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CarGuru > Mazda > Mazda 3 5-door likely to replace Miata; any factory-dealer incentives on '05 3's running now? 29 April 2005 08:54:58
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Mazda 3 5-door likely to replace Miata; any factory-dealer incentives on '05 3's running now?

Doug 29 April 2005 08:54:58
 - Mazda holdback = 2% of base MSRP
Q: any factory-dealer incentives on '05 3's running now?

Story:

After a long series of comparisons between the Ford SVT Focus, Mazda 3
5-door, Toyota Matrix, Subaru wagons, and Mazda Protege5, I've
basically decided to get the 3. The Miata will stay in the family.
It's worth more to me in memories than $ anyway.

The SVT Focus overall had the best handling, road feel, and braking.
It won every driving category for its price in my first hand tests
really. But the need to use premium gas, some niggling problems that
owners have had, and not enough choices on the used market pushed me
away. I'd have gone '03 or '04 for the 5 door style and any leftover
mfgs warranty. Around $13k-$15k.

The Subbies are either too expensive in WRX or higher form, or too
unMiata-like for me in lower form, notably the braking. But I tell
you, the WRX wagon I drove felt so ridiculously precise in everything
it did I almost didn't believe it. Like a fine instrument.

The Matrix I just didn't like, end of issue.

The Protege5 came closest to a Miata-like driving experience. It just
feels light and flickable and a blast to drive, with the 130 horse
engine pushing that weight giving a similar power/weight feel as the
Miata. No reason I shouldn't get a P5 really, just a matter of a good
deal appearing on the used market to sway me away from the 3. Around
$12k for an '02 or '03.

The 3 has a surprisingly torquey engine, feels smoother, more solid,
and more expensive than the cost, is pretty darn quick, has nice
styling, the handling is close enough to very good that I'm happy, the
tranny feels awfully good, the braking is good, and I'm kinda Mazda
oriented anyway. I'm sure some bits in the future can make it even
better. Around $18k new.

So it's new 3 vs. used P5.

Funny, but months ago when I first posed a Q in this group about
replacing my Miata, someone suggested I take a hard look at the 3.

Doug
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