This was 10 years ago, but we had a good sales experience at Stoney Trail Mazda; have you tried them? Really disliked the other Mazda dealerships though, they all seemed really sleazy. The only other advice is maybe look at dealers out of town? When the Calgary Toyota dealers were giving me the run around I ended up calling the Lethbridge dealership and they were great to deal with. And I ended up buying a truck from the Ford in Cochrane because the sales manager was the easiest to work with.
Thanks, appreciate the suggestions. I'm not in Calgary anyways but in Brooks. I thought maybe a CPer might know someone at a dealership or have a connection or something. I have been talking to some dealerships in both med hat and Lethbridge so far.
Stoney Trail, North Hill and Kramer Mazda are owned by the same group.
Doesn't surprise me, likely the good experience was based on quality of sales, service and finance staff at that particular dealership. Those things make a big difference in my opinion.
Aren’t most vehicle sales “factory order” right now anyway? I know people with pre-orders down waiting anywhere from 3-12+ months due to chip shortages and all that.
Stoney Trail, North Hill and Kramer Mazda are owned by the same group.
I just bought a new 3 from Stoney Trail Mazda, and I've taken my old one to North Hill for service several times and had good experiences each time. For buying the new car I priced it out on the website, figured out what my after tax price should be, and they had no issue meeting it. I wasn't concerned with getting a deal since I knew that's impossible in this market, so I was happy with MSRP and no pushy sales guys trying to add in extra fees
I bought a new CX-5 from Kramer two years ago, nothing but good experiences in sales and service. Price was fair, negotiation was easier than other dealerships, service has been a dream. We have friends that bought from North Hill the same week, they seemed happy as well.
Anyone know of a dealership that isn't currently gouging customers with extra fees and will actually sell for cash at MSRP? So tired of getting the run around the prices going up by like 5000+ for fake dealer add on stuff or "Alberta advantage" package. Bait and switch on the websites is pissing me off too. For reference I'm looking for a small SUV, Mazda CX-30 GT Turbo, Hyundai Kona N Line, VW TAOS, Chev Trailblazer. Something along those lines.
Have you tried Unhaggle me? It's relatively easy and no fuss.
I know what I am doing so I know how to haggle further than the Unhaggle method, but Unhaggle is pretty close to best price for those dealerships within a few hundred bucks to a G usually.
BTW, does anyone write the location of the tire after swapping them? I usually will use chalk to write the year and tire position I removed it from so that when I swap the winters/all seasons back on, I can easily evaluate how to rotate the tires. I'm thinking a grease pen or marker might be more convenient going forward though.
I got a "I gotta ####ing do that" disbelief reaction the other day when someone walked by and asked me what I was doing (Chalking the tire position in the inside of the wheel before putting it into storage). It's not that crazy... right?
BTW, does anyone write the location of the tire after swapping them? I usually will use chalk to write the year and tire position I removed it from so that when I swap the winters/all seasons back on, I can easily evaluate how to rotate the tires. I'm thinking a grease pen or marker might be more convenient going forward though.
I got a "I gotta ####ing do that" disbelief reaction the other day when someone walked by and asked me what I was doing (Chalking the tire position in the inside of the wheel before putting it into storage). It's not that crazy... right?
It means you're running a tight ship and the guy questioning you is a tit. You're good, dude.
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Have you tried Unhaggle me? It's relatively easy and no fuss.
I know what I am doing so I know how to haggle further than the Unhaggle method, but Unhaggle is pretty close to best price for those dealerships within a few hundred bucks to a G usually.
BTW, does anyone write the location of the tire after swapping them? I usually will use chalk to write the year and tire position I removed it from so that when I swap the winters/all seasons back on, I can easily evaluate how to rotate the tires. I'm thinking a grease pen or marker might be more convenient going forward though.
I got a "I gotta ####ing do that" disbelief reaction the other day when someone walked by and asked me what I was doing (Chalking the tire position in the inside of the wheel before putting it into storage). It's not that crazy... right?
Absolutely. I still have some rig chalk so similar to grease pencil etc.
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BTW, I started writing on the treads. I was doing the sidewall of the wheel that faces inside, but my markings weren't disappearing year after year, so I had to switch up my system. I guess my grease marker is a little too good or something.
BTW, I started writing on the treads. I was doing the sidewall of the wheel that faces inside, but my markings weren't disappearing year after year, so I had to switch up my system. I guess my grease marker is a little too good or something.
Looks like I'm getting a 2022 Mazda CX-30 GT Turbo from Lethbridge. They were willing to bend me over just slightly less than the rest of the dealerships. Thanks again for everyone's suggestions, much appreciated.
BTW, I started writing on the treads. I was doing the sidewall of the wheel that faces inside, but my markings weren't disappearing year after year, so I had to switch up my system. I guess my grease marker is a little too good or something.
Do you perform a full rotation or just back-to-front?
If the latter, you could just mark the tires position as a function of even/odd years and not worry about the grease wearing off or not.
I don’t use a grease pen, but I have a mark on the tire bag which works fine.
