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    Default Replying to Topic \'What did you drive before your Mazda 3\'

    gee here i was thinking this thread was about what cars you drove/owned before the 3.

    If i had known then i would have listed all the trucks i used to drive as part of my job.

    or all the rental cars i\'ve had.

    Or how about all the cars i\'ve test drove in 15 years of autoshows and dealer visits...

    Naw, i\'ll be nice and save the bandwidth......
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    Default Replying to Topic \'What did you drive before your Mazda 3\'

    Not much going on for me. My 3 is the first car I\'ve personally owned myself, but I\'ve driven my parents\' Topaz (two of them...one 92, one 94) and their 98 Grand Caravan. The \'rents just bought a Vibe a few days ago and we\'ll be picking it up next week so I\'ll be taking a few spins in that too. Just to see, of course...my 3 is still my baby
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    Default Replying to Topic \'What did you drive before your Mazda 3\'

    Yeah, I am keeping my list to just MY cars.... The list would be huge of cars I have driven lol. Everything from my uncle\'s viper to my mom\'s TJ

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    Originally posted by majic


    Originally posted by autoexe

    04 Jeep TJ Unlimited - test drive
    04 300C HEMI - test drive / most powerful car I\'ve driven
    04 Crossfire - test drive
    04 Liberty Sport - test drive


    so i guess you went to the gold medal tour at downsvew or hershey park

    that 300C and magnum were POWERHOUSES but FUGLY!!!

    I ended up driving a cheerokee with some old lady and i was going pretty slowly to feel the car whereas she was going fast over bumps.. we stopped on a sideways incline and she was all giddy.. lol.

    lol...I went to the Hershey one...also, the Jeep TJ was actually driven as a test drive at the dealer before I got the 3 - my friend wanted me to go test it for the hell of it

    being driven in a Viper SRT-10 was fun too

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    Default Replying to Topic \'What did you drive before your Mazda 3\'

    even th srt-4 was ok.. BUT IT\'S A NEON :p

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    My first and only car was my 1999 Golf Wolfsburg Edition and still have it. Its my baby ... I dont have the heart to get rid of it so I gave it to my mom

    2004 Mazda3 GT { BLACK MICA / 5MT / GFX pkg / BLACK, RED & GOLD BEEBS }

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    Default Replying to Topic \'What did you drive before your Mazda 3\'

    Something for Autoexe to dream over...

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    When I was an apprentice at Honda they actually let me drive the owner\'s NSX and later the S2000 IMO true Japanese sports cars. Mazdawise I\'ve driven a 93\' RX-7 with upgraded turbo. Gotta love that psssssssshhhhhh sound.

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    Default Replying to Topic \'What did you drive before your Mazda 3\'

    Originally posted by bluntman


    Something for Autoexe to dream over...

    seen it before...I wonder if they have any pics of the coupe?

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    Default Replying to Topic \'What did you drive before your Mazda 3\'

    Originally posted by Grifter

    The \'rents just bought a Vibe a few days ago and we\'ll be picking it up next week so I\'ll be taking a few spins in that too.
    I still say EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

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    Default Replying to Topic \'What did you drive before your Mazda 3\'

    was looking at the vibe/trix befor ethe 3 came out.. glad i didn\'t have enough money then :p

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    Default Replying to Topic \'What did you drive before your Mazda 3\'

    Originally posted by majic


    was looking at the vibe/trix befor ethe 3 came out.. glad i didn\'t have enough money then :p
    I looked at the Matrix as well, it\'s got a huge interior for the size of the car. The standard features and overall price turned me off when I saw what the 3 offered.
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    Default Replying to Topic \'What did you drive before your Mazda 3\'

    yeha totally.. we went with the accord instead

    a little less power but pretty smooth car and decent set of features

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    Default Replying to Topic \'What did you drive before your Mazda 3\'

    Originally posted by bluntman


    Something for Autoexe to dream over...

    Actually... that\'s a 2006 BMW 3-Series

    Mazda3 SOLD. Bye Bye XeBa

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    Default Replying to Topic \'What did you drive before your Mazda 3\'

    Originally posted by majic


    was looking at the vibe/trix befor ethe 3 came out.. glad i didn\'t have enough money then :p
    Vibe was Alright.. Trix... back window was tiny and the dorrs were too high. The styling was so so... i didn\'t quite like the way the windows were shaped.

    If you look at our 3 hatch, that back window is a simple triange and it gives the car this nice profile.

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    Default Replying to Topic \'What did you drive before your Mazda 3\'

    Originally posted by autoexe
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    \'00 - \'02 - Learned how to drive in family\'s Camry
    \'02 - \'04 - RSX Type S (sold)

    Ordered an \'05 GT, GFX. Can\'t wait for it to be here!!!
    RSX-S -> Mazda3? Why? Isn\'t that a downgrade?
    Yeah, people may seem it is, but the ride quality (from my test drives) of Mazda3 is far superior than the harsh ride of the RSX.

    Not to mention that there\'s so many little neat things i\'ll be getting like auto lights, auto wipers, so much storage! Streering wheel mounted audio controls...

    The only thing i\'ll dearly miss would be the 6 speed tranny. I won\'t miss the leather seats, but will probably miss the 6-in-dash CD changer.

    Reason i went from RSX to 3 is \'cuz of high insurance. I\'ll be saving close to $2,000 a year just on insurance!!! And i won\'t have to fill the car with premium.

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    Default Replying to Topic \'What did you drive before your Mazda 3\'

    Oh, if i had the extra $10,000, i woulda probably gotten the TSX. Insurance for a year on TSX is about $300 more than the Mazda3, for me.

    But i\'m still happy with the 3!

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    Default Replying to Topic \'What did you drive before your Mazda 3\'

    Originally posted by rsx_r04


    Originally posted by autoexe
    Originally posted by rsx_r04

    \'00 - \'02 - Learned how to drive in family\'s Camry
    \'02 - \'04 - RSX Type S (sold)

    Ordered an \'05 GT, GFX. Can\'t wait for it to be here!!!
    RSX-S -> Mazda3? Why? Isn\'t that a downgrade?
    Yeah, people may seem it is, but the ride quality (from my test drives) of Mazda3 is far superior than the harsh ride of the RSX.

    Not to mention that there\'s so many little neat things i\'ll be getting like auto lights, auto wipers, so much storage! Streering wheel mounted audio controls...

    The only thing i\'ll dearly miss would be the 6 speed tranny. I won\'t miss the leather seats, but will probably miss the 6-in-dash CD changer.

    Reason i went from RSX to 3 is \'cuz of high insurance. I\'ll be saving close to $2,000 a year just on insurance!!! And i won\'t have to fill the car with premium.
    Some people like the harsh ride... they\"feel the road\"

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    Default Replying to Topic \'What did you drive before your Mazda 3\'

    Yeah. That\'s true. But after about 30 months of driving that car, i\'ve had enough of it!

    Also, i wanted 4 doors this time around. I wonder which car i\'d be driving if the 3 wasn\'t around...?

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    Default Replying to Topic \'What did you drive before your Mazda 3\'

    nice choice.. u might miss the 40 HP but meh.. u\'ll be ridin\' in style

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    a \'92 nissan sentra.
    A COMPACT WITH A LOT OF IMPACT...... ZOOM-ZOOM...


    \\\'04 TIGREY MAZDA 3 4door

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    \'88 Sentra 2dr. hatchback
    \'90 Stanza

    Then finally a new car my 3
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    Default Replying to Topic \'What did you drive before your Mazda 3\'

    Yup - I have driven all types of Ferrari, Porsche, Lotus, Rolls, MB, BMW . . . while in university I used to detail cars at BCE place - mostly excutives.

    But personally I have owned/driven on a regular basis:

    86 tercel wagon (the one with bank machine on back)
    93 MX3 GS V6
    91 Civic Wagon
    96 Civic Hatch CX
    98 Civic Hatch DX
    2002 - 2003 - rented about every type of car under the sun.
    2004 Subaru Outback Sport
    2004 Mazda3 Sport GT

    Gotta love hatchbacks/wagons!!

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    Default Replying to Topic \'What did you drive before your Mazda 3\'

    Cars I\'ve driven on a regular basis other than my 3:

    95 Mercury Villager GS
    96 Nissan Altima SE (retired, replaced by the 3)
    03 Ford E450 V8-diesel cutaway... considered half a car?

    Non-regular basis: Dodge Caravan (the Villager is a much better van), Grand AM, Corolla, 04 Buick Centry, 04 Chev Impala....

    Not going to list others that are not \"cars\"

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    Default Replying to Topic \'What did you drive before your Mazda 3\'

    I had a 93 Mazda MX6 before the shiny new titanium 04 Sport GT.

    It\'s surprising how \"similar\" the Mazda3 \"feels\" on the interior. That\'s the main reason I liked it so much... I know most of you will say \"WTF, the 2 cars are totally different\". I test drove a bunch of different cars before selecting the Mazda3, and I can say that the Mazda3 is the only one that gave me the same satisfaction in the driver\'s seat.

    Almost 4000km and still loving it...

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