Maybe going to purchase a new 2011 Mazda 3 s
 

So I have been looking for a Mazda3 everywhere and I cannot find the right car. So I went to the dealership and found out about the 0.9% financing for 60 months.

I would be able to put down 10k but I would have to finance the rest. I would like to know if anyone has done this financing and also what I should be looking at in price for this car.

I would want the basic 2011 Mazda3 S with nothing special. It would have all the basic options and a manual trans. I think Edmunds has something like this at around 19k.

Thank you and I did try to search for similar posts and did not find anything that would answer my questions.

Are you looking for hatch or sedan?

I Think if you walk out the door only paying $21,000 with taxes, license and warranty you did pretty good. I was about $4,000 upside down on my previous loan and ended up paying $27,000 for mine but I have a auto and did the bose and sunroof options.

As far as the financing goes if it is the same as when I did mine it was through Chase and .9% financing is a pretty smoking deal and with 10 grand down your payments are going to make me jealous lol.

Anyways hopefully this was helpful and you get yourself into a sweeeeet new mazda soon

Where are you buying your Mazda? If you live in a populated county, search around each Mazda that has 0% interest. I think I made a pretty good deal when I bought mine. It is the same choice as yours. Mazda 3 S Sport manual black mica with standard features. I bought the car for $19156 with tax & reg equals to $21410 (LA County tax rate excluding Santa Monica is %9.75). I put 5k down on a 60 month finance with 0% APR.

Edit** I bought a Hatch Back.

I live in Central FL, so there are definitely a few dealers around the area that have the car I am looking at.

I would rather get the sedan, nothing against the hatch, just not my preference.

Finally, is there a big different between the manual and the auto, other than price. I know the manual is a 6 gear and the auto is 5. Are the MPG comparable?

Anecdotal reports suggest the cars equipped with manual transmissions return significantly better fuel economy than those equipped with the automatic transmission. That said, there's the fun factor; I'd buy a car like a Mazda3 in a stick even if it got worse mileage. :)

I agree with Shipo 100% almost every single day I wish I would of been more patient and found a 6 speed manual instead of my automatic.

The ATX gets good mileage I do nothing but city driving and I get like 23 w/ a lead foot. When I am on the freeway and put it in cruise I get over 33, but that is pretty rare for me lol.

Thanks for all the information. I plan on looking a little more around the Central Florida market for a used car, but if that fails, there are 4 cars within 50 miles that I can choose from.

2005 MAZDA 3 S SEDAN 68K MILES AUTOMATIC POWER PACK

This is the current car I am looking at....hope it's not a lemon. Also, no MTX...:(

Do yourself a favor, hold out for a stick. :)

get a stick and enjoy your car, keeps you awake

So I went to a few more dealerships. Apparently I can get 0% APR at 60 months. Also, just before walking out they said they would sell the car at "invoice." The car I was looking at I think is just under 19k....Plus, I would put 10k down and get 2k back so I would be financing 9k over 60 months at 0%APR.

Is there a better deal? Or should I bite.