WHOEVER WANTS TO BUY THE 3

[Saphress]

I just referred a friend to Jeff Holley who\'s the manager of Avante Mazda, a 3rd time.

I gave him a call.... for the third time, and this time he just told me rather than me calling him first, to just get them to call up Jeff Holley and reference me. Woohoo I feel special! :P

So I thought I\'d give you guys a heads up.

If you haven\'t bought a Mazda 3 yet... and are willing to buy one, call Either Avante to find Jeff and tell him that I sent you. Christine Chui .... and he said he\'d take care of ya ...?? I dunno if it completely works yet (laugh)... but so far 1 happy customer, and I figure if all y\'all can get a damn good deal... Why not right?!?!?!

What I got my car for...

2004 3 GT sport
Mica Blue,
MT
A/C

$26,185.50 (not including the 600 grad rebate)
OTD

[Ex-Rolla]

You just had to post this AFTER i got my car!!!! ;)

[Saphress]

Sorry Ex....

It was juss that I didn\'t wanna hafta deal with Calling Jeff like Mad all the time... (laugh) I\'d drive him crazy!!!!.... I told him I recommend Avante all the time.... so he said I don\'t hafta worry about him NOT remembering me... AWwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww :D... Haha...

[Saphress]

Oh... And my friend juss called me and she told me Avante was gonna charge her so much cheaper for the 3 GT sedan she\'s gonna lease.

She went to Markham Mazda who were gonna charge her $490 a month.... where Avante is gonna charge her for $370 or somethin like that a month....

[MajesticBlueNTO]

Originally posted by Saphress


Oh... And my friend juss called me and she told me Avante was gonna charge her so much cheaper for the 3 GT sedan she\'s gonna lease.

She went to Markham Mazda who were gonna charge her $490 a month.... where Avante is gonna charge her for $370 or somethin like that a month....

proof once again that Markham Mazda is full of crooks ;)

[iconicrocket]

Thats a really good price. I got my GT/GFX/Auto sedan for $27,250 OTD.

Otherwise your price is quite good, lowest I\'ve seen for a hatch. Mine cost alittle more because of the Auto tranny.

When is your arriving or did you picked it off the lot?

[Saphress]

(laugh) Nono... I bought mine in May of 2004.... and I picked it up August 13th 2004.

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaah long wait time, but hell it was worth it!... And Jeff took care of me quite well.

I think my gf just bought hers from Jeff... or bout to close the deal for a 2005 3 GT Sedan White, auto.... I\'ll get all the info tomorrow

[Shat2]

aww man, only if i knew about this 3 months ago >< lol i got my gs for 25k at markham mazda. i woulda liked a GT More >< :p

[iconicrocket]

Originally posted by Saphress


(laugh) Nono... I bought mine in May of 2004.... and I picked it up August 13th 2004.


Damn, I thought my 4 weeks were bad. You had 3 months to wait. :p

You musta gotten it when it was a really hot car. When I went to get mine, they had sold most of their stock and you could only order the ones you wanted. Lucky for me, I found one that was in production.

Won\'t be long now, the car should be ready monday or tuesday.

[Saphress]

(laugh) Yeaaaaaaaaaah At that time, the car was in demand.... now they\'re keeping up with higher productions so you don\'t hafta wait 3 months.... Grrrrrrrrrr :P (laugh)

[Flagrum_3]

Originally posted by Saphress


I just referred a friend to Jeff Holley who\'s the manager of Avante Mazda, a 3rd time.

I gave him a call.... for the third time, and this time he just told me rather than me calling him first, to just get them to call up Jeff Holley and reference me. Woohoo I feel special! :P

So I thought I\'d give you guys a heads up.

If you haven\'t bought a Mazda 3 yet... and are willing to buy one, call Either Avante to find Jeff and tell him that I sent you. Christine Chui .... and he said he\'d take care of ya ...?? I dunno if it completely works yet (laugh)... but so far 1 happy customer, and I figure if all y\'all can get a damn good deal... Why not right?!?!?!

What I got my car for...

2004 3 GT sport
Mica Blue,
MT
A/C

$26,185.50 (not including the 600 grad rebate)
OTD


Hi Saphress,

I would assume that the price is without sunrf and leather since it is not listed? And that OTD means On The Road?
Did they throw in any freebees?
I\'m looking to buy the same vehicle, like right now...I am presently nursing a 91 with 300,000 kms, in its final days .I wonder if Jeff could give me a similar deal.:D Would be sweet!

Reply would be much appreciated

Thanks


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[ZeroChalk]

Hey guys,

In case anyone is looking to pick up a car, I was able to purchase a MT / GFX Mazda 3 with leather and raised spoiler for $27,500 OTD. I\'m pretty sure you can negotiate a bit lower in to their margin but I thought I\'ll give anyone the head\'s up.

I reccomend Frank @ Avante. Nice guy and excellent service. No bull@IHD like the other dealers / salespeople.

[Saphress]

Yes yes... Jeff can make a deal with you...

Jeff is actually the MANAGER of Avante Mazda.... so either way, (laugh)... it\'ll hafta go through Jeff anyway, so yo8u cann just call up Avante ask for Jeff .... tyell him I sent ya for a good deal.... and I\'m pretty sure he can match whatever deal you have from other dealerships.... including great customer service... :D

When I was shopping for my car... I went everywhere... and at that time, no the best bet I got was 27,000 OTD for an \'04 mazda 3 gt htcbk in winning blue, MT and AC.... nothin else special... then I met Jeff.... My old suprivosor knew the owner of Avante... as to which, Jeff took care of me quite well... and I was happily waiting for my lovely car....

[MajesticBlueNTO]

Originally posted by Saphress


Yes yes... Jeff can make a deal with you...

Jeff is actually the MANAGER of Avante Mazda.... so either way, (laugh)... it\'ll hafta go through Jeff anyway, so yo8u cann just call up Avante ask for Jeff .... tyell him I sent ya for a good deal.... and I\'m pretty sure he can match whatever deal you have from other dealerships.... including great customer service... :D

When I was shopping for my car... I went everywhere... and at that time, no the best bet I got was 27,000 OTD for an \'04 mazda 3 gt htcbk in winning blue, MT and AC.... nothin else special... then I met Jeff.... My old suprivosor knew the owner of Avante... as to which, Jeff took care of me quite well... and I was happily waiting for my lovely car....

according to www.avantemazda.com , Jeff Holley is the Manager, Business Office. I thought all sales approvals went through Eddie Ying, Director of Op., Vehicle Sales?

[rinse]

this is great, I plan on buying from 3 from Avante seeing as I live in Richmond Hill anyway. I went in for a test drive last week with a salesperson named Noah, he seemed like a really good guy and gave me a decent initial quote off the bat. $27,600 for a GT with GFX, and Carbon Grey Mica paint. Came to around $350/month, and this was before any bargaining and what not.

Not sure if I should go back to him or go to Jeff now

[majic]

Originally posted by rinse


this is great, I plan on buying from 3 from Avante seeing as I live in Richmond Hill anyway. I went in for a test drive last week with a salesperson named Noah, he seemed like a really good guy and gave me a decent initial quote off the bat. $27,600 for a GT with GFX, and Carbon Grey Mica paint. Came to around $350/month, and this was before any bargaining and what not.

Not sure if I should go back to him or go to Jeff now

as MajesticBlueN said, in the end you\'ll deal with Eddie (well he\'ll be the one to agree on the price you set out) :) i did.. and my salesman was Noah, very straight up no BS guy, been leading in sales a few months back when i checked in with him :D

i\'m sure you can do a little bit better, any options (auto/leather/etc) or just the basic GT+GFX (b/c that will affect the price)

anyway.. good luck and tell noah majic says hi :)

[rinse]

Originally posted by majic



Originally posted by rinse


this is great, I plan on buying from 3 from Avante seeing as I live in Richmond Hill anyway. I went in for a test drive last week with a salesperson named Noah, he seemed like a really good guy and gave me a decent initial quote off the bat. $27,600 for a GT with GFX, and Carbon Grey Mica paint. Came to around $350/month, and this was before any bargaining and what not.

Not sure if I should go back to him or go to Jeff now

as MajesticBlueN said, in the end you\'ll deal with Eddie (well he\'ll be the one to agree on the price you set out) :) i did.. and my salesman was Noah, very straight up no BS guy, been leading in sales a few months back when i checked in with him :D

i\'m sure you can do a little bit better, any options (auto/leather/etc) or just the basic GT+GFX (b/c that will affect the price)

anyway.. good luck and tell noah majic says hi :)

It\'s GT+GFX with MT, and its cloth.

Probably going to add a rear lip or raised spoiler, not sure yet.

He told me he would be able to do ALOT better with the price the next time I come in, when Im serious about purchasing.

[Saphress]

Originally posted by MajesticBlueN



Originally posted by Saphress


Yes yes... Jeff can make a deal with you...

Jeff is actually the MANAGER of Avante Mazda.... so either way, (laugh)... it\'ll hafta go through Jeff anyway, so yo8u cann just call up Avante ask for Jeff .... tyell him I sent ya for a good deal.... and I\'m pretty sure he can match whatever deal you have from other dealerships.... including great customer service... :D

When I was shopping for my car... I went everywhere... and at that time, no the best bet I got was 27,000 OTD for an \'04 mazda 3 gt htcbk in winning blue, MT and AC.... nothin else special... then I met Jeff.... My old suprivosor knew the owner of Avante... as to which, Jeff took care of me quite well... and I was happily waiting for my lovely car....

according to www.avantemazda.com , Jeff Holley is the Manager, Business Office. I thought all sales approvals went through Eddie Ying, Director of Op., Vehicle Sales?

Trust me on this... he\'s Avante\'s manager..... prices go through Eddie and also are discussed with Jeff.... I\'ve referred quite a few people who\'ve been able to get the deal done over the phone and it was an on spot deal because it was a great price.
Jeff will do wonders, Wtom has dealt with him, and a couple of friends who aren\'t on the board
And Jeff goes through no one... (laugh).... Jeff knows me by name.... after a year, I\'ve referred people to him, he takes it he\'ll close the deal. Simple... I was referred to Jeff from my old sup who knew the owner or Avante.

As for my experience with Avante, I called up the owner, advsd him of whom I was referred to... and within 5 minutes I was called back, asked for what specs I wanted, and was up front honest of the actual cost of the car, what price they were charging me.... blah blah blah..... and had the deal sold over the phone pretty much. I had the option of just closing the deal over the phone, or just coming in to sign papers... It was amazing!...
When I came in, I got to meet Jeff... who updated me every step of the way.... whom always checked up on me, and helped me out.... since that point, I\'ve directed everyone who\'s asked for a Mazda straight to Jeff... cuz I know it will be taken care of, without BS ... nor approvals from anyone else.
(laugh) I wouldn\'t be advising this if I never really had dealings wiht Jeff, so I don\'t understand why you are questioning it??? If you can get a better price and skip a level ... why not? I was referred from Frank and Frank placed me to a guy named Neil who was the previous manager at the old Avante, where I ended up dealing with Jeff who was the assistant manager at the time and the Yonge and Steeles.... who then changed over to RH as a manager. And since he\'s been with Richmond Hill Avante I\'ve sent 3 people to him already where he\'s closed the deal. Anyway... point is to get the deal... who wants to pay more?

[Saphress]

Oh... well how\'s this... next time you go in to see Noah.... tell him to speak with JEff, and that you were referred by Christine....

Did the guy give you what the cost of the car is to the dealership?? and how much the car will cost?

[Saphress]

Originally posted by majic



Originally posted by rinse


this is great, I plan on buying from 3 from Avante seeing as I live in Richmond Hill anyway. I went in for a test drive last week with a salesperson named Noah, he seemed like a really good guy and gave me a decent initial quote off the bat. $27,600 for a GT with GFX, and Carbon Grey Mica paint. Came to around $350/month, and this was before any bargaining and what not.

Not sure if I should go back to him or go to Jeff now

as MajesticBlueN said, in the end you\'ll deal with Eddie (well he\'ll be the one to agree on the price you set out) :) i did.. and my salesman was Noah, very straight up no BS guy, been leading in sales a few months back when i checked in with him :D

i\'m sure you can do a little bit better, any options (auto/leather/etc) or just the basic GT+GFX (b/c that will affect the price)

anyway.. good luck and tell noah majic says hi :)

The only time I had to even deal with Eddie was when he gave me the bottle of wine congratulating me on the car ....

As for freebies, I got wheel locks.... and paint.... I think right now they\'re giving away umbrellas? (laugh)

[Saphress]

another thought.... Jeff doesn\'t go off of comission and how low he\'s willing to go....
Sales people will go lower in result of how willing he is to go for comission. There\'s comission on the car, and the number of sales mind you....

[Flagrum_3]

Originally posted by Saphress


another thought.... Jeff doesn\'t go off of comission and how low he\'s willing to go....
Sales people will go lower in result of how willing he is to go for comission. There\'s comission on the car, and the number of sales mind you....

Hi again Saphress,

Just wondering did you finance thru Mazda or paid some other way? and thanks for the earlier info.


Ron.




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[Saphress]

Mine was cash
I think the other two people financed

[Jeff-TheBiz]

Thanx for all the great kudos Chris,

For the record....

I am the Business Manager. Just changed positions about 3 months ago.

I was the General Manager for a while, but we were a little over stafted when the merge took place.

Eddie Ying is the Director of Sales Division. And he approves all the deals that the salesmen write.

Do I work on commission... No.

Has Eddie ever said no to my proposals... No.

Do I take great care of all my clients... Absolutely.

Could 8500 clients be wrong?

Avante Mazda in Richmond Hill
Celebrating our 10 yr Anniversay

Jeff :)

[majic]

Originally posted by TheBiz


Thanx for all the great kudos Chris,

For the record....

I am the Business Manager. Just changed positions about 3 months ago.

I was the General Manager for a while, but we were a little over stafted when the merge took place.

Eddie Ying is the Director of Sales Division. And he approves all the deals that the salesmen write.

Do I work on commission... No.

Has Eddie ever said no to my proposals... No.

Do I take great care of all my clients... Absolutely.

Could 8500 clients be wrong?

Avante Mazda in Richmond Hill
Celebrating our 10 yr Anniversay

Jeff :)
sweeeeeet.. another avante rep here.. :D

it\'s funny how the dealerships that actually care (avanteTO, avanteRH, toronto mazda, DWM) actually come on board and listen/try to help their clients..

props ;)

[Saphress]

(laugh).... Tis all good Jeff.... I\'m happy with the support you\'ve given me along with services.... and also to the support and enthusiasm to helping Toronto Mazda 3 club... so I\'m always willing to advertise you as a person as a great dude :P


And I swear that\'s not sucking up either Jeff!!... Seriously! :p

[Jeff-TheBiz]

It\'s all good girl...

JH

[Saphress]

might be easier to just call him

[Optimzer]

or just drop by and meet the folks at Avante in person. it\'ll be worth the trip

[Saphress]

(laugh) Pretty much... you can meet Jeff... (laugh) He\'s a joker... but don\'t forget to bring him a coffee!!!

[Jeff-TheBiz]

Double Double Please.... :)

[TheProfessor]

So is Dave Gurnett no longer the business manager there? I really liked him, hope he\'s still with Avante:)

[rinse]

hey Jeff tell Noah to get on this site haha :)

[Jeff-TheBiz]

Actually Dave is now the Controller. (Director of Accounting)

It gives him more time to golf. :)

I will tell him you said hi.

[Saphress]

Then what about your time then Jeff?????? (laugh)... it seems you\'re here more often... Bwahahhaa... :D

[Jeff-TheBiz]

Dont really like to golf...
and when you enjoy what you do, it really doesnt feel like work, more like a hobby.

[Fuman]

Hey Jeff,

I\'m also in the market in getting a new car.
I\'m looking to get a Mazda 3 sport GT (auto + a/c, cloth).

Could you please send me an e-mail on a price and when its a good time to come in?

I\'m free after 6:30 monday-friday and anytime sat. (i\'ve a body check up at 10am this sat though). I\'ll be coming in with my guardian because she has to talk to my dad about it too.

aznfuman@hotmail.com


Thanks Jeff and Christine. Owe you big time!

[Saphress]

hehehe... well when you enjoy it that much... its alllllllllll good :)

[Fuman]

haha.. =)
I love my protege now and i dun see a reason y i wont love the 3.

[mjdavila]

Hi I\'m new to the board... I actually just test drove the mazda3 GT 5spd on monday @ Mazda of Toronto..

What a nice drive!

Here\'s what I\'m looking for, maybe Jeff or any other sales people can contact me...

White Mazda 3 GT w/ GFX w/ leather.

I work for IBM so I\'m on the X plan.... sales person said that would get me about 900-1000 off....

I\'m a deal type of guy so I\'d like accessories thrown in, maybe even free raised spoiler and leather ?

Is this plausible?

Looking to buy this week or next.... serious buyer.

[Jeff-TheBiz]

Just sent you an email.

Hope to hear from you soon.;)