Where should I order from?:


Freeman Auto Group- Irving
Big Billy Barrett Mazda Jeep- Dallas
Town North Mazda- Richardson
Village Lincoln-Mercury-Mazda- Dallas
Park Place Motorcars- Bedford
Hiley Mazda Of Arlington- Arlington
Freeman Mazda- Hurst

 

A quick search uncovered this helpful thread.

---jps

 

Thanks!

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Larry Chase @ Freeman Mazda in Irving Texas

His direct line is (972) 815-2851.

Tell him you are a member of the RX* Forum and he has assured me he will not charge over list PERIOD!
Hope this helps some of you.

Boowana

 

Back in January, I was spending a lot of time at Freeman Mazda (- which I highly recommend to anyone here in the Dallas area that's thinking of buying any Mazda or Hyundai vehicle) deciding between the 6 and Protegé5, since my beloved black 1990 Ford Probe (that had that amazing dash design - that will live long in my memory: it was like the new G35 coupe dash, but better IMHO) met it's unfortunate demise prematurely ... Well life being what it is, I could not wait any longer for the RX-8 to come around. Plus Mazda was offering 0 down and 0% on a 5 year loan on the Protegé5.

(Earlier,) I was referred to contact George Johnson at Freeman through my membership with "AAA - New and Used Vehicle Purchasing program" (although Freeman Mazda wasn't officially on their list- and they still aren't, they had talked about a possibility of joining. These dealers have agreed to offer their best lowest price) by the head of the AAA program, Brann Carson, last summer, when I thought that the RX-8 was going to come out last fall 2002 ... I went in to Freeman Mazda to see if there was any new info that they might have had at the time that wasn't on the RX-8 forum, and actually I got an early RX-8 CD ROM presentation (a few months before they were mass-mailed out) and George gave me his last one.

Anyway, I needed a car! I was hoping for a hatchback(fastback) and something with a functional back seat (that if I needed to take my car-seated kids somewhere, I could) and my wife wouldn't mind if it had 4 doors. The only, "must have" was I wanted black cloth interior and a black exterior, automatic and maybe a rear wing and side body molding.

Since this would be a ... temporary car to hold me over until the RX-8 came out ... I didn't have a long list. On my list was (a used) Acura RSX or (no later than a 2000) Celica, or new Honda Accord EX coupe (both the RSX and Accord have standard front side airbags, alarm system and ABS brakes - which were important safety features to my wife. But I couldn't get a good deal on the Accord, so it got quickly crossed off the list), plus there was the new Mazda6 and Protegé5.

When I test drove the Mazda6 (4) and the Protegé5 (4) I liked the Protegé5 feel "behind the wheel" better and being a smaller, lighter car, the "zoom-zoom" was nicer - IMHO. The Mazda6 didn't feel that it had enough power with the 4 (although, I liked the idea of having better gas mileage and saving some money with the smaller engine), but IMHO the v6 is the way to go on the Mazda6! Still, I needed to choose a car quickly ... and not finding any used Black Celica's, RSX's or any Mazda MX3's or MX6's I made the choice to go with the Protegé5 (it already had a rear spoiler and side body molding standard). But then the Saturday I go to buy the Protegé5, suddenly 4 RSX's come on the used lot of the Acura dealer next door exactly the way I want them -minis the rear wing and side molding (who I was talking on the phone - the day before about a new RSX, we were actually talking for about a week earlier and knew that if he could not get me a great deal I was going to go with Mazda, and I was also interested if at all possible in a used one, and he never mentioned that his RSX loaner cars would be turned in to the used car lot - he wasn't trying real hard to win my business- and true or not, he wasn't coming across as honest in his dealings with me) - but it was still over $60+ a month difference and with a 5 year loan and that added up - so I went with the Protegé5 (which I actually liked the driving "feeling" better) - but my guess is that if the Mazda6 hatchback was out, that my choice would have gone that route!

So, this last February 1st, I ended up with a "Black Mica" Protegé5. As it stands now, for me, the next 2-3 years I'll be driving my Protegé5 ... than trading it in for the RX-8 ... Hey, I've been waiting for it since 1999, what's a few more years ... right?

So, I just wanted to say again that I very highly recommend my sales person George Johnson (Fleet & Credit Union Sales Manager). George made me feel at ease, like "family." I also had a "great" experience with everyone that I dealt with at FREEMAN MAZDA, here in Dallas! I had tons of detailed questions about car features, options and financing loans vs leases and George never rushed me and answered them all! After I got the car, he even offered to remove the "Freeman" plaque that was on the back above the Mazda logo (which I took him up on).



This was the best price and car for my money - George offered a "no-haggle" $200 over invoice cost with no hidden fees - it was one of the best experiences I ever had in buying a new car, like when I bought my Probe, new, through an Auto Broker back in L.A. for $100 over invoice (the worst was when we bought my wife her 2000 Passat for $250 over invoice - that was a battle that I hope to never again repeat).

So please, if you're in the market for a new car, tell him I sent you (that's Joel from the RX8 forum)!

:D

 

Hiley for me. Bought 2 MPVs from them. No broken appointments. No finding the right person to talk to. Was on the list since May 2002 for the first yellow RX8 with them.

 

Ordered thru Hiley in Arlington...Sales Manager very helpfull..submitted order same day.

 

7to8 have you been told when your car will arrive?

 

Ordered through Freeman. Wayne Sharp, Internet Manager. Very good guy to work with.

 

There are two good dealerships listed hear with Freeman Mazda coming in with more votes. I say go to Freeman and talk with any of the three different people mentioned in this thread.

 

And don't forget to mention you are a member of the RX-8 Forum!

:D

 

***moderator edit***

 

blatant sales posts will get you banned form the board.

 

Sorry, Did not know. Just trying to help out Mazda buyers (and earn a living

 

I don't have a problem with it per se' but the site owners do.

:D