Miata Mailing List: August 1994, Message #392
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   From: Al Staats 
Subject: Re: Bum Dealers II
   Date: Thu, 11 Aug 1994 04:05:35 -0400

I want to add my  support with Tom for Pateros. Valerie in Parts is super,
and Steve Baker, the Sales Manager is a gem. Last year, I was snooping
around their back lot and found a Navajo I wanted for my business. Went in
to see Baker, identified myself as a Miata Club member and owner of PBC, and
told him I was interested in the Navajo. He went and retrieved the dealer
invoice on the truck, and offered it to me for $100 over his cost. At the
time Mazda was doing a buyback on the Navajo (which I knew but didn't
mention) and to my surprise, he told me about it and dropped the price
another $1,500. All in all, I saved $7,000 off the sticker. Its a long
ride from DC, but Pateros gets my vote everytime. I gave him a check, and
in less than a half hour, drove home in my new Navajo.