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.
lumsar31
18 Feb 10#10
3 year warranty, get it fixed, i jus bought new mazda 3 sport, so far so good
ajnicho to lumsar31
21 Feb 10#31
I will get it fixed if Arnold Clark ever return my call!!!
NHS, Civil Police, lots of other companies get this discount, be it cars or other items. So please don't turn this into a HM Forces bashing thread.
It just happens that this particular thread is open to HM Forces personnel on this occassion.
Marzz
18 Feb 10#15
Here are some more partner companies that can recieve discounts. These are a list for GM Cars (Vauxhall,Saab etc) A Selection of Companies within the Associate Partners Scheme are:
•Parcel Force
•Post Office
•Prison Officers Association
•Rentokil Initial PLC
•Royal Mail
•Southern Water
•Police Federation
•Asda Stores
•British Airways
•BSM
•BT
•Co-operative Group
•EDF Energy
•John Lewis Partnership
•Legal & General
•Morrisons PLC
•Civil Servants (CSMA Members)
•Health & Education Workers (members of UNISON)
you got a site like that for Ford? Reason i ask is, lots of online companies are spouting 28% - 40% discount on new fords for HM Forces, but when i contacted Ford HQ, they said 10%!
FatRocker
18 Feb 10#17
I think all manufactures offer a Tax free option which our troops can take advantage of, i used to work for Audi, and through a third party down in Brighton, we use to ship on avg 20 cars a month to army personel.
RMJonny
18 Feb 10#18
Seems a good deal, hopefully more manufactures will follow suit...
RedOnRed
18 Feb 10#20
I'm on my second Mazda6, both have been brand new. The first one I had for about 75K without a single fault and this one which i've had since last October and has already done 9K is looking exactly the same way. This new one drives even better then the first and the build quality is top notch.
My in-laws always used to have Ford Focus's with loads of problems until I recommended trying the Mazda3 and now they're on their second and totaly converted. Pound for pound they're undoubtedly the best cars you can buy for your money.
paul.henshall2@n
18 Feb 10#22
We own 2 Mazdas the 323 and the 6
(owned the mazda 6 for 4 years no problems)
:smiley:
pucker
18 Feb 10#23
GREAT Deal... have some heat... and I thank all our Forces.
lisa3
18 Feb 10#25
I have a Mazda 3 - per picture. Deisel. does 60 mpg, which is as much as you can get without going to a matchbox.
Picked it up at 18 months old and have now had it 2 years (55 000 miles) and love it. no reliability problems, just an excelent, quick motor.
And best of luck to the armed forsec who deserve our respect.
sigma
18 Feb 10#26
This is a deal thread not a MISC army debate - please only posts comments in relation to the specific deal. Relevant comments now deleted.
tomtoondestroyer
18 Feb 10#27
thanks sigma, glad someone had the sense to take charge and delte the idiotic ramblings that have no place here.
Moby
20 Feb 10#29
No doubt you will delete this, but please edit your own post: our brave forces are not the Army. We have three fine services / HM Forces: Royal Navy, Army, and Royal Air Force, not to mention the Royal Marines etc. Please Please Please do not generalise all forces as Army or even worse as soldiers. You might see it as misc or trivia but it is important to us. Thank you.
ajnicho
21 Feb 10#30
What about when there is nothing on the seat????
RedOnRed
21 Feb 10#32
Very true. The RAF Regiment have received heavy losses too.
Motorfinity
4 Apr 17#33
http://www.motorfinity.uk offer discounts on behalf of most car manufacturers and work closely with Defence Discount Service and Blue Light Card. Massive savings on brand new cars!
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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.
It just happens that this particular thread is open to HM Forces personnel on this occassion.
•Parcel Force
•Post Office
•Prison Officers Association
•Rentokil Initial PLC
•Royal Mail
•Southern Water
•Police Federation
•Asda Stores
•British Airways
•BSM
•BT
•Co-operative Group
•EDF Energy
•John Lewis Partnership
•Legal & General
•Morrisons PLC
•Civil Servants (CSMA Members)
•Health & Education Workers (members of UNISON)
More info at http://www.vauxhalloffers.com/partners.php
My in-laws always used to have Ford Focus's with loads of problems until I recommended trying the Mazda3 and now they're on their second and totaly converted. Pound for pound they're undoubtedly the best cars you can buy for your money.
(owned the mazda 6 for 4 years no problems)
:smiley:
Picked it up at 18 months old and have now had it 2 years (55 000 miles) and love it. no reliability problems, just an excelent, quick motor.
And best of luck to the armed forsec who deserve our respect.