2009 R3, 11k miles, $21500 good deal?
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2009 R3, 11k miles, $21500 good deal?
Just left the dealer...having lunch and considering...
Keep looking?
BTW my local dealer offered a 2010 (new) R3 for $27,750. Wrong color, though.
Keep looking?
BTW my local dealer offered a 2010 (new) R3 for $27,750. Wrong color, though.
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Thought about getting that instead of the 2004 I just purchased for $9K.
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I just picked up a 2008 8 Grand Touring with everything but Nav - 6,831 miles, purchased in November of 08 for 20k.
I didn't think it was a bad deal...and has warranty.
Your pricing seems good...just depends on options...
I didn't think it was a bad deal...and has warranty.
Your pricing seems good...just depends on options...
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Thanks for the replies!
I had driven up to Fredericksburg VA to look at that R3 in the morning, from Raleigh. After writing that first post and while I was having lunch, I called a Mazda dealer in Norfolk, VA that had a nearly identical R3 with 21k miles, listed for $1000 more. I ended up talking to the general manager - I told him about the car I was looking at in Fredericksburg and the price we had arrived at ($21.9k). I asked him if he would make it worth my time to drive 3 hours to see their car. He knocked theirs down from $24k to $20.5k. So I drove out to take a look. It was in great shape and had the original wheels (which I prefer to the bling wheels on the first car). More miles, but $1500 less.
Drove it home last night.
I had driven up to Fredericksburg VA to look at that R3 in the morning, from Raleigh. After writing that first post and while I was having lunch, I called a Mazda dealer in Norfolk, VA that had a nearly identical R3 with 21k miles, listed for $1000 more. I ended up talking to the general manager - I told him about the car I was looking at in Fredericksburg and the price we had arrived at ($21.9k). I asked him if he would make it worth my time to drive 3 hours to see their car. He knocked theirs down from $24k to $20.5k. So I drove out to take a look. It was in great shape and had the original wheels (which I prefer to the bling wheels on the first car). More miles, but $1500 less.
Drove it home last night.
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After spending several hours on VA and NC highways, impression #1 is that the suspension is a good bit tighter than my initial impressions on test drives. Long trips would be tiresome. But I don't intend to drive it for family vacations, so no worries!
Impression #2, after some spirited driving this morning to/from work is that it understeers under braking more than I expected. Dealer put new tires on it - I need to see what they are. OEM tires, most likely. Dunno if tires will help there.
Impression #3 is that it has been WAAAAY too long since I've owned a car with decent handling - man this thing is freaking fun to drive! Even with the miserable torque output, it's still a blast!
One of my coworkers who has a track-prepped E36 M3 couldn't wait to drive it - he was hounding me the moment he got into the office this morning. He was very impressed with it. And the test drive confirmed he needs a new clutch - which I told him after we swapped cars for a weekend a few weeks back. He really liked the gearbox and the interior.
Impression #4 is that the R3/GT has a shitload of gadgets! I didn't really consider those in the buying decision - as I already had a long list of requirements that made it hard to find a car I liked. The keep-you-key-in-your-pocket entry/ignition is very slick. I like it a lot. I have the audio system paired with my phone - also slick - but don't expect to use it too much as I don't use the phone much...at least not as a phone. I would like to get bluetooth audio streaming working, though.
Impression #5 is that it's been WAAAAY too long since I've owned a fun car. Oh, wait, did I already say that?
So, I guess I'm going to be a regular here for the next few years...
Chris
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Thanks, all!
Chris
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Is that a bike rack?
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Wow...I had no idea! Most of my research had been on engine reliability and maintenance issues. I assumed that aftermarket wheels would have been about the same price as the OEM wheels and that I could easily find a trade to get back to the OEM wheels. I'm guessing now that I was horribly wrong! That makes me really, really happy that I didn't go with that one. I would have been really bummed out to find out it was going to cost me a small fortune to get back to the OEM wheels.
Thanks, all!
Chris
Thanks, all!
Chris
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Thanks for the replies!
I had driven up to Fredericksburg VA to look at that R3 in the morning, from Raleigh. After writing that first post and while I was having lunch, I called a Mazda dealer in Norfolk, VA that had a nearly identical R3 with 21k miles, listed for $1000 more. I ended up talking to the general manager - I told him about the car I was looking at in Fredericksburg and the price we had arrived at ($21.9k). I asked him if he would make it worth my time to drive 3 hours to see their car. He knocked theirs down from $24k to $20.5k. So I drove out to take a look. It was in great shape and had the original wheels (which I prefer to the bling wheels on the first car). More miles, but $1500 less.
Drove it home last night.
I had driven up to Fredericksburg VA to look at that R3 in the morning, from Raleigh. After writing that first post and while I was having lunch, I called a Mazda dealer in Norfolk, VA that had a nearly identical R3 with 21k miles, listed for $1000 more. I ended up talking to the general manager - I told him about the car I was looking at in Fredericksburg and the price we had arrived at ($21.9k). I asked him if he would make it worth my time to drive 3 hours to see their car. He knocked theirs down from $24k to $20.5k. So I drove out to take a look. It was in great shape and had the original wheels (which I prefer to the bling wheels on the first car). More miles, but $1500 less.
Drove it home last night.
I hope you keep having immense fun driving it. It really is a great handling machine, and I'm sure you'll have a blast through your ownership.
Enjoy!
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If you hold out...I watched a 2009 RX8 Grand Touring with 21,000 miles for six months on cars.com, they lowered the price from $19,999 to $17,600 and I jumped.
Two weeks of ownership and I love it.
Two weeks of ownership and I love it.
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I've been doing that for a while now. It is amazing - and sad - to see these cars don't sell fast. I have the cars.com app in my iPhone. It's an awesome app for tracking cars
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As far as I know that 100k bumper to bumper warranty only applies to the pre-owned certified, unless you purchased it separately.
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