Mazda 3 Gets IIHS Top Safety Award... get yours at Ricart Mazda

What happens when you make a car that's an absolute blast to drive, looks great, is priced to make it a real automotive value, and is awarded the prestigious Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)? Well, to answer this query yourself, all you need is five minutes behind the wheel of a 2010 Mazda 3 on The Ricart Megamall Test Track. Okay... maybe you'll only need three minutes.

Mazda has gotten pretty much everything right with the redesigned 2010 Mazda 3, and by earning the highest possible rating of "good" for the IIHS front, side, and rear crash tests, combined with the 3's electronic stability control (which is standard equipment for most 2010 Mazda 3 models), it's a car that easily leaps to the front of its class. Don't worry though, 'cause even if the 2010 Mazda 3 is the teacher's pet, it still has a rowdy soul that knows exactly what to do when you push your foot down on the accelerator. The new 3 will never be disappointing in the Zoom-Zoom department!

To get the straight dope on the IIHS test results and ratings for the 2010 Mazda 3, check out this article. And for a close, personal look at the 2010 Mazda 3, grab your keys and head out to The Ricart Megamall and your Mazda Winner's Circle store for a test drive.

Cash for Clunkers begins!

The federal program known as "Cash for Clunkers" is now underway, with people racing in by the score to trade that older, not-to-economical vehicle, for a new, ecologically and economically sound vehicle... not to mention the Zoom Zoom they get by default simply by getting their new Mazda from Ricart Mazda!
If you are planning on taking advantage of "Cash for Clunkers", we'll see you soon!

Mazda Ricart does "CARS" Math

At Ricart Mazda we sat down with a calculator and did a little simple math involving the numbers you have heard thrown around whenever you hear about the "Cash For Clunkers" program.

The first number is one-billion, the amount of money the program has been given. That looks like this...$1,000,000,000. In case you haven't counted yourself, that's with nine zeroes!

The next number is $4,000, and that's the average amount to be given by the program when you trade an uneconomical vehicle.

So, if you divide $1,000,000,000 by $4,000, you get 250,000 that will get the cash. In today's automotive environment, that is 8 days worth of new car sales across the United States. Eight days!

The CARS program will certainly help many people to get a more economical ride, but the resources are limited, and will be honored on a first come, first served basis, so the early bird will indeed catch the worm. That's why at Ricart Mazda, we invite our customers to visit our store in The Ricart Megmall now to lock in the new Mazda they want, and make certain everything is in place to help make sure they do not miss out! There's even a special number they can call to set up their visit, 888-355-6934.

That sure is a bunch of numbers, so even if you aren't very good at math, the result is clear... if you are planning on going with the CARS program, best to come see us sooner than later!