Hello all,
New subscriber......and "new" Mazda owner.....
Used to have an original (we were original owners) 1988 Mazda 323 GTX (red/gray) that gave us many years of reliable service. It was a blast of a car.
Nostalgia: Bought the GTX new from a dealer in Columbus OH a few months before my wife and I were married......brought home our first baby in the GTX....that same baby learned to drive a manual transmission in the GTX.
Alas, time doesn't stand still so we recently worked a trade with a local Mazda dealer in Charlotte NC (where we live these days)...traded in the GTX for $2,500 and drove away with a new 2012 Mazda3 sedan with the 2.0L Skyactiv engine and 6-speed manual....we're on day 3 with the new Mazda3 and loving it but the sting of trading the GTX is going to linger for a while I think.
Was wondering if there's going to be a forum for 2012 Mazda3 owners? I'm particularly interested in tracking other owners of the Skyactive engine and their experiences with it. Pretty hi-tech engine....I'm hoping Mazda got it right.
Regards,
Terry
New subscriber......and "new" Mazda owner.....
Used to have an original (we were original owners) 1988 Mazda 323 GTX (red/gray) that gave us many years of reliable service. It was a blast of a car.
Nostalgia: Bought the GTX new from a dealer in Columbus OH a few months before my wife and I were married......brought home our first baby in the GTX....that same baby learned to drive a manual transmission in the GTX.
Alas, time doesn't stand still so we recently worked a trade with a local Mazda dealer in Charlotte NC (where we live these days)...traded in the GTX for $2,500 and drove away with a new 2012 Mazda3 sedan with the 2.0L Skyactiv engine and 6-speed manual....we're on day 3 with the new Mazda3 and loving it but the sting of trading the GTX is going to linger for a while I think.
Was wondering if there's going to be a forum for 2012 Mazda3 owners? I'm particularly interested in tracking other owners of the Skyactive engine and their experiences with it. Pretty hi-tech engine....I'm hoping Mazda got it right.
Regards,
Terry