Location: There's a kind of freedom in being completely screwed... Joined: 09.12.2006
Jan 25 @ 10:35 PM ET
No, I hate hauling. When you own a truck, you become everyone's furntiure delivery man. Every time a freind, neighbor or Family member buys something. - MJL
Bought a Dodge pickup once. The family all laughed at me. Within a week, they called asking if I could pick up furniture they couldn't fit into their car and didn't want to pay delivery for, asked me to pick up 40 folding chairs for a party, dry wall and 2x4's at Home Depot...
I just bought myself a Mazda 3 itouring I go zoom zoom around the bay area now - 2Real
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Mazda 3 is sweet. I had a '02 Protege that I passed on to the oldest son last year. Traded the '05 Honda Odyssey in against an '08 Mazda 3 Sport for the wife. Fun and reliable cars.
Location: IT'S GRITTIN TIME, CA Joined: 07.14.2007
Jan 25 @ 10:44 PM ET
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Mazda 3 is sweet. I had a '02 Protege that I passed on to the oldest son last year. Traded the '05 Honda Odyssey in against an '08 Mazda 3 Sport for the wife. Fun and reliable cars. - rockychocbill
mazda3 was the first car I test drove and immediately loved it
I tried a Hyundai sonata for fun after and hated it
Location: IT'S GRITTIN TIME, CA Joined: 07.14.2007
Jan 25 @ 10:45 PM ET
Sounds like the digital picture frame we bought the in-laws for Christmas 3 years ago. Thing was plugged in for about a week I think.
Got son no. 2 a refurb Acer Iconia A500 this past Christmas. Turning his old Viewsonic G Tab into a pic frame/internet radio for the kitchen. - rockychocbill
I hackedice cream sandwich on my hp touchpad so I got an android 4.0 tablet for 100 bucks the thing is damn amazing
mazda3 was the first car I test drove and immediately loved it
I tried a Hyundai sonata for fun after and hated it
Mazda makes some amazing cars - 2Real
Hmmm. My car is an '09 Santa Fe. I really like it. I like what Hyundai (and Kia) have done in the past 5 or so years, by totally redoing their line-up. I love the look of the Sonata and the Kia Optima. But I like being a bit higher up on the road now.
We can talk about how horrible Schenn was playing with Giroux. We can talk about how the Flyers did not know about Brygalov's personality. We can talk about how useless Shelly is. Its endless! - MBFlyerfan
For the record, I never thought Schenn was horrible with Giroux but I do feel both should be playing center.
Location: IT'S GRITTIN TIME, CA Joined: 07.14.2007
Jan 25 @ 10:59 PM ET
Hmmm. My car is an '09 Santa Fe. I really like it. I like what Hyundai (and Kia) have done in the past 5 or so years, by totally redoing their line-up. I love the look of the Sonata and the Kia Optima. But I like being a bit higher up on the road now.
You'll enjoy your Mazda for many years I think. - rockychocbill
I should since I have a 5 year load on it it.
The sonata looks nice on the inside but it just wasn't fun to drive like the mazdas were. I didn't really like the looks of the Kia compared to the mazda and it costed a lot more so I ruled it out since I was very impressed by the mazda.
The sonata looks nice on the inside but it just wasn't fun to drive like the mazdas were. I didn't really like the looks of the Kia compared to the mazda and it costed a lot more so I ruled it out since I was very impressed by the mazda. - 2Real
Two different types of cars for sure. The Elantra is more in line with the Mazda 3 in terms of size and price. I test drove an Elantra and it was okay, but I'd make the same decision you did anyway. The only thing about the redesigned Mazda's I didn't really care for was the smiley face front bumper. They've toned it down a bit from when it debuted.
Location: IT'S GRITTIN TIME, CA Joined: 07.14.2007
Jan 25 @ 11:10 PM ET
Two different types of cars for sure. The Elantra is more in line with the Mazda 3 in terms of size and price. I test drove an Elantra and it was okay, but I'd make the same decision you did anyway. The only thing about the redesigned Mazda's I didn't really care for was the smiley face front bumper. They've toned it down a bit from when it debuted. - rockychocbill
i actually liked that cause i didn't want a stupid grill blocking the air intake to the engine
i thought about the elantra but i thought it looked horrible i tried the sonata cause it was 198 hp and wanted to see if it was any faster than the mazda... which it was not
i actually liked that cause i didn't want a stupid grill blocking the air intake to the engine
i thought about the elantra but i thought it looked horrible i tried the sonata cause it was 198 hp and wanted to see if it was any faster than the mazda... which it was not - 2Real
Did you try the 2.0 turbo? Prolly a lot more dough though.
Location: IT'S GRITTIN TIME, CA Joined: 07.14.2007
Jan 25 @ 11:23 PM ET
Did you try the 2.0 turbo? Prolly a lot more dough though. - rockychocbill
yea that would have been 25k+ easily
i paid well under that for the mazda and the mazda gets 40mpg another major deciding factor cause speed + mpg + amazing looks + amazing handling = me love
yea that would have been 25k+ easily
i paid well under that for the mazda and the mazda gets 40mpg another major deciding factor cause speed + mpg + amazing looks + amazing handling = me love - 2Real
This is going to be a long week without hockey. Our blog turned into tech talk about tvs and stereo systems and this one turned into car talk. What will be talked about on day 6 of no hockey.
Location: I am the god of tits and wine. Joined: 05.06.2011
Jan 25 @ 11:39 PM ET
This is going to be a long week without hockey. Our blog turned into tech talk about tvs and stereo systems and this one turned into car talk. What will be talked about on day 6 of no hockey. - kgrpitt
Location: IT'S GRITTIN TIME, CA Joined: 07.14.2007
Jan 25 @ 11:43 PM ET
This is going to be a long week without hockey. Our blog turned into tech talk about tvs and stereo systems and this one turned into car talk. What will be talked about on day 6 of no hockey. - kgrpitt
don't worry we'll get to carter and richards it's on the agenda