new car shopping

[robg]

Originally Posted by Nick M3

The TDI sounds like an absolute no brainer, even if it is a bit more expensive.

+1 especially if you can get 5k off and a manual

[kognito]

you will never notice it on a test drive, but we found the golf seats to be very uncomfortable on long drives.

We used to call them "200 mile" seats.





But you can always swap in a pair of Recaro's

[equ]

Originally Posted by Jeff_DML

Going to test drive the exact same cars, found a skyactiv 6mt sedan to test drive and a local dealer has 5k off a golf TDi 6mt

Are you serious?! They were very close to MSRP a while back. I'd imagine they're still expensive here in the Northeast, SoCal folks must not like golf diesels.

tdi seats =/= base golf seats
tdi suspension =/= base golf suspension

[Optimus Prime]

Originally Posted by equ

Are you serious?! They were very close to MSRP a while back. I'd imagine they're still expensive here in the Northeast, SoCal folks must not like golf diesels.

tdi seats =/= base golf seats
tdi suspension =/= base golf suspension

There are a few dealers in Chicago and STL that are just a hundred or so over invoice. I e-mailed the links to my SA to set the tone when it's time.

While I don't have a lot of miles on the seats, they are a decided upgrade over the standard Golfs.

[ff]

Originally Posted by Jeff_DML

mazda3 is supposed to be the most fun of these econo boxes

I wonder if the manual transmission in the new model is any better than the previous. It was bad enough that it would keep me from buying an otherwise great car.

[Jeff_DML]

Originally Posted by ff

I wonder if the manual transmission in the new model is any better than the previous. It was bad enough that it would keep me from buying an otherwise great car.

like optimus prime mentioned somewhere above, MT is supposed to be miata like based on the reviews I have read. Probably getting my hopes built up to high since the miata MT is the best I have driven.

[bren]

I test drove the mazdaspeed 3 a little while back. On the first shift into 2nd, just out of the dealership, the knob came off in my hand. :lol

[equ]

Originally Posted by Optimus Prime

There are a few dealers in Chicago and STL that are just a hundred or so over invoice. I e-mailed the links to my SA to set the tone when it's time.

While I don't have a lot of miles on the seats, they are a decided upgrade over the standard Golfs.

Invoice or near it should be achievable on a '12. But $5k off?

[equ]

Originally Posted by bren

I test drove the mazdaspeed 3 a little while back. On the first shift into 2nd, just out of the dealership, the knob came off in my hand. :lol

Sometimes japanese brand dealerships unscrew shift knobs, perhaps they left it loose? I've test driven an s2000 with no knob (just the threads!) and an rx8 with a loose knob. They were worried about the knobs being stolen out of the showroom.

[Jeff_DML]

Originally Posted by equ

Invoice or near it should be achievable on a '12. But $5k off?

I have been hijacking his thread, that was me who posted that