This just in from my dealer - give it whatever credence you like. (Excuse the shouting - it seems he uses a terminal that doesn't do mixed case.)

 

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ALSO, THE DEMO'S THAT THE DEALERS WERE GOING TO GET, HAVE BEEN DELAYED TO LATE JULY SO THAT WON'T HELP YOU.


At least I'll still get to test drive before my 8 comes in. Not only that, I will give it a REAL test drive :D.

 

Actually, the keyboard is fine, it's my fingers and eyes that give me trouble!!! I want the cars here as bad as everyone else. I haven't driven one yet either. Everyone I've talked to that has, has said it's fantastic!

 

and we are guessing.. is budaman your dealer, eccles?

 

I wasn't aware that he'd joined the forum, but yeah, his profile matches. Welcome, Mike!

 

I had to join the group. Sometimes I can get more useful info from you guys than from the other people. I did pass along my concerns of the communication between corp,dealers and consumers. This is one area that I picked up from reading the threads. Hopefully, things will get better as they start shipping. I have a silver one on order for my wife on July allocation so it should be here just before the lease on her Jetta is up. The titanium sure looks nice in the brochure though. We might have to change that!

 

budaman, you work at one of the Beasley stores?

 

Not just one of them - the best one! Location is everything

 

Well the BEST one is Premiere in G-town.

 

We'll just let the results speak for themselves!

 

So you're at the ratty store in Austin or the one at Burnet?

 

I guess that would be the ratty one! Yeah, were not as pretty as Premier is. The construction on I35 doesn't help either. All we can do is to try to give the customer the best buying experience we can. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

 

Dealer code 34418 in Austin? I know George the old parts mgr. Talked with him daily it seems. PM me sometime.

 

Where can I find the list of top Mazda dealers in the US. Another post said Austin has number 1 & 2 in the nation. I would like to see a list. I tried google, but nothing comes up. Thanks

 

As far as I know, there is no list available to the public.
YTD- 1)Fairbanks/Fla 2)Koons/DC area 3)Galpin/CA 4)RB Mazda South/Austin 5)Fairbanks/Ga 6)RB Mazda North

The two RB stores are 1 & 2 in Gulf Region

If you count all four stores in Austin area we would be the #1 metro area. We have the greatest import penetration % in US

 

Thanks

 

Hi Mike,

Is that due to how wonderful you have treated all of us "preorder maniacs"? Or, do you mean to tell us you treat ALL customers this special?

You guys will certainly get my recommendations to whoever asks, ESPECIALLY if you call me before you call Jon to pick up the car <grin>!!!

Welcome to the group.

 

i hope this isnt the boat that just sank off the coast of japan with 2,000 cars on it......

 

I think tha tboat was full of Toyotas! However, I did see a flash on the news about an earthquake in Japan the other day but have not seen anything in the paper about it.

we try to treat everyone like a special customer, but I have to admit I go a little bit further with non mundane vehicle customers. It ought to get real crazy when the Mazdaspeed Miata hits early next year! Hope Hope Hope The rumors on this car have been going around for a couple of years and it looks like we might actually see it in Jan. You know how those Miata nuts are! With the Miata you still need another vehicle because of its limitations. The RX-8 should be the perfect vehicle for all of us that need some utility but still want a fun ride.

 

have you heard anything about a mazdaspeed rx-8?

 

This seems to be consistent with two different pieces of information that I have received. According to RX-8 sales at Mazda NA, my car was slated to be shipped on 5/31 (which would be boat #2 on Saturday). One of the reps I talked to went into some Mazda site with my VIN and looked it up for me. I dropped by my dealer yesterday to pick up the accessories brochure. I asked him if that were true, how long does the voyage take. He said it only takes 10 days, but that customs and the port process takes another 10 to 14 days. And even though the port is literally 5 miles from the dealer. the trucking system is bizarre. There really is no method to the madness. They simply load the vehicles up and take them to a 5 state area from the Port of Tacoma. I asked him if the dealership in Tacoma would be the first stop. His comment was maybe, but maybe not. It depends how they are loaded, where the truck is going, etc. So theoretically, my car could take a ride to utah before it reaches it's destination 5 miles from the port. This proces can add 4 to 5 days. So here we are again last week in June, first week in July.

 

Nothing hard. There should be one, but based on developement and marketing time it is probably at least a year or two away. I think the next Speed we will see after the Miata will be based off the MZ6. Rumor has it as an I4 w/280 or so HP and AWD. Ought to be a handler because the 4 handles much better than the 6. Better weight balance. I would imagine the aftermarket people will have all kinds of RX-8 stuff before a Mazdaspeed RX-8 exists.

 

3rotor i hope my car is on the boat with yours so far i can't get my dealer to tell me squat.

 

One last thing before I go home tonight.

Based on previous launch practices, the vehicles will be sent out to the distribution centers furthest from the port first. This way the vehicles can be shipped to the dealers at basically the same time. This is so the dealers are not yelling that some part of the country got their vehicles before they did. It actually works pretty well and all of you should get your RX-8's about the same time.

 

Newest != Best, IMHO.

If there's any indication of how highly my wife and I value Mazda South, it's the fact that we continue to buy from, and have our cars serviced by, Mazda South despite the fact that we now live right behind Mazda North on Burnet Rd.