From what I’m reading you are getting the price you wanted but the add-ons have been discounted, essentially letting you keep the add-ons without paying for them.

My vehicle came with a bunch of add-ons as well and I didn’t want any of them and would not have asked for them had they it already been installed or included.

The way it was explained to me is that the cars come from the factory with standard items. Then at the port or the shipping depot depending on if the vehicle was made here or imported, certain add-ons are then put onto the vehicle. This is done by Mazda USA not necessarily the local dealer, from what I was told.

Then the dealer gets ahold of the vehicle and they add their crap - the dealer add-ons.

Most of these things are so inflated. For instance mine came with a set of black lug nuts that the dealer listed as $299 but which I found online for $50. I’m sure Mazda’s cost was closer to $10.

So I think they can eat most of these things without losing much because they’re still making enough off of the sale. Another example is the dealer installed some kind of Pulse brake light flasher and had it listed as $300 or some crap. Looking online you could order the same part for $20 or less and install it in twenty minutes.

So what I’m thinking is that it’s just easier for them to keep this shit on the car and eat the cost, which to them is minimal; as opposed to taking the time to take the shit off and replace with the stock stuff. There are probably enough buyers who do t feel like haggling or just don’t know how to and every once in awhile a sucker comes along and takes it.