morganrogers
02-24-2003, 02:48 PM
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Arrived home from work today to find a new edition of "Mazda" magazine. My other half gets it sent from the marketing people at Mazda because she has an MX5 I guess. Anyway - the important bit is that there is a page on the RX8 with some quite worrying stuff. I will type it all in now -
Title - "The Queue starts here"
"Because the new mazda rx8 is going to offer such incredible value for money compared to all its UK rivals , demand is going to be high when it hits the showrooms later this year.
Which is why Mazda are unveiling a special pre-order website for the RX8 on February 28th , to allow customers to ensure their place at the front of the queue. And for those that order before March 1st , there is even a chance to win a trip to Japan.
The website can be found at www.mazdarx8.co.uk and there you will find pictures , video and a 360 degree interior. If you want to buy a car , you can go to a pre-order webpage, where you will be given the opportunity to configure your car (choosing your engine , colour and optional extras); then you nominate a convenient dealer for collection when your car arrives; and then pay a deposit of £1000 through a secure credit card server.
The benefits are a place at the front of the queue, which means you'll be among the first to drive the new mazdaRX8 on the road; you'll get exactly the specification you want; and if you order before march 1st , you'll be entered into a prize draw to win a trip to the Mazda RX8 factory in Hiroshima Japan !
As if the mazdaRX8 isn't tempting enough"
Other interesting bits "Seven Colours to choose from - The MazdaRX8 comes in 7 different body colours from cool winning-blue to bright lighening yellow. Metallics £300 extra"
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OK folks - not happy. This is official Mazda stuff (from what I know , the ONLY official stuff I have actually seen concerning the pre-order process).
If definately states - "Place at the front of the queue" for website orders. Where does that leave us dealer depositers ??
So - what do we do come Friday ? Do we trust our dealers (and mine STILL has not contacted me with any news since I placed the deposit) or do we place another order on-line and sort out the resultant mess at a later date if we accidently order 2 cars (although I suspect the Mazda process will stop people ordering more than one). That way we get in the queue even if dealers do not get priority.
I am quite concerned about this......
Morgan.
Arrived home from work today to find a new edition of "Mazda" magazine. My other half gets it sent from the marketing people at Mazda because she has an MX5 I guess. Anyway - the important bit is that there is a page on the RX8 with some quite worrying stuff. I will type it all in now -
Title - "The Queue starts here"
"Because the new mazda rx8 is going to offer such incredible value for money compared to all its UK rivals , demand is going to be high when it hits the showrooms later this year.
Which is why Mazda are unveiling a special pre-order website for the RX8 on February 28th , to allow customers to ensure their place at the front of the queue. And for those that order before March 1st , there is even a chance to win a trip to Japan.
The website can be found at www.mazdarx8.co.uk and there you will find pictures , video and a 360 degree interior. If you want to buy a car , you can go to a pre-order webpage, where you will be given the opportunity to configure your car (choosing your engine , colour and optional extras); then you nominate a convenient dealer for collection when your car arrives; and then pay a deposit of £1000 through a secure credit card server.
The benefits are a place at the front of the queue, which means you'll be among the first to drive the new mazdaRX8 on the road; you'll get exactly the specification you want; and if you order before march 1st , you'll be entered into a prize draw to win a trip to the Mazda RX8 factory in Hiroshima Japan !
As if the mazdaRX8 isn't tempting enough"
Other interesting bits "Seven Colours to choose from - The MazdaRX8 comes in 7 different body colours from cool winning-blue to bright lighening yellow. Metallics £300 extra"
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OK folks - not happy. This is official Mazda stuff (from what I know , the ONLY official stuff I have actually seen concerning the pre-order process).
If definately states - "Place at the front of the queue" for website orders. Where does that leave us dealer depositers ??
So - what do we do come Friday ? Do we trust our dealers (and mine STILL has not contacted me with any news since I placed the deposit) or do we place another order on-line and sort out the resultant mess at a later date if we accidently order 2 cars (although I suspect the Mazda process will stop people ordering more than one). That way we get in the queue even if dealers do not get priority.
I am quite concerned about this......
Morgan.