I'd negotiate that away. Make the salesperson explain to you why you should have to pay $600 for a woman, who is paid $12 an hour, to spend 20 minutes typing up document- it's absurd. Hell, $600 is what it would cost to have the valves adjusted on my Kawi Concours 14 and that is a helluva lot harder to do than type up a couple of forms!
Some people think that it is a mandatory fee, like taxes and stupidly pay it without thinking. It is pure profit.I call it "go find another dealer" fee. It is $500 too much and while that might sound like a drop in the cost of the car (I am sure salesmen use that line too!) it is a lot of money and I can think of lot better uses for $500 than padding a salesman wallet (like it will pay for one person to go on a cruise to AK!)
I know that some states have caps on it. For example, in my state (NV), dealers will charge $400-$600 for it and refuse to budge, but I can go to CA where it is capped at $80. That, plus the lower cost of the car, makes it worthwhile to get a plane ticket and drive it home.
Looking at the figures I have gotten so far on a '15, I can get the same car for at least $1,000 less by traveling to CA. I'll spend about $120 on a plane ticket, maybe $100 for fuel on the way back, but I'll also save money, visit some family while I am down there and have nice ride home to break it in.
You might want to check out neighboring states.

 

Congrats zanemoseley on new super clean CX-5. Enjoy!

 

Hi there,

Can you be more precise on this advanced chassis thing?? I purchased my CX-5 1 month ago and the date inside the door shows 11/2013. Were the CX-5's that were built prior to October of a lesser quality chassis?? Btw, the USB thing is very annoying. I called Mazda yesterday and was told they were well aware of it and were working on a fix. Would love to know more about this advanced chassis thing though.

Bon

 

Read this.
CX-5 Takes Top Safety Pick...But only ones built after Oct 2013?

 

Wow!! Many thx, CC58.

 

My wife and I just got our new CX-5 Sunday, 2014.5 Touring with tech package, sunroof/Bose in soul red and sand interior with a roof rack. According to my online inventory search and the dealer search it was the last one within 150 miles of us as the 2015's are still on the boat so to speak and the 2014's are running low. Mine was purchased on an Eplan so price was set by Mazda no haggling on anything.

So far we are quite pleased with the car. I had not run into this website until I started researching accesories for the car (after we bought). Was a little taken back at all the negative posts on here so fingers are crossed the car continues to be a good vehicle for us. Looks wise it's a beautiful car, a real head turner in the red color (my opinion anyway).

 

Hi I am considering a similar configuration, CX-5 Touring FWD. Can you let me know what was the final price?

 

My purchase was on the Eplan for Mazda employees, it's a set price off the dealer invoice based on the VIN number, it was $26,600 + fees & tax.