I just spoke with Mazda Canada and they confirm that effective January 1, 2004 they will allow 1000 dollars graduate credit.

It is a new program and the dealers are not aware of it yet.

On the Mazda canada web site, graduate program, there is a statement that all Mazda cars now are elegible for the graduate discount.

I was checking mazda.ca and notice that as well.. hmm rx8 is back on my buy list for this spring.. just waiting to see the 2005 model first and hope they fix all the problems of the 2004 model.