road to mazdaville

My new red metallic mazda 6s sportswagon , pretty loaded but not yet delivered, presented an interesting journey.

 

We originally wanted to replace the old reliable 1992  Pathfinder with a new SUV. We decided to keep  the Nissan  as a second vehicle. but most of our comparisons and test drives were of top level SUV's.

The sportswagon actually held its own against the Infinity FX35, VW Touareg,Acura MDX, Honda Pilot and others. Missing luxury items can be  obtained, I hope, aftermarket.

 I thought the Mazda was much nicer than similiarly priced Saab, Subaru , Toyota Matrix,and other mid sized wagons and smaller SUV's.   

Despite the fact that I am in high end hi-fi as a business, and can get car stereo easily, I went with the factory  upgraded Bose. I know I can make a better sound, but the actual price and aggravation was not worth it. Bose system is not bad. Bose as a company is not as nearly highly rated in my industry as it is with the public, but I still thought the value was good in this Mazda 6 case. The Levinson upgrade on the Lexus, now that is the real deal.  

I have waited 3 weeks so far, and hope to have a car in the next three.Am I unrealistic on a new   order?

I am excited to know the ins and outs from Mazda enthusiasts, so I can make the right choices down the road. I will try to contibute my little bits, especially if I come up with some clever audio system upgrades.