I just picked up my second Mazda 3 in 3 years (lease ended, I bought my last one, but a car accident destroyed it). I swear, for the money, I don't know of a better compact sporty sedan out there: They still make every model car they produce with a manual transmission if you want it, it handles the road like a razor blade, and the engine in this one is bigger (2.5L, producing about 30 hp more than my old one did, so it can do 0-60 in 7 seconds, which isn't insane but isn't bad at all for your daily driver).
Anyone else into the brand? I figure that later in life I'd probably wind up owning something like a BMW or an Audi, but I've always thought the Japanese brands (except Nissan, boy those things suck) did a good job of mimicking the reliability and quality of the German cars but at a far lower cost.
Lately, too, some of the American brands have finally stepped up their game to make quality cars again.
What are some great stories, and some horror stories, about buying newer vehicles these days?
Anyone else into the brand? I figure that later in life I'd probably wind up owning something like a BMW or an Audi, but I've always thought the Japanese brands (except Nissan, boy those things suck) did a good job of mimicking the reliability and quality of the German cars but at a far lower cost.
Lately, too, some of the American brands have finally stepped up their game to make quality cars again.
What are some great stories, and some horror stories, about buying newer vehicles these days?
