Ok. I picked it up today. This is the third car I’ve bought from this same dealership, and in fact I’ve dealt with the same guy for the financing each time.
It’s a lovely vehicle. My pet peeves? No bluetooth (I’m going to get that added). A bit louder with road noise (getting undercoating). No behind-the-seat storage (which i tend to lose things in for a few years anyway apparently).
Other than that, I don’t have any complaints. It’s not as fancy as the 5, but I knew that going into it — this is more a vehicle I’ll USE though, so I’m happy to have something simpler to use.
It had 20 KM on it when I got it. I took it for a road trip immediately, and added about 400KM to that. I wanted to acclimatize to it quickly, and it seemed like the best way. It’s a really fun drive, and I can see additional driving trips in the near future.
It’s actually cheaper per month — unsurprising since I am financing for another 6 years. That’s ok, it’s also cheaper on gas. I also have to consider two possibilities. Either I’ll trade it in again in a few years, in which case it’s a lot like a cellphone plan, and as long as it’s affordable it’s irrelevant — or I’ll end up keeping it full term, and saving 20{99f4aabb8f9a8b7318031e7dd7e1d4d33a10ca1a288a083cef0cdea647a62112}/month will let me buy one for my wife as well *She likes it too*.
I’ll have a week to get my list together for mazda, I’ll be bringing the car into the dealership (actually, i might do it thursday even) to get all of the optional bits like undercoating done. They’ll need it for the whole day, so apparently the tasks take time, but a day downtown could be fun.
Anyhow, I’m going to close off now, there’s always more to write, but the rest will keep.