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URL: http://riceornot.ricecop.com/?auto=97213
Submitted by: DiRF
Comments: 20  (Read/Post)     Favorites: 0  (View)
Submitted on: 07-21-2019
View Stats Category: Other Vehicle
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God help me, I'm actually contemplating a crossover...

...deeply lamenting that the Mazda2 is no longer sold in non-Puerto-Rico America, and the rebadged Mazda2 sold by Toyota is ugly as sin, this idea has popped in my head, and isn't leaving...

A Mazda CX-3; I wouldn't get a new one, though... couldn't justify paying a $5k premium for a lifted hatchback wearing "action" clothes...


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#1
7-21-2019 @ 11:34:18 PM
Posted By : DiRF  Reply | Edit | Del
Another reason I'd buy used... the 2019 made a few changes; most notably, replacing the physical/mechanical parking brake lever with an e-brake, and removal of the CD player. It may be anachronistic, but I like grabbing a random CD from my [now massive] anime CD collection in the morning and popping it in for the commute.

...yes, I know I could probably rip the CDs as mp3s, but I've done that a few times, and have never been satisfied with the results... they just sound different, even at 320kbps.

And I'd want to get a "Sport", the lowest trim level (pictured)... yes, I'd lose out on a sunroof and better stereo system, but I'd get cloth seats (better for Florida) and smaller wheels, meaning cheaper-to-replace tires and better ride.

Keeping an eye out if a Mazda Certified one pops up in the area... the Fiat was a nice experiment, but I'm growing weary of its rattles and lack of refinement and power. I don't use the convertible top as much as I thought I would. Too fucking hot.


#2
7-22-2019 @ 12:12:34 PM
Posted By : Skid Reply | Edit | Del
Most reviews of it seem to be OK, but I would think making it taller would eliminate most of what made the Mazda2 entertaining to start with.

Maybe I've just become biased towards a certain Korean brand in recent years, but the Veloster is in the same price range, and having driven a 2019 base model about a year ago, they're an amusing little hatch. I don't think they offer a CD player, though....I know my Elantra doesn't have one.


#3
7-22-2019 @ 01:39:36 PM
Posted By : DiRF  Reply | Edit | Del
#2, ...I dunno, this is purely subjective, but every Kia/Hyundai I've ever sat in has had an interior that just feels utterly depressing... I can't put my finger on it, it's just an unshakable feeling.

#4
7-22-2019 @ 02:24:45 PM
Posted By : Skid Reply | Edit | Del
#3, I'm really impressed by the newer ones. Multi-colored stitching and trim, plenty of soft-touch surfaces. Compared to my 2011 Genesis, the interiors produced in just the last couple of years have improved by leaps and bounds. They're worth a look, anyway.

[Edited by Skid on 7-22-2019 @ 02:24:58 PM]


#5
7-23-2019 @ 10:12:26 AM
Posted By : ricerocketboy Reply | Edit | Del
Get a Kona. The 1.6T is a riot, and will surprise quite a few cars from stoplight to stoplight. I would skip the base 2.0. 0-60 in a hair under 10 seconds, and pretty much 28 MPG.

The turbo drops that 0-60 time to the low-mid 6s, and you have not much of an MPG penalty. Also, if you care for OMG OMG BOOST, Veloster parts will fit.


#6
7-23-2019 @ 02:23:50 PM
Posted By : Skid Reply | Edit | Del
#5, The 1.6T is what's in my Elantra....I can confirm that it's a peppy engine, especially at higher RPMs.

#7
7-27-2019 @ 11:53:03 PM
Posted By : DiRF  Reply | Edit | Del
Long story short, sick kitty has made a sizable dent in my savings... I was wavering on if I really want to pull the trigger on a big purchase like this, but now I'm gonna stick with the Fiat a little longer.

#8
8-16-2019 @ 07:01:23 PM
Posted By : DiRF  Reply | Edit | Del
#7, Long story short, the Fiat just needed MASSIVE repairs, covered under warranty... out of warranty, it would've cost over $8000.

I am totally soured on that car... so I'm back to maybe looking at a CX-3... maybe. But, at almost 70" wide, it'd be a stretch to fit it in the garage next to the bike... even the Mazda2 got a bit too close for comfort at some points, and that's 66½" wide. (Fiat is 64" for the record)

...I'm even, maybe, considering a Nissan Kicks... yes, yes, horribly underpowered engine with CVT, but I have to admit it's a handsome little truck.


#9
8-17-2019 @ 01:44:08 AM
Posted By : ricerocketboy Reply | Edit | Del
#8, I really like the Kicks too. It looks good, its small enough, and it gets great real-world economy. :)

#10
8-17-2019 @ 08:09:42 PM
Posted By : DiRF  Reply | Edit | Del
Good lord... prices on used ones aren't really that good... roughly ~$3-4k less, even if the car is a few years old...

Hell, if I wait for the new model year vehicles to hit lots, I could probably get just as good a deal on a leftover new one.


#11
8-17-2019 @ 10:21:16 PM
Posted By : ricerocketboy Reply | Edit | Del
For which vehicle?

#12
8-17-2019 @ 10:22:36 PM
Posted By : Low-Tech Redneck Reply | Edit | Del
#9, I would like to drop in right now and point out that we've gone from cars that sound like rare genetic/nutritional disorders in the mid 00's (Versa, Yaris, Routan) to cars that sound like characters from a 90's fighting game rip-off of Mortal Kombat (Kicks, Kona, Bolt)

#13
8-18-2019 @ 08:27:56 AM
Posted By : DiRF  Reply | Edit | Del
#11, ...most of the ones I'm looking at; I'm only considering low-mileage, as I can't justify replacing the Fiat with a car that has roughly the same miles (or more)

...that could be why the used values I'm seeing are so high.


#14
8-18-2019 @ 06:35:52 PM
Posted By : ricerocketboy Reply | Edit | Del
#13, okay, but miles aren't everything.I'd rather have a nicer car with more miles for same money as a newer decontented car.

#15
8-18-2019 @ 07:45:24 PM
Posted By : wannabemustangjockey  Reply | Edit | Del
#14, I cringe when people buy the cheapest new car they can get. "But it's NEW!" Yeah, but it's shit. If it isn't a car you like at all, what was the point other than to have a warranty? Maybe for some people who just don't care about anything beyond A-to-B, that's worth it. I looked at a lot of cars before pulling the trigger on my Focus. That little thing has generally done right by me the past 9 years. The transmission is starting to scare me with second gear slipping after it warms up, but it does have 140k on it.

#16
8-18-2019 @ 11:19:27 PM
Posted By : DiRF  Reply | Edit | Del
I'm in such a damned conundrum now... I've test driven both the CX-3 and the Kicks, and have found them both to be very nice and adequate drivers... and then I get the Fiat back from the dealership, and I'm reminded how much I love driving it... that cheap little econobox convertible is full of character and soul.

...I've got just over a year and a half left on the warranty (and the payment plan, for that matter, they'll end at the same time)... so I've got some time to make a decision.

Hell, I might just wait for the end of 2020 when 2021 MY cars are out, and try to get a good deal on a leftover '20... Mazda2-based Yaris hatchbacks will be in that boat by then... maybe then I might be willing to stomach that horrifying front-end.


#17
6-20-2022 @ 09:13:29 PM
Posted By : DiRF  Reply | Edit | Del
#16, Good lord... reading comments in retrospect. Thank goodness I didn't "wait for the end of 2020"... I'd still be stuck with the Fiat, what with the pandemic and supply chain issues screwing up used car prices.

#18
9-08-2023 @ 08:44:22 PM
Posted By : ricerocketboy Reply | Edit | Del
#16, Those Yaris are strange little fuckers. I don't many of them, and they have a surprised look to them. I also don't care for Mazda's "stapled to the dash" look of the center screen. Does your car have that problem/feature? I know the Kona's screen is similar but the Mazda one just looks odd.

#19
9-08-2023 @ 11:28:17 PM
Posted By : DiRF  Reply | Edit | Del
#18, Yeah, stapled to the dash look. It's part of Mazda's "NO TOUCHY!" ideology with their infotainment.

#20
9-08-2023 @ 11:46:23 PM
Posted By : Adambomb Reply | Edit | Del
My mom's Corolla and my CH-R rental have that too

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