Being in the Forces has it's advantages- not quite as good as the USA over here with love for troops, but if you don't ask you don't get. We went into the Mazda garage in Lincoln for a looksee and were told that or production of a military ID card, Mazda offer a straight 20% off any new car you buy from them... We saved over £4000 on a new CX-7. More than enough for me to get my new sit-on lawnmower!
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emad
17 Feb 10#1
Good deal, but you can save that much through an online broker.
Nitro111
17 Feb 10#2
Should be more imo! :thumbsup:
huggychair
18 Feb 10#3
how does the build quality compare to a Vickers' ?
dai70
18 Feb 10#4
Any other car manufacturers that offer similar deals? Hubby is an ex army reservist wonder whether this would work.
gizmouk to dai70
18 Feb 10#11
Vauxhall certainly do a discount scheme for many large employers - Vauxhall Partners, I believe they also include the forces in that scheme.
Discounts vary hugely depending on model and trim level.
StudentJo to dai70
18 Feb 10#21
Most do I think, definitely Ford. Got a mate in the forces and he gets discount off a lot of cars.
timhill3
18 Feb 10#5
More companies should do this for you guys.... much respect!!!
ajnicho
18 Feb 10#6
I have a Mazda and would never buy again. They are cheap s***
The car is not even two years old and the remote central locking is dead, air vents have all snapped as they're made of cheap plastic. Passenger seat keeps beeping when no one is sat there, belt buckle in the rear just fell apart and the underseat bar has snapped.
Moby to ajnicho
18 Feb 10#8
Common everyone - lets heat this up to increase the profile of / give support to the troops. This seems a good deal as they used to reserve this for overseas postings - though most forces cannot afford new cars in the UK.
Mazda have a great rep for reliability and build quality, I have had 2 over the years, our last Mazda 6 estate was 4 years old with 160K on the clock when we finished with it - no complaints nor broken plastic! If yours has been serviced to Mazda requirements it should be in warranty. Like most modern cars, if you put something on the front seat it will beep to fasten the seatbelt - read your handbook for the override.
Besford to ajnicho
18 Feb 10#19
Check the badge - doesn't sound like a Mazda anyone else has bought!
chappers to ajnicho
18 Feb 10#24
Surely this car is still under warranty then, I would take it back in and get it fixed
Besford to ajnicho
19 Feb 10#28
Yeah, I know some people who trash everything they own too. Is it an intelligence thing or are you just VERY unlucky?
termite
18 Feb 10#7
Surely the army are supplied with enough substandard kit without this.
bigmike20vt
18 Feb 10#9
not all mazda cars are bad.
I believe the MX5 has pretty much wrapped up the best roadster on the market since it launched., and having known a good number of people with them i can say with certainty that whilst basic, they are very reliable vehicles.
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Discounts vary hugely depending on model and trim level.
The car is not even two years old and the remote central locking is dead, air vents have all snapped as they're made of cheap plastic. Passenger seat keeps beeping when no one is sat there, belt buckle in the rear just fell apart and the underseat bar has snapped.
Mazda have a great rep for reliability and build quality, I have had 2 over the years, our last Mazda 6 estate was 4 years old with 160K on the clock when we finished with it - no complaints nor broken plastic! If yours has been serviced to Mazda requirements it should be in warranty. Like most modern cars, if you put something on the front seat it will beep to fasten the seatbelt - read your handbook for the override.
I believe the MX5 has pretty much wrapped up the best roadster on the market since it launched., and having known a good number of people with them i can say with certainty that whilst basic, they are very reliable vehicles.