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Old 09-24-2022, 07:14 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by JST View Post
The problem is that the Mazda3 is a 30k car with a stick, if you can find one. Which you can’t. Even the autos are hard to find; there was I think 1 in northern VA when I was looking.

Edit: the Preferred trim is what you need to get on the Mazda3 to get a stick. That’s $30,215. For 30K I’d have a hard time not getting a Civic Si (again, assuming I could find one).
I came to exactly the same conclusion while researching a car for my son. The Jetta was the cheapest, best thing going. Mazda3s were a chunk more. Also, at least here, all the dealers are ordering the CX-30 instead, and that thing is a hunk of junk. Plus, of course, no stick.
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