As requested
Ok, since I already HAVE my car from cars4u, I'm not adverse to sharing info... This is the price quote I got on a Metallic paint, auto, sedan GT. NO OTHER OPTIONS.
I believe that it's about $650-800 off of MSRP. BUT, Avante Mazda does not charge an Admin fee. Essentially, they negotiate with the leasing agent/dealership and I presume they either get a split of the profit or a referral bonus of some sort. They were very friendly and not pushy at all. It DID save time (essentially, you can do everything by fax, email phone) and you don't have to play games with the sales guy.
I mean, if you try to play dealers off each other (which I did with my other car), you end up wasting time going to multiple dealerships. It stops being fun after a while. Here, I went to 1 dealership for test drive / negotiation... and when they said no, I went online.
<Except for when I got dicked around by Markham Mazda>
I think the main advantage here is that the dealerships are still playing the "no-> minimal discount" game here in Toronto. Which is why we just said f*** it and went with the online dealer.
> Cash Option
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> Selling Price: $21,641.00
> Vehicle Options $0.00
> Freight & PDI: $925.00
> Other Options: $0.00
> Air Tax $100.00
> Fuel Tax: $75.00
> Admin Fee: $150.00
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> Cash Rebate(s): $0.00
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> Pre Tax Amount: $22,891.00
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> Trade in Value: $0.00
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> GST: $1,602.37
> PST: $1,831.28
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> Total Cash Price: $26,324.65 + lic
> Vlad Dekin
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