Sequel: 17 reasons I should keep my '05 8 after test driving over a dozen 'New Cars'
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Out of the 3 Mazda's I've had, I can say for certain that it was the only one that felt like it was put together with love. It's a hard thing to explain, but I do miss the total confidence that it instills when driving. I can tell every facet of the car was thought out. The 6 and the 3 just felt "thrown together." I won't miss them at all. The RX8 I do still miss.
If... and I mean IF I ever get financially able to have a 2nd car for a toy/project, I'd love to snag a 40AE. Maybe one day.
If... and I mean IF I ever get financially able to have a 2nd car for a toy/project, I'd love to snag a 40AE. Maybe one day.
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although i swore up and down i'd never sell her, tomorrow a friend of mine is buying my 8. i was presented with an opportunity that would be stupid to pass up.
excuse me now while i go crawl in bed and cry myself to sleep.
excuse me now while i go crawl in bed and cry myself to sleep.
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I absolutely agree. The 8 was not a hack job on some other platform, it was new from the ground up. With amazingly few exceptions (sunvisors!!), every piece I work on has the touch of someone doing the best job he could on it. I bet every engineer at Mazda wanted a piece of this action. When a non-gearhead wonder wtf I'm talking about, I open the trunk and point to the hinge mechanism which is a minor work of art and a great example of functional, clever engineering.
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