Indianapolis now has the 3!

[Fletchmeister]

Indy always seems to get cars later than cities on the coast, but we now have a few 3s at the Tom Wood Mazda/Pontiac/GMC dealership on the east side.

I wandered by last night to check them out. Sadly no salesman accidently left the doors unlocked. I love the pics and they still look great in person. They had 4 hatchbacks (2 blue, 1 arrest me yellow, and 1 arrest me red) and 1 blue sedan. Except for the red hatch all had the 4 speed auto and all MSRPed for under $20K. I prefer the stick personally.

They had some Pontiac Vibes across the aisle. Except for the Vibe being taller I would say the dimensions between the two are very similar. I figure the larger engines in the Mazdas would allow more drivability in real world situations.

I wish I wasn't still in school and jobless or else I would tempt myself with a test drive this afternoon. If the new 3 is as good in person as it is in print I wouldn't hesitate in having it as my new ride. Cie la vie!

Time for people to start buying these and smoke those Corrolas, Civics, and Neons!

 

[jfizzle]

Hello fellow Hoosier. I'm about an hour south of Indy. I went up to Hubler's Mazda in Greenwood a couple weeks ago to check out a 3. Unfortunately back then they only had one 3 and it was an auto so I didn't bother to testdrive it. It just came in the day before and the salesman didn't know anything about it. So I just sat in it for a while and enjoyed the new car smell

They're supposed to give me a call when they get a stick 3s in. While I was there I testdrove a 6s and an RSX, both of which I were fairly impressed with. I'm hoping the 3 will blow me away when I get to testdrive one.

Anyways the guys at Hubler seemed to be pretty honest and easy-going, if you want to shop around in the area. I'm waiting for the 3's to be included in the S-plan so I won't have to deal with the haggling.

 

[Turbo 3]

or else I would tempt myself with a test drive this afternoon. If the new 3 is as good in person as it is in print I wouldn't hesitate in having it as my new ride. Cie la vie!

I agree with you. My wife wanted a ZX3 focus, and she drove one. It was over for the focus. Her only complaint, it has 4 doors. After a Mustang GT how would you be?