My lease comes to an end on the BMW in two months and even the dealer gave me good price to buy it out - 26900$ (KBB is 30100$) I can't afford it anymore. My mortgage doubled recently and took a 30% pay cut at work 
. So I was looking for something I can l drive for now that won't kill my wallet and would be somewhat fun and can carry all the toys like skis, bikes etc...
Test drove Mazda 3 couple of times and actually like it until I took it on the interstate. Let me just say the ride was atrocious to put up with. I guess I like the car on paper more than in real life. After driving the GTI it felt like the cars were made on two different planets.
I thought Im not going to find anything in my price range until I went and test drove the 2010 GTI.
What a fun little car! I could not believe that materials inside are actually step above the ones in my BMW.
It has an excellent handling for front wheel drive, very quiet but with nice exhaust note. I know there are some reliability concerns, but with warranty and loner cars provided by the dealer 1 mile away, I have some time to test it. My BMW was flawless in 3 years, except I got 4 flat run flats (400$ each) and 2 bent wheels (400$ each). Plus gas mileage in the city was around 18-19. 250-280 on the full tank (about 15GAL).
Anyway, Im picking the new car tomorrow. I think I got a good deal 2 door, premium stereo, 6-speed, blue tooth, mat kit 22600$ including 500$ rebate (800$ under invoice according to Edmunds) + 0% for 60 months.
And the moral of the story is if you want to buy a Mazda 3 dont go test drive a GTI.
. So I was looking for something I can l drive for now that won't kill my wallet and would be somewhat fun and can carry all the toys like skis, bikes etc...Test drove Mazda 3 couple of times and actually like it until I took it on the interstate. Let me just say the ride was atrocious to put up with. I guess I like the car on paper more than in real life. After driving the GTI it felt like the cars were made on two different planets.
I thought Im not going to find anything in my price range until I went and test drove the 2010 GTI.
What a fun little car! I could not believe that materials inside are actually step above the ones in my BMW.
It has an excellent handling for front wheel drive, very quiet but with nice exhaust note. I know there are some reliability concerns, but with warranty and loner cars provided by the dealer 1 mile away, I have some time to test it. My BMW was flawless in 3 years, except I got 4 flat run flats (400$ each) and 2 bent wheels (400$ each). Plus gas mileage in the city was around 18-19. 250-280 on the full tank (about 15GAL).
Anyway, Im picking the new car tomorrow. I think I got a good deal 2 door, premium stereo, 6-speed, blue tooth, mat kit 22600$ including 500$ rebate (800$ under invoice according to Edmunds) + 0% for 60 months.
And the moral of the story is if you want to buy a Mazda 3 dont go test drive a GTI
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