now its my turn for help

[JackoliciousLegs]

Don't worry about crapmax. The ragging out of cars there is few and far between... and generally limited to the rare cars. EVOs probly site like ducks on the lot there now. When they were new, the staff was having a field day with them. Basically, don't worry about a couple miles. I mean hey, it's not an M5... or even a wrx.

Oh, and it is my experience that in general, dealers won't order cars unless it's something a little more rare.... or high end. i.e. civics and Mazda 3s probly don't qualify.

Oh, and definitely wait for the car you want. DEFINITELY.

[Mike]

I mean hey, it's not an M5... or even a wrx.

Or an M3...

:twisted:

[G.Irish]

The dealer can do one of several things in getting the car you want.

1. Wait for something in his allotment to come in that meets your desires
2. Dealer exchange with another dealership to get what you want
3. Order from the factory the car that you want

Naturally bigger dealerships have more leeway in this department as well as online car sales (carsdirect.com for instance).

[Feersty]

Reed you can't wait another year until you graduate to get a car? Won't you have seem serious dough by then?

[JackoliciousLegs]

Autoweek:
Best Economy Car: Mazda 3
Best First Car: Honda Civic

You won't go wrong with either.

[JackoliciousLegs]

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mazda 3 movie

[REED]

thanks for the effort jack - but that movie blew

[JackoliciousLegs]

i haven't watched it

[Feersty]

i haven't watched it

Then why post it :?:

[JackoliciousLegs]

didn't have to to watch it... :bucks at feerst: what?

[Sijray21]

back to the topic at hand b/c threads always get jacked here :-p

hey guys i just wanted to know how you guys felt about these cars

1. honda civic sedan
2. honda civic coupe
3. honda civic Si (EP3)
4. honda accord coupe(last body style)
5. mazda 3
6. VW Gti
7. acura RSX(nontypeS)

as of right now it looks like are 15,000 or 250 a month or something like that, i need something safe and reliability is very important, it also needs to be able to get me from RI to VA with at least most of my shit....my parents are really set on the civic, probly the sedan, but i want something a little more "sporty" (i hate using that word), it may even see some autoX action. obviously the acura, Gti and Si are at the top end of my price range. o and we are looking around august for this, so any help would be appreciated.....

i honestly believe the mazda 3 hatch ( what i think looks better and will store more of ur stuff ) will suit you the best. It has a nice overall package and i think that the aftermarket for the car will be decent. Auto-xing it could be very fun too if you don't plan on doing it heavily. :thumbup: for the mazda 3 hatch

insurance will probably be less on the 3 also.




and the interior:

[JackoliciousLegs]

:thumbsup: for the rx8 style interior....

[REED]

acctually that IS the RX-8 interior...trust me if the 3s interior looked that good i would be in one now.

as of right now they are both in a dead heat. I think the downfall of the mazda is that it is based on the focus, and i think my dad will refuse anything with any sort of domestic lineage (sp?)

i drove the Si and really liked it, the shifter would take some getting used to, and i dont like how the headunit is angles away from the driver (glare problems) the Si was exceptionally quite, much more so than i thought a civic could be.

once i find a 5speed 3 in RI ill test drive it and see how it feels

[Sijray21]

acctually that IS the RX-8 interior...trust me if the 3s interior looked that good i would be in one now.

as of right now they are both in a dead heat. I think the downfall of the mazda is that it is based on the focus, and i think my dad will refuse anything with any sort of domestic lineage (sp?)

i drove the Si and really liked it, the shifter would take some getting used to, and i dont like how the headunit is angles away from the driver (glare problems) the Si was exceptionally quite, much more so than i thought a civic could be.

once i find a 5speed 3 in RI ill test drive it and see how it feels

opps, my bad it is, lol.

i'm not a real big fan of domestics, but the focus isn't a bad car at all, i have much respect for it.

here's the right interior:

[Evan]

acctually that IS the RX-8 interior..

lol I was about to say the same thing

I think the downfall of the mazda is that it is based on the focus,

Other way around. The next generation focus will be based on the Mazda 3 platform. And even so, the original Focus was entirely developed by Ford Europe.

[Feersty]

The Mazda3 interior is very appealing. I saw it up close at the Washington Auto Show.

[REED]

Other way around. The next generation focus will be based on the Mazda 3 platform. And even so, the original Focus was entirely developed by Ford Europe.

either way it is part ford and thats a thumbs down in my book, another thing i thought of is this is the first year of the 3, and with that are going to be all the problems assoicated with first year cars that i dont want to deal with......man i hate having to decide on these things, things would be so much easier if i could afford an RX-8

[.RJ]

either way it is part ford and thats a thumbs down in my book

Go drive the car. There's nothing bean-counter cost-cutter ergonomic-disaster ford about it.

[Mike]

Yeah, what he said. I was very impressed by the 3 from the passenger seat at a recent Auto-X.

[JackoliciousLegs]

Just saw a 3 up close... it's hot man. And it's a mazda... which one would be cheaper... all included?