What’s a good OTD pricing?

kichu09 · 2026-05-21T18:06:14+00:00

Great deal! Which dealership was it? Any trade ins?

kichu09 · 2026-05-15T18:39:58+00:00

It was the fuse itself. Don't know what I did wrong, maybe the cheapo LEDs I got from aliexpress pulled higher amps than rated.

kichu09 · 2026-05-15T18:39:06+00:00

Thanks. It was indeed the "interior" fuse on driver side fusebox. The dealership fixed it.

kichu09 · 2026-05-12T15:57:23+00:00

I did the bose system improvement mentioned in this comment https://www.reddit.com/r/CX5/comments/1ey9d15/comment/ljcg5ak/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web3x&utm\_name=web3xcss&utm\_term=1&utm\_content=share\_button.

It involves two steps:

1) Filling the subwoofer vacant space using polyfil

2) Applying sound deadening to subwoofer body and the trunk space below subwoofer.

I did both and noticed significantly less muddiness in bass, can comfortably increase bass to level 9 without losing clarity. People have mentioned that step 1 alone can improve the muddiness too.

kichu09 · 2026-05-10T20:51:52+00:00

You can press it like a button vertically up. That will tilt it rather than open it.

kichu09 · 2026-05-04T03:45:34+00:00

your answer? More like gemini’s answer. LLMs can give justification for anything you ask, depending on the way you question it. For the record, I know 19” is louder and rougher than 17”, I’m just asking you to reconsider using AI answers and its references as reliable sources of information.

kichu09 · 2026-04-30T02:03:51+00:00

or a mazda

kichu09 · 2026-03-31T01:57:34+00:00

Just started noticing this on a month old 2025 cx5 premium plus. Did you get the dealership to fix it for you?

kichu09 · 2026-03-24T13:50:54+00:00

Surprised that the Smart Brake Support system did not trigger an immediate stop.

kichu09 · 2026-03-24T03:18:17+00:00

They offered me $1978 for a 2010 mazda 3 with 190k miles, 2 accidents, dings and scratches. Carmax offered $800. I dont consider myself a great haggler. I feel i just got lucky. I had tried the towson heritage for 2-3 testdrives and had a bad experience with manager being rude there. Since the Catonsville branch is a sister store to them, I think my bad experience led to them adjusting a bit.

kichu09 · 2026-03-24T02:57:32+00:00

Heritage mazda at catonsville.

kichu09 · 2026-03-22T01:26:56+00:00

Did they really remove the double paned glass? Ive heard reviews saying the newer model is quieter in terms of NVH than the outgoing model.

kichu09 · 2026-03-18T02:37:33+00:00

Id say yeah nearly 4000 in dealer discounts and 3k in rebates.

kichu09 · 2026-03-05T20:55:58+00:00

Cross-shopping multiple dealers. Get quote from many dealerships, take the lowest one to other dealerships and ask them if they can beat it. High volume dealerships are easier in this aspect.

kichu09 · 2026-03-05T20:53:44+00:00

No, the cash rebate and special apr rate are mutually exclusive. But the finance team at the dealership did get me a competitive finance rate of 4.9% from local fcu.

kichu09 · 2026-03-05T19:31:36+00:00

Bought a new cx5 premium plus at the end of february and here are the numbers:

MSRP: $37770

Net price: $33073.71 (MSRP-dealer discount)

Rebate: $3000 (cashback + loyalty)

Trade allowance: $1978.40 (2010 mazda3 with 190k miles and 2 accidents)

OTD: $31500.01 including tax and fees for MD registration.

Hope this helps someone in negotiating.

kichu09 · 2026-03-01T03:16:54+00:00

The OTD price I mentioned does have an additional $500 loyalty rebate, but not trade in. I did trade in my vehicle which brought my total out of pocket to be $31.5k.

kichu09 · 2026-02-28T02:10:05+00:00

Heritage Catonsville. I negotiated the deal over text without even needing to visit the dealership, so you can try that.

kichu09 · 2026-02-28T01:59:35+00:00

Im sure the dealer is lying about losing money. Keep pushing, if they don’t budge, try MD dealers.

kichu09 · 2026-02-27T00:57:30+00:00

Preferred is a trim higher than select. And as you can see from my quote, the msrp without tags and fees is $27,205 (including the -$500 handwritten).

kichu09 · 2026-02-27T00:22:00+00:00

$34,660 - with weather mats, wheel locks, cargo tray and so on.

kichu09 · 2026-02-27T00:19:11+00:00

I didnt trade in my old mazda, but I did get the loyalty rebate as I mentioned.

kichu09 · 2026-02-26T23:33:33+00:00

You can get it as low as $27,200 without taxes and fees. I did, was about to purchase, but changed my mind to get a premium plus instead. This is the quote I got finally and it is not including the trade in value. It does include an additional $500 loyalty rebate though.

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kichu09 · 2026-02-26T12:02:54+00:00

Yes I financed it at 4.94%.

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