What I did with my weekend

[geekchick]

My 2006 Mazda3 had recently developed a most unfortunate case of rod knock, and the rock bottom lowest repair quote was $5000+ for a short block replacement, $5400 for a used engine with 60k miles, or $7500 for a new engine. I'd been hoping to keep the car at least ten years and enjoy more than a single year without a car payment, but those repair

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[geekchick]

Thanks. :) I'm still getting used to it, but so far I like it.

Trading up

[claytonsghost]

How weird. I just bought virtually the same car- black, 2011 touring hatchback. Hard to get used to after all mt Steve McQeen years in standards, but much nicer in horrific job/commute. Nice ride. The car, naturally. No skyactiv yet- maybe next year

Re: Trading up

[geekchick]

I didn't want to get the hatchback because Chris has a Speed3 hatchback and having essentially matching cars would just be too much. *laugh* Yeah, I can imagine that automatic is much less hassle when sitting in traffic, and you can always switch over to manual mode if you miss it too much. :) I know it's not the same though. (I know this because I can drive mine in manual mode just fine, while I can't actually drive a stick. It's that "not having to remember the clutch" thing.)