Where did you buy your MX-5?
I purchased my last (of four) MX-5 Miatas at Ocean Mazda in Doral. Before that I had purchased or leased Mazda cars at Potemkin (deceased), then Grieco, then North Miami and Gunther.
Over the past 13 years, I have been servicing my Mazdas at Potemkin (deceased), Mazda South (deceased), Ocean and Gunther. Each has done a good job with service.
Let’s share info on the popular dealerships and service centers among our members. Please reply with a comment to share from which dealer you purchased you car and where you most often go for service. Or, if you bought from a non-dealer or prefer service at a favorite shop, or do it yourself.
Russell Dennert, 
Don Merchberger, and 4 others are discussing.
Mark Gilbert 11:46am on Thursday, July 19, 2018 Permalink |
2008 & 2010 PRHT – Gunther Mazda
2017 RF – Grieco Mazda
All service done with Gunther Mazda
Karl Johnson 12:21pm on Thursday, July 19, 2018 Permalink |
2016 Club, Lou Bachrodt, Coconut Creek, Gary is my service manager and Mark is the only one that works on it.
Steve and Tracy Dillon 1:52pm on Thursday, July 19, 2018 Permalink |
2015 Mazda 3s GT – Greico of Delray, didn’t have a great experience
2016 Club – Royal Palm Mazda (defunct), much better that Greico, but pretty far away
Service: Palm Beach Mazda in North Palm Beach, cause it’s close to work. Honestly mostly only use them for warranty work. Usually don’t use a dealer for non-warranty work.
I do most of routine service myself either because I want better quality parts (Track level brake pads, AmsOil, Mobil 1), or I just find it quicker to do an Oil Change and Filter myself instead of the whole drop off at dealer routine.
Up until Frank retired a few years ago, all of my non-warranty work went to Goodman Auto in Delray, or German Car Depot (Audi) in Hollywood. Have had ok luck with Japanese Auto Care in Boca Raton, limited experience there.
Andrew 9:24pm on Thursday, July 19, 2018 Permalink |
Brought it at Gunther Mazda. I have brought two cars and leased one from them. I usually do my own maintenance servicing while tires are generally ordered from Tire Rack and sent to a local tire shop for install. Warranty work, at the dealer and specialized modification like BBK and, pro spec alignment and front sways-bars at Mazda Pros in Hollywood.
Don Merchberger 9:11am on Friday, July 20, 2018 Permalink |
I purchased a brand new 1993 Mazda Miata from Eddie Accardi in Pompano Beach back in 1993. One hundred fifty thousand miles later and the car is still going strong. No matter what I do, it just won’t wear out! At this rate, I’ll never get to buy another new car! Shoulda bought a Yugo!
Robert Burr 9:14am on Friday, July 20, 2018 Permalink |
I love these comments. Lots of range here. Good advice and interesting perspectives. Keep them coming.
Russell Dennert 2:45pm on Friday, July 20, 2018 Permalink |
I purchased my RF online “pre-launch” and chose the nearest dealership to me to pick it up. In this case it was Ocean Mazda. I just showed up to buy the car, no negotiations. I am not satisfied with Ocean Mazda, I will not be returning there.