I'm looking to buy an RX-8 6MT w/ sporting package around the DC Metro area (give or take 100 miles. ;) ). Can anyone who has purchased an RX-8 in the area recommend a dealer or manager that'll willing to work with me to find a good deal? So far, the only place I found that offers below MSRP is Fitzgerald Mazda: $30,761 for the Velocity Red w/ RedBlack & GT with freight included (it's about $350 under MSRP). I just spoke with Koons and Gaithersburg and they were unwilling to negotiate the price.

got mine from Fitzgerald in Frederick; like them - paid sticker - of course I ordered it 2 years ago... Mike also got his here and lives in Greencastle as I do which is 45 miles away, and about 20 miles past another Mazda dealer in Hagerstown that is between here and there. That they sell most of their cars under MSRP is one reason I may go with the buyback program... one of many factors.

Come up to baltimore and hit either of the shaeffer and strom dealers 410 633 5700 ask for Rainer or 410 661 7600 tell em dave sent ya.Either dealer will do 1000 to 1500 off msrp

My preorder came from Browns Alexandria. Looked at their website yesterday and four RX-8 s are listed. They have various options added, but the price is less than MRSP.

Try Darcars in MD. They were very good to me.

PRESTON MAZDA in Preston MD. Will beat anyones price you have ... Preston is the 7th largest Mazda Dealer in the USA and they "DARE YOU TO COMPARE". Go out and get your best price and then give them a try! Being the 7th largest ... they can give more discounts than other can or willing too!

Tell them I sent you Jeffrey Kiley

Contact is Karen Shirey (Off on Wed.)

Phone: 1-800-655-3764

I got my deal on my RX-8 there!

I got the lowest price from Preston but they didn't have the exact Rx-8 I wanted so I went with Darcar of College Park. Both gave me prices that were more than $1.4k (not $2k. oops) under MSRP. :-D I got a Velocity Red with GT and Rotary Accents for $29800 + $100 handling fee (they wouldn't budge on the handling fee) and I was offered $29700 + taxes + tags at Preston. Karen was a joy to talk to.

Originally posted by chopsticker
I got the lowest price from Preston but they didn't have the exact Rx-8 I wanted so I went with Darcar of College Park. Both gave me prices that were more than $2k under MSRP. :-D I got a Velocity Red with GT and Rotary Accents for $29800 + $100 handling fee (they wouldn't budge on the handling fee) and I was offered $29700 + taxes + tags at Preston. Karen was a joy to talk to.

are you kidding me????? :eek:

*rushes off to search for RX-8s and gets car loan ready*

Geez, who'd ya talk to at Darcars? I've test-driven with them and called them a couple of times, and they absolutely wouldn't budge on MSRP...

I talked directly to either the fleet manager or the internet manager. Since the salesmen are paid to give you the run around and pretty much doesn't have any say when it comes to bringing the RX-8 below MSRP, the manager is your best bet.

got the name of the internet mgr so i can make some calls?

The Darcars in College Park is out of RX-8s, the only one they have is mine. :) Call up Preston and ask for Karen, she'll definitely give you the best deal. But I would call up a few other local dealers first and see if you can find prices around $30k before approaching her. I have a list of all the dealers I called at home. I'll post that as soon as I get home. The ones that weren't willing to haggle were the ones in Gaithersburg.

Chopstick?

When you contacted Fitzgerald in Annapolis, did you contact their internet sales person? I was able to get my RX-8 for $1000 over factory invoice. They didn't have the color and options I wanted. So, they modified the options on one of their incoming cars for me. I should have my car by the end of the month. The sales rep (Jacqueline Gwyer ) did say this deal was only good through labor day weekend. However, it's probably worth a try now.

I tried calling their Internet Sales Manager but all of them were out last week on some sort of training program... I needed the car last week so I couldn't really wait for delivery. :-\ No biggie, I found another one for $1.4k under MSRP, which is about $2k over invoice right? So it's not such a bad deal...

I guess there is more than one Fitzgerald Mazda in the area. I went to the one in Frederick. They seem to pride themselves on selling at MSRP. I guess this is a good thing however they just gave me a bad deal everywhere else to make up for it.

I have a good credit rating and they only offered me 6.9% and for 72 months at that! Hell, my credit cards have a lower interest rate on them! They also gave me a very insulting offer on my trade-in. I have not really started negotiating with them yet, but that first offer just made me angry esp as they are trying to sell me a car with more options than I want in my second choice color. They also told me that the color and options I wanted are not available within a 100 mile area. However, when I search dealer inventory I come up with several.

Is there a Fitzgeralds in Annapolis? Is this the one willing to sell below MSRP?

I guess there is more than one Fitzgerald Mazda in the area. I went to the one in Frederick. They seem to pride themselves on selling at MSRP. I guess this is a good thing however they just gave me a bad deal everywhere else to make up for it.

I have a good credit rating and they only offered me 6.9% and for 72 months at that! Hell, my credit cards have a lower interest rate on them! They also gave me a very insulting offer on my trade-in. I have not really started negotiating with them yet, but that first offer just made me angry esp as they are trying to sell me a car with more options than I want in my second choice color. They also told me that the color and options I wanted are not available within a 100 mile area. However, when I search dealer inventory I come up with several.

Is there a Fitzgeralds in Annapolis? Is this the one willing to sell below MSRP?