Some background is, I love toyota and scion is basically a rebadged camry, but at least it looks good. In the mazda 3, I have good head room but my right knee is quite close to the wheel causing small difficulty doing full turns gripping the wheel the whole time. Conversely, in the TC I have much less headroom (to the point if I sit the chair straight my hear brushes the sunroof covers so i have to recline it more), but my right knee is much farther from the wheel. So each car takes and gives in opposing areas. The other issue is my speed needs full suspension replacement, and who knows what else will be coming soon, which a new scion would not need for many years (and the warranty would help if it required anything sooner).
Pros for TC:
-I love the glass roof effect
-more knee room
-2 doors for nice styling
-better gas mileage
-warranty
Cons for TC
-no turbo so speed-like acceleration will probably not exist
-less headroom that the speed, causing seat to need slightly more inclination
-very common car
Pros for Speed 3
-bright red
-very quick
-I like the engine/exhaust sound
-hatch is practical
-better seats than TC
-excellent headroom
Cons for Speed 3
-knee is very close to steering wheel
-many paint chips/etc from the years
-needs suspension replaced
-has signs of rusting on both taillight areas on hatch and along seam under hatch on car slightly
-has 205k km, so large maintenance issues are likely to arise soon
What are some thoughts from you guys reading this?
Naturally i was going to get an FR-S as soon as it came out, but that stupid little interior jams my knee into the wheel, and I could never, ever drive it. Why, when the rest of the car is so perfect, am i robbed the driving pleasure thanks to tiny interior proportions!!??
Anyway,
tell me what you think.
love,
eric