Due to unfortunate circumstances in the world of Toyota, I've narrowed my car search down to the
Ford Focus and the
Mazda3. I'm leaning towards the strato blue Mazda3.
I was just investigating the Mutsubishi Lancer and the Hyundai Elantra, but note that the Focus and the Mazda3 have slightly better gas mileage. All three cars are in the same price range, so I might look at all of them... but as I said, I'm favoring the Mazda and slightly considering the Ford.
So I thought I'd see if any of you car-savy types wanted to offer an oppinion on the matter. I hope to find time to go in to test drive each car this weekend, or at the very least examine them closely and listen to some obnoxious car dealer tell me about how great each car is and why. I'll then come back at a later time with my new best friend Aaron who will help ensure said car dealer doesn't rip me off when I actually want to buy the car. I shall then take his entire family out to lunch, maybe dinner.