PJH2

Are they still actually biulding the Pro 5 or is productio now complete to make way for the new 3? If still building the 5 - for how long?

deathuntofoes

i believe they will build it through next year, then in 05, the 3 will be introduced.....and will be more expensive...

ZoomZoomH

actually the P5 will end production later this year.

The Mazda3 wagon will start go on sale in North America around December 2003/January 2004

ZoomZoomH

and no, there will probably not be a major price increase.

they still gotta keep the price down to compete with the rest of the compact car segment.

pluto316

Yeah yeah, I still got my MSP and that's all that matters really.

I know I am going to want a Mazda 3 real real bad, but I just bought 2 new mazdas in a row, I don't think I can swing 3.

deathuntofoes

According to Car and Driver, a month or two ago, in the "whats new" section, they said that the Production of the P5 has finished, but will continue to be on showrooms until a resonable number have sold. Mazda will not release the 3 until P5 sales reach a certain point. This makes sense, because they would not want to sell the new AND outdated models at the same time.....they would cut into eachother's sales. C&D said that it would take through next year to get the sales down to an accpetable number, so the 3 will not be on sale until later next year.

deathuntofoes

the Mazda3 looks eerily similar to the Toyota Matrix...YUCK!!!! i do like the headlights, however.....but it is just too short and boxy...

bmorton

That's the end of THIS year that the 3 will be on sale. Production of the NA-spec Mazda3 starts mid-September. Add transit time and the end-of-2003 timeframe referenced above makes sense.

PJH

Around here all the Mazda dealers seem to have alot of 5 inventory on their lots still - Because of my options the dealer had to bring in mine in from the Mazda depot with a build date of 02/03.
I was told the 3's were coming to Canada late Oct - early Nov. and they needed to move their current large inventory with a "special pricing progam

Dermen

Do you know if they stopped making parts? Like the MSP suspension and bodykit. I really wanted to get those but can't until around Novemberish. If they aren't being made anymore it will be hard to get them.