helped and GOOD LUCK :)

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  zenger on 19/01/2014 - 00:27

  Hi guys

  As promised, I went in and after some intense negotiations I picked up the Mazda 3 Neo for $20,500 drive away automatic with tinted windows. So very happy. 5 years warranty free fuel. I forgot about the mats. This was at Mazda Rockdale.

  Toyota were only willing to go to around 23,500.

  Hope it helps someone else out there

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    delfredo on 19/01/2014 - 08:51

    How much savings do you think you got, excluding the tinted windows bonus? The Neo is advertised at $19,990 drive away for a manual and I think from memory automatic costs $2K more?

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      zenger on 19/01/2014 - 10:40

      probably $2k, off the sale price. Though list price is supposedly $26,990 and tinted windows is an extra &695.

      More like getting an auto at the manual sale price….if that makes sense.

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        Ether on 21/01/2014 - 19:21

        +1

        The Mazda 3 base model has been ~22000 automatic for a while. 26990 would be the model below the SP25.

        You would get extremely good quality if you pay 400 for tinting. Tinting at the dealer is always a rip off. So is any sort of leather conditioning. You are mostly paying for their labour.

        Still, the Mazda 3 is a pretty good car. Insurance might be a bit pricey compare to Toyota, but you'll love it. You just need some special features on your car to tell it apart in the shopping centre car park.

        I don't get the 5 year warranty free fuel part. Did they give you free fuel for 5 years?

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        Cheap and Cheerful on 22/01/2014 - 08:52

        Yep, $2K's about right.

        A Mazda 3's a great car and I'm sure you'll be thrilled with it - we've owned a Mazda 2 for 10 years and it's been bullet-proof. Watch out for dealer servicing costs (although this has probably changed now with capped-price servicing) - they used to charge more to service it than my turbo Falcon (which is why it only went to the dealer once…).

        Have fun!