New Car...finally

So I have a new car. Finally. It's a Mazda 3 S. And I had just about talked myself into a new car (just because I wanted it so bad) when I found a 2004 that was exactly what I wanted. I mean exactly. Bright Red color? Check. Spoiler? Check. Black leather interior? Check. 6 Disc CD Changer? Check. As good as new? Suprisingly, yes! It looks like a brand new car. Whoever drove it before must have bought it and then stuck it in a garage and barely drove it after that.

I have to heartily recommend edmunds.com. I knew exactly what the car should cost, exactly how much they should give me for my trade in, and then I made the dealer stick to it. Plus I even got them to come down some on the Mazda. It was no Super deal but I think I did the best I've ever done on a car purchase negotiation. Having the pricing information and good research ahead of time makes all the difference in the world. The dealer tried to tell me the car was worth 19,000 and that they had cut that price by $2000. I wasn't buying it (literally). I knew the car was worth 18,100 tops because of edmunds.com. So he came down even more off the 16,900 he was asking. Here's a pic (maybe, if I can get this to work)...