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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Jedi54
you guys are making this far more complicated then it needs to be.

Buy the one that makes the most sense to YOU. You obviously ordered the R3 for a reason so it's time to check those reasons again and see if they still make sense.

Grab a piece of paper, on one side write R3, on the other write GT. Jot down the 3 reasons for getting each one and the 3 disadvantages in getting it. (consider cost, value, warranty, length of ownership, financing rates, etc)
This will give you an answer.
Best advice yet IMO, this is what I would do if I was in the OP's shoes.

Originally Posted by Highway8
My idea of a solution is to charge more to import goods and take the money to subsidize american companies to make the same products on american soil with american workers.

Thats my 2 cents on the economy.

As far as the car goes. Buy lightly used.
While it is true that we cannot continue to finance our growth through foreign capital inflows, it's a fallacy to say that producing in America is the answer to the problem. IMO, the issue with your solution is it encourages inefficiency, by making goods artificially more expensive. As I see it, the best solution is to increase domestic saving. This will allow us to sustain our 3% growth rate without relying on other countries like China for investment. But hey, to each his own.

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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 12:04 PM
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The manufacturer's original bumper to bumper warrantee will still be your's for the balance of the time or mileage (whichever runs out first) regardless who you buy it from. Mine was listed as 4yrs/50k miles, so I still have until Mar. '10 on my manuf. warrantee on my '05 (any Mazda dealer can pull up the service history, TSB's and remaining warranty)

You should also have the 8 year, 100k powertrain only warranty on an '07. (up to the '08's)

Someone please chime in if this information is incorrect/different for some reason.
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Old Feb 21, 2009 | 09:41 PM
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UPDATE:

Purchased today a 2007 GT. 25,452 miles, $18,100. Car is mint. Picking it up in a few weeks. Pictures to follow.
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Old Feb 21, 2009 | 09:52 PM
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WEAK! Get on the phone with the Mazda dealership and re-order the R3, damn it.
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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by DubbsLuvs8s
UPDATE:

Purchased today a 2007 GT. 25,452 miles, $18,100. Car is mint. Picking it up in a few weeks. Pictures to follow.
Thats a STEAL! Good job listening to people on the forums, unlike many out there.
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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by YaXMaNGTO
WEAK! Get on the phone with the Mazda dealership and re-order the R3, damn it.
Haha, actually I have to go back to the dealership today and get my down payment back...he's not going to be happy.
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 08:25 AM
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Congrats! Why the wait?
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 09:06 AM
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I went to the dealer to look at the R3 they had there...they said Mazda has a deal with the R3, you get 4.6% financing if approved.

Very tempting...
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by sobamaflyer
The manufacturer's original bumper to bumper warrantee will still be your's for the balance of the time or mileage (whichever runs out first) regardless who you buy it from. Mine was listed as 4yrs/50k miles, so I still have until Mar. '10 on my manuf. warrantee on my '05 (any Mazda dealer can pull up the service history, TSB's and remaining warranty)

You should also have the 8 year, 100k powertrain only warranty on an '07. (up to the '08's)

Someone please chime in if this information is incorrect/different for some reason.
The powertrain warranty was extended to 5 years & 60k (as part of the recall & "white glove treatment" . . . can't find it on the TSB list.) Then the 8 year 100k for the engine core only.
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 10:16 AM
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Thank you for the clarification, I do believe I did see "engine core" on that printout from the dealer.
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