Sofaspud Wrote:I'm getting the impression that a domestic (or at least, a Ford) is a no-no.Wow, good thing i never had that problem with my 1993 Mazda 323 when i was in high school, probably because every one in the town knew that IT WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD HALF THE TIME when i first got it.
As for Mazda, I had a Protoge once. It was nice and zippy, and I liked driving it, though there were a couple small complaints I had with it. Since it's not a Mazda 3, I doubt many of them will matter. The one big problem I had, though, was... parts thieves.
According to the police, Mazda is high up there on the list of cars targeted for stripping. And boy howdy, did they strip mine. Right in my own driveway. I came out in the morning, tried to start the car, got a dull click... popped the hood and oh, hey, where'd my throttle assembly go?
To add insult to injury, after the police came and looked at it and basically said "We'll add it to the list but don't expect much", they hit it *again* the next weekend. That time they took pretty much everything out of the engine save the engine itself, as well as the headlights (as in, the entire thing) and front bumper.
Police (on second call): "Oh, yeah, Mazdas are hit pretty often like this. I'd never buy one." Thanks, that helps, really.
I loved my first car, except the parts when it didnt work. But when it did, it was awesome. I love that standard 5 speed transmission it had, it was so smooth, and the clutch felt like paper, very light. When i sold it (for school money), i gradually started to miss it and wish i sold my dads (now my brothers) 99 Chevy Silverado at the time, but again glad i kept that truck.Public Access Anime : My Justin.tv channel.