Hello all. I am currently trying to decide which car I want to replace my Corolla with. The Mazda3 s and Mazda6 s are two frontrunners, as they appear to be solid, fun cars without the insane prices that comparable Hondas and Toyotas have, which are all I've driven so far. My mom owned a Mazda3 i for 2.5 years until it was totaled, and she loved it far more than her previous Civic EX. Her fiancee currently owns a Mazda6 s since it was new in 03 and he likes it a lot obviously. They seem to be pretty reliable.
Right now I think I'm going to see what the best deal I can find is, but I would appreciate some input to persuade me either way. The car will be a five speed manual, I refuse to have it any other way (evil) light breathing mods may or may not happen, also, things like I/H/E. I was going to mod the XRS until I discovered that the tranny in these things have an unbelievably high failure rate, and that's not something I really want to deal with.
That said, I have also owned a V6-6 Accord, so don't assume I'm partial to either the 2.3 MZ3 or V6 MZ6. What kind of city MPG are you guys getting with either model? I know what the EPA says, but that is always significantly different from what I get in every car I've owned.
Right now I think I'm going to see what the best deal I can find is, but I would appreciate some input to persuade me either way. The car will be a five speed manual, I refuse to have it any other way (evil) light breathing mods may or may not happen, also, things like I/H/E. I was going to mod the XRS until I discovered that the tranny in these things have an unbelievably high failure rate, and that's not something I really want to deal with.
That said, I have also owned a V6-6 Accord, so don't assume I'm partial to either the 2.3 MZ3 or V6 MZ6. What kind of city MPG are you guys getting with either model? I know what the EPA says, but that is always significantly different from what I get in every car I've owned.
