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URL: http://riceornot.ricecop.com/?auto=85014	Submitted by: DiRF
Comments: 95 (Read/Post) Favorites: 0 (View)	Submitted on: 07-14-2011
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Description: I was getting the distinct impression that the Sentra was headed down a one-way street to unreliability... just a gut feeling, and it still had a fair amount of instrinsic value, trade-in-wise. New car. ...and I mean "New", as in, it had less than 50 miles on it when I bought it. 2011 Mazda2 Touring. 2300lbs, and it "feels" a lot like my old Mirage, but much more solid, and WAY better equipped.

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#21	7-22-2012 @ 09:54:26 PM
Posted By : DiRF	Reply \| Edit \| Del
A bit belated, but I hit the 1-year anniversary of owning this car... I've also put 15,000 miles on it in the first year... my work commute is a bit lengthy (but mostly highway travel, thank goodness)... I'm still loving this car. I'm treating it right, and it's treating me right. I still get comments and compliments about it quite often. I like that, despite its miniscule size, it isn't styled in a "cutesy" way...


#22	7-22-2012 @ 10:01:24 PM
Posted By : DiRF	Reply \| Edit \| Del
#19, Something else I realized... the taillights are already rather high on the car... the original version of this gen of Demio/2 had the turn signals placed at the top of the bezels... ...with the brake-lights now at the top of the bezels, the car looks unusually "tall" when you see it when it's dark out (I'm basing this on another 2 I saw driving down the freeway one early morning)... ...and yes, I'm thrilled to FINALLY be seeing more Mazda2's out in the real world... Mazda's actually successfully selling a few of them!


#23	7-22-2012 @ 10:09:01 PM
Posted By : Adambomb	Reply \| Edit \| Del
I prefer this ass to the Fiesta [Edited by Adambomb on 7-22-2012 @ 10:09:14 PM]


#24	7-22-2012 @ 10:12:05 PM
Posted By : DiRF	Reply \| Edit \| Del
#23, I actually have no qualms about the Fiesta's styling... if there had been a Ford dealership that actually had a Fiesta hatch in stock, I might have seriously considered one. But the four dealerships within [reasonable] driving distance only had the sedans. ...but, yeah, I REALLY like how the styling of this car isn't needlessly complicated... it's simple, bold, and, in my weird opinion, quite elegant for a tiny hatch. [Edited by DiRF on 7-22-2012 @ 10:12:56 PM]


#25	8-31-2012 @ 10:19:08 PM
Posted By : DiRF	Reply \| Edit \| Del
Well, the scuttlebutt going around is that Mazda may drop the 2 from their American lineup after the 2013 model year... damn shame. It's a great little car. :( If only they had, you know, actually advertised it.


#26	8-31-2012 @ 10:31:58 PM
Posted By : wannabemustangjockey	Reply \| Edit \| Del
#25, Because great cars getting killed off prematurely due to insufficient advertising has never happened before. cough cough Pontiac G8


#27	8-31-2012 @ 11:30:28 PM
Posted By : ricerocketboy	Reply \| Edit \| Del
#25, I think part of has to do with the fact that the 3 gets better gas mileage, and is a bigger car to boot.


#28	9-01-2012 @ 12:12:50 AM
Posted By : wannabemustangjockey	Reply \| Edit \| Del
#27, Pretty much. And in this country if you want something small as a fashion statement you get a Fiat 500 or a Mini Cooper or a Smart ForTwo. Mazda + cute fashion statement probably just doesn't compute with American buyers. I see new Prius Cs EVERYWHERE now and they're almost all white or that ghastly orange color, and they're crap. I have no headroom in the back and the interior materials all bother me. The only new Yaris I ever see belongs to my neighbor's friend who visits every now and then. Hell, I don't even see that many Fiestas. If the Mazda 2 was a hybrid that got 45mpg they'd probably sell a crapload of them. The 2 makes more sense to me than a Smart ever will, and yet those damn Smarts are all over the place.


#29	9-01-2012 @ 12:15:47 AM
Posted By : ricerocketboy	Reply \| Edit \| Del
#28, hell, if Mazda wanted folks to take the 2 seriously, they should fit a small SkyActivD engine into it; and probably market it better. Maybe bring the 3 door over here? Does Chevy market a 3 door Sonic? I think having smaller cars over as 3 doors would make more sense.


#30	9-01-2012 @ 12:52:52 AM
Posted By : DiRF	Reply \| Edit \| Del
Dude... if they had offered a Mazda2 with the Skyactiv-D, I would have been floored... perhaps my only complaint about the 2 is that it doesn't get the kind of mileage that one would expect from such a small, relatively-underpowered car... ...but, then again... I average 29.5mpg, with a heavy accelerator foot, and AC blasting to ward off the hostile Florida environment... I've read that people with "40 mpg" Elantras and Fiestas don't achieve that much better. [edit] ...and, actually, I LOVE having it as a 5-door... it is so goddamn practical. And, surprisingly, it has more room in the rear seat than most subcompacts. [Edited by DiRF on 9-01-2012 @ 12:55:52 AM]


#31	9-01-2012 @ 12:56:06 AM
Posted By : ricerocketboy	Reply \| Edit \| Del
#30, hell.. my dad had a 2005 3, and got consistent 32-37 MPG in top gear at about 85-90. His A3 gets about the same with 40ish more horses.


#32	9-01-2012 @ 12:59:11 AM
Posted By : DiRF	Reply \| Edit \| Del
#31, The problem, the 2 isn't geared for highway driving... at ~75mph, I'm at about 3200-3400rpm. That wouldn't be a problem, except my commute to work includes a 20-mile jaunt on I-95. (My commute home in the morning is better... I take US1... lower speeds, fewer actual miles, and being so early, barely any traffic or red lights... actually saves me about 5 minutes. With traffic/red lights, it'd probably take 10-20 minutes longer than I-95)


#33	9-01-2012 @ 01:02:54 AM
Posted By : ricerocketboy	Reply \| Edit \| Del
#32, I know you don't drive stick, but do you think having a stick would help in your scenario? I'm also wondering what real world MPG would be for a 205GTi driven hard but not full-throttle.


#34	9-01-2012 @ 01:07:06 AM
Posted By : DiRF	Reply \| Edit \| Del
#33, I always wonder if manual transmissions would get me better gas mileage... but I know that automatics are getting REALLY damn efficient... and traditional manuals are starting to disappear altogether... ...though, I'm pretty sure the drivetrain in the 2 is relatively out-of-date compared to most modern cars.


#35	9-01-2012 @ 01:12:36 AM
Posted By : ricerocketboy	Reply \| Edit \| Del
#34, can't be any more out of date than that in the Fiesta. I think newer autos are pretty good, but I do wish the manual stayed around longer, and wasn't exclusively available in cheap cars or sports cars. One of the most fun "everyday" cars I've driven was a V6 Altima with a 5 spd; pretty quick, and it and I finally saw what car magazines were raving about. Drove a 4 cylinder auto back to back (same year), and was like "what the fuck." The 4 cylinder auto made the V6 seem like a Ferrari, in terms of speed, acceleration, and how sweet the VQ sounds.


#36	9-01-2012 @ 01:27:24 AM
Posted By : DiRF	Reply \| Edit \| Del
#35, Pretty sure the Fiesta has a completely different drivetrain... and some fancy-schmancy new double-clutch gearbox, or something... to get better gas mileage.


#37	9-01-2012 @ 01:30:17 AM
Posted By : ricerocketboy	Reply \| Edit \| Del
#36, hmmmm.. Yeah.. the Fiesta has a 1.6 with 6 spd auto. he 2 apparently has a 4 spd auto? I bet with a better tranny it's easily get 40ish.


#38	1-24-2013 @ 04:55:21 PM
Posted By : DiRF	Reply \| Edit \| Del
Went and registered the car for another two years... and I decided to request a specialized plate... I'll reveal it when it arrives in the mail. :)


#39	1-24-2013 @ 04:57:18 PM
Posted By : ricerocketboy	Reply \| Edit \| Del
DEMIO?


#40	1-24-2013 @ 04:58:58 PM
Posted By : DiRF	Reply \| Edit \| Del
#39, GET OUT OF MY HEAD, CHARLES! ... ...yes.

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