New car: 2012 Focus or 2012 Mazda3

[1fastETA]

E30 touring

[1fastETA]

Wait too late! -.-

[joshh]

23k for a fucking Focus. Hope you like it. Just glad it's not my car payment.

[z31maniac]

Good choice.

I forgot what year my mother's FOcus is, but I remember wondering how it would be some sport springs/dampers and sticky tires.

[CorvallisBMW]

Ran in to a bit of a snag:

I wanted a very particular car with certain packages and options, one of them being navigation. I'd rather keep my phone in my pocket and not have to fumble around with it every time I want to find the nearest whatever.

The car that is supposedly being delivered tomorrow doesn't have nav, even though I expressly told my salesman I wanted it. We went over the cars window sticker before doing the paperwork, and somehow I also missed that navigation wasn't on there. We both goofed.

Good news is that I found the exact car I want... in Spokane, WA. But the dealer refuses to do any dealer trades of Focus models. So it looks like I'll back out of my current purchase and get the one up there. This is a car I'll be living with every day for the next 5-6 years and I see no reason to settle with anything other than what I want.

[KenC]

So you have to drive to Spokompton to get it?

[CorvallisBMW]

So you have to drive to Spokompton to get it?

If I do it, it'll be fly then drive. Unless you're offering a ride...

I pay in gas, grass or ass only.

[MR 325]

23k for a fucking Focus. Hope you like it. Just glad it's not my car payment.

The Focus ain't the same shit-can it was 12 years ago. They're pretty sweet cars.

[KenC]

If I do it, it'll be fly then drive. Unless you're offering a ride...

I pay in gas, grass or ass only.

I've made that drive too many times, fuck that. It's usually pretty cheap, especially one-way.

[N2MYE30]

Did you ever consider a mini? Im sure you have but no mention of it here (at least i didnt see it) Ive had unpure thoughts about getting one for the same reasons...and they are blast to drive!

[KenC]

Did you ever consider a mini? Im sure you have but no mention of it here (at least i didnt see it) Ive had unpure thoughts about getting one for the same reasons...and they are blast to drive!

Our friend has one with the full Works kit. It's quick, but it torque-steers like a mofo.

The mini has no real cargo space behind the rear death either.

[z31maniac]

If you think a MINI torque-steers, go drive a new Speed 3. You've got to manhandle them.

Part of the fun though, at least to me.

[KenC]

If you think a MINI torque-steers, go drive a new Speed 3. You've got to manhandle them.

Part of the fun though, at least to me.

Our friend's is something like 220hp with the JCW kit and some other crap on there. I can't imagine that Speed3... that's too much effort to drive.

[bloodshot-e30]

Did you ever consider a mini? Im sure you have but no mention of it here (at least i didnt see it) Ive had unpure thoughts about getting one for the same reasons...and they are blast to drive!

yea there fun to drive but 9 times out of 10 they have lots of problems.

[wannaBMthree]

Man I'm liking the new Fords but I just couldn't do it without a MT, take any fun out of it.