my car

[davmac]

it's not actualy my car, but it's the car i get to drive, so here it is (click the link for high res)
http://img32.photobucket.com/albums/v97/davmac/5L.jpg
http://img32.photobucket.com/albums/v97/davmac/5h.jpg
http://img32.photobucket.com/albums/v97/davmac/4L.jpg
http://img32.photobucket.com/albums/v97/davmac/4h.jpg
http://img32.photobucket.com/albums/v97/davmac/3L.jpg
http://img32.photobucket.com/albums/v97/davmac/3h.jpg
http://img32.photobucket.com/albums/v97/davmac/2L.jpg
http://img32.photobucket.com/albums/v97/davmac/2h.jpg
http://img32.photobucket.com/albums/v97/davmac/1l.jpg
http://img32.photobucket.com/albums/v97/davmac/1h.jpg

[davmac]

Ya, it's pretty nice. It's got about 150 hp (not a lot, but good for a small car) and it's got a manual tranny so it's fun to drive and feels kinda sporty.

[VerderameJ]

I have to agree Mazdas really got some neat cars out now. That 3 is a common platform though, and it owes a lot to the Volvo 2004.5 S40 which is the same platform but with diferent motors and trannys and asthetic differences, because that car contributed much of the saftey features to that car. Very nice ride though and I do like the color.

[gis]

ah yeah i see a few of these going around here and they look pretty nice.i thought they had more than 150hp though

[stracing]

if they get the 2.3l version it has more than 150hp

[Tomerville]

The new 3 is awsome. A lot of the new Mazdas are turning out very European :)

[altezza]

Nice car!
I would like to know.... How much does it cost after all the tax and stuffs?
any discount from the dealer?

[davmac]

it came out to about $21,000 after all the taxes with no significant discount. But it has no air condition or power windows and has a manual transmision.

[stracing]

yeah thats about right, very similar pricing here

[coombsie66]

Is that a mazda 3?? If so, could you crawl under the rear, and take a photo from underneath of the rear crossmember that runs across the car, that the rear suspension is hung from?
Cus apparently the mazda runs on the same platform as my focus, but there have been stiffening improvements on the mazda's rear suspension.

[davmac]

ya, it is a mazda3. I'll take a pic of it soon, i just have to borrow my friends digital camera again. I heard that next ford focus will have the same platform as the mazda 3.

[Caplax40]

it came out to about $21,000 after all the taxes with no significant discount. But it has no air condition or power windows and has a manual transmision.

No A/C or power windows? Yeesh! :cry: Couldn't have been that much more!

[PATo355]

It looks very nice , i hated the look but now i think is very sporty , just one thing i still dont like , those rims are too small for the car , with some bigger rims it would look very sporty

[VerderameJ]

Mazda has been very euro for some time. after all they did resurect the old small roadster genre. And since they share with Ford and Ford now owns several european auto manufacturers how could they not inherit some Euro componets or lines. All good to see though.