Hi all. I'm new here too and for my early mother day gift i got a 2004 mazda 3s and i love it. I got it on april 29th. Finally something w/ better gas mileage than what i've been driving and no more climbing in. We also have a 91' suburban w/ a 4in lift kit on it. So imagine a 5'2 person climbing in it and the door handle is at eye level.

 

I purchased a new 3 5door today, traded my 6 month old furd 500 with AWD, leather etc for this little car. After driving her with "enthusiasm" down 5 of my favorite twisty roads tonight I have gotten quite impressed. As I have driven my '02 Miata (3rd Miata ) down those same roads, not to mention quite a few of my motorcycles, this lil shoebox front driver is really rather exceptional in the FunToDrive catagory. I liked it enough to trade the big furd (with $$ back..) earlier today, but it wasn't until I went down those curvy roads tonight using the manual up-down slot of the automatic shifter with good effect that I really started enjoying this car. Given how much my Miatas have provided lots of back road entertainment I really never expected a econobox to be capable of approaching those levels of driving fun...strong package! DFO

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