I was at the Toronto Auto Show today and checked out the RX-8, I must say, it is one damn sexy car, more so in person. The Mazda rep I was speaking to was pretty hot on getting me to put a deposit down. He mentioned that the price will go up after the 'First batch' are sold. I can't imagine Mazda will raise the MSRP so soon after release. Could he have been trying to goat me into a deposit? He was selling the pre-orders at MSRP, could he have meant that once the dealer get stock, they will sell above MSRP? I can't imagine that either. Anyone have any thoughts?

 

It has been said before in many other threads that Canada is only getting 700 cars and judging by the numer of Canadians on this site there will be a great deal of demand for them. I hope your dealers wouldn't take advantage of that but we all know how most dealers operate.

 

*shrug* we don't like it, but that's market economics.

 

We in Canada appreciate your concern, but in Canada we have MSRP. Basically thats price protection. All car manufacturers must post the window sticker on the cars they sell, and any price changes by dealers can be reported to the government. When reported and confirmed, the dealers risk loosing their business licence.

 

So that means dealers cannot sell the car for more than MSRP? I thought I recall some dealer gouging when the S2000 came out..

 

When dealers in Canada have a hot car they will typically do a couple of things to pad their bottom line:
1) only sell loaded models. Loaded models have more margin vs stripper models.
2) add on expensive aftermarket "protection" packages to all cars. Paint protection, undercoating, fabric protection, etc. Personally I'd go with undercoating only.
3) adding on aftermarket accessories to boost the price up. Throwing on a 3K set of wheels to the car will pad their bottom line, so will window tint, etc.

 

Just find a reputable dealer you are comfortable dealing with. I can think of two Mazda dealers here in the Toronto area off the top my head that I would 'trust', and also think of two off the top of my head that I would never buy a car from.

I am getting a little tired of all the dealer bashing I see; there are decent dealers and there are crooks, so find a good dealer and work with them. A good rule of thumb is if you have to question whether or not the dealer is being honest, they probably aren't. Bear in mind, though, that just because a dealer tries to sell you something extra, it doesn't make them dishonest.

 

anyone have any good/bad experiences with Mazda of Brampton? it's supposed to be the biggest dealership in the GTA and it's about 30 seconds from my house :D