New Car

**Doublebase** · 12-06-2006, 06:45 PM

Thinking about trading in my Mazdaspeed Protege for a Mazdaspeed 3. I drove one the other day and fell in love with it. That car is so frikin fast. I thought my protege was quick. This car puts it to shame. It throws you back in your seat. So much HP and torque for such a light car. What do you guys think? http://www.caranddriver.com/bestcars...daspeed-3.html

**maniclion** · 12-06-2006, 06:49 PM

Didn't you just buy a house? Let the dust settle and figure out what the damage is before you fall into the Debt Trap 90% of Americans are in today...if your car works fine then use it until it's beat to death...cars are not an investment they are just a means of travel...

**maniclion** · 12-06-2006, 06:51 PM

Besides that car looks like a grocery getter are you a man or a mouse?

**Mista** · 12-06-2006, 06:52 PM

Originally Posted by maniclion

Didn't you just buy a house? Let the dust settle and figure out what the damage is before you fall into the Debt Trap 90% of Americans are in today...if your car works fine then use it until it's beat to death...cars are not an investment they are just a means of travel...

Some times its good to upgrade so they dont depreciate too much. Your still loosing out though.

**Focus** · 12-06-2006, 07:03 PM

Originally Posted by Doublebase

Thinking about trading in my Mazdaspeed Protege for a Mazdaspeed 3. I drove one the other day and fell in love with it. That car is so frikin fast. I thought my protege was quick. This car puts it to shame. It throws you back in your seat. So much HP and torque for such a light car. What do you guys think? http://www.caranddriver.com/bestcars...daspeed-3.html

pretty cool car, but not your best option if you are looking for speed and power (it also weighs 3.2k pounds, not light heh)
for the same price, if you do feel you can buy a new car, id be all for a subaru... the WRX is right around that price range, and is faster (despite having 30 horsepower less than this mazda). doooo itttt

**Doublebase** · 12-06-2006, 07:22 PM

Yes I did just buy a house. I still have a car payment on my protege and if I traded it in my payment would be around the same. I think I might wait until spring. That is when my warranty runs out.

**Doublebase** · 12-06-2006, 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by maniclion

Besides that car looks like a grocery getter are you a man or a mouse?

That is what I like about it. Its unassuming. It is the fastest 4cyl front wheel drive car on the market today.

**maniclion** · 12-06-2006, 07:30 PM

Originally Posted by Doublebase

Yes I did just buy a house. I still have a car payment on my protege and if I traded it in my payment would be around the same. I think I might wait until spring. That is when my warranty runs out.

Well if you can make a decent trade and not lose out go for it...I don't know why your in such a hurry to get to the grocery store and back so quick, you can always buy one of those little coolers that plug into your ciggy lighter and keep your Ben and Jerry's cold...

**maniclion** · 12-06-2006, 07:33 PM

One thing before you trade it in get a really good detail job done on it and fix any dings and scratches, and before you take it down wipe a nice tire shine polish on the tires.

**Mista** · 12-06-2006, 07:57 PM

And make sure you dont leave it with a full tank of gas.

**fUnc17** · 12-06-2006, 08:09 PM

Originally Posted by maniclion

Well if you can make a decent trade and not lose out go for it...I don't know why your in such a hurry to get to the grocery store and back so quick, you can always buy one of those little coolers that plug into your ciggy lighter and keep your Ben and Jerry's cold...

**Burner02** · 12-06-2006, 10:22 PM

Originally Posted by Focus

pretty cool car, but not your best option if you are looking for speed and power (it also weighs 3.2k pounds, not light heh)
for the same price, if you do feel you can buy a new car, id be all for a subaru... the WRX is right around that price range, and is faster (despite having 30 horsepower less than this mazda). doooo itttt

http://www.subaru.com/shop/overview....m=WRX_TR_SEDAN

try this one...

**Focus** · 12-06-2006, 10:45 PM

Originally Posted by Burner02

http://www.subaru.com/shop/overview....m=WRX_TR_SEDAN

try this one...

WISE WORDS. FOLLOW THEM!

do you drive a WRX?

**Mista** · 12-06-2006, 10:46 PM

Originally Posted by Burner02

http://www.subaru.com/shop/overview....m=WRX_TR_SEDAN

try this one...

The front of that model looks ugly, where the badge sits

**Dale Mabry** · 12-07-2006, 07:08 AM

Buy high and sell low, it is the only poor financial decision you haven't pondered in the past couple of months.

**Doublebase** · 12-07-2006, 07:48 AM

Originally Posted by Dale Mabry

Buy high and sell low, it is the only poor financial decision you haven't pondered in the past couple of months.

Aren't you like 30 and still rent a room in a buddies house? You obviously made some brilliant finacial decisions in your life. Keep up the hard work.

**DOMS** · 12-07-2006, 07:54 AM

Originally Posted by Doublebase

Aren't you like 30 and still rent a room in a buddies house? You obviously made some brilliant finacial decisions in your life. Keep up the hard work.

At this point, I'm convinced that you're not really DoubleBase. You're someone that hacked into his account. So what was his password? Ihavespecialneeds or Idontunderstandsarcasm?

**CowPimp** · 12-07-2006, 09:54 AM

I'm pondering the purcase of a car soon too. That looks like a good deal in terms of price/performance.

However, I am probably going to buy a Dodge Neon SRT-4. I'm going to get it used though with like 20-40K miles on it. There are new ones available, or almost new (Under 10K miles on them) for pretty good prices out there. You should check it out. Also, the HP rating on the 2004/05 Neon is about 230 with 250ft/lb of torque, but that's to the wheels! That is the equivalent of around 250-260HP to the crank (AKA BHP, which is what the car you listed is rated at), and it weighs 300 pounds less than that car.

**DOMS** · 12-07-2006, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by CowPimp

However, I am probably going to buy a Dodge Neon SRT-4. I'm

Dodge Neon's have the worst price retention.

**NeilPearson** · 12-07-2006, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by Mista

Some times its good to upgrade so they dont depreciate too much. Your still loosing out though.

Cars depreciate the most in the first 5 minutes after they come off the lot

**tucker01** · 12-07-2006, 10:22 AM

that is where the dealers make there money on the upgrades

**gsxrK3** · 12-07-2006, 10:22 AM

Get a Gixxer =D.

Yay 20 posts...

**tucker01** · 12-07-2006, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by DOMS

Dodge Neon's have the worst price retention.

I wouldn't be buying a car worrying about price retention.

**Doublebase** · 12-07-2006, 10:36 AM

Originally Posted by CowPimp

I'm pondering the purcase of a car soon too. That looks like a good deal in terms of price/performance.

However, I am probably going to buy a Dodge Neon SRT-4. I'm going to get it used though with like 20-40K miles on it. There are new ones available, or almost new (Under 10K miles on them) for pretty good prices out there. You should check it out. Also, the HP rating on the 2004/05 Neon is about 230 with 250ft/lb of torque, but that's to the wheels! That is the equivalent of around 250-260HP to the crank (AKA BHP, which is what the car you listed is rated at), and it weighs 300 pounds less than that car.

Yes, but its still a neon. I know its fast. I've been in one. They are pretty evenly matched. I read that the MS3 beats the SRT-4.

**DOMS** · 12-07-2006, 10:38 AM

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

I wouldn't be buying a car worrying about price retention.

How many cars have you owned that you simply threw out when you didn't need them anymore? How many did you sell when you were done with them?

**tucker01** · 12-07-2006, 10:39 AM

My first car I owned for 8 years it was worth shit when I sold it

I think I got like $2000.

Now I drive company cars so I don't care

**Yanick** · 12-07-2006, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by gsxrK3

Get a Gixxer =D.

Yay 20 posts...

crotch rocket=death in a big city

my bro has a telefonica which he is probably getting rid off after this upcoming season.

An SRT-4 will rip a mazdaspeed a new asshole. not to mention there are so many cheap aftermarket mods one can do to that car, some bolt ons and you'll be ripping e46 m3's like nothing. only problem i have with those cars is the FWD thing. i really hate FWD and refuse to drive it when RWD is so much more fun.

**DOMS** · 12-07-2006, 10:47 AM

Originally Posted by Yanick

crotch rocket=death in a big city

In L.A., the police and emergency room doctors call them "donor-cycles."

**Doublebase** · 12-07-2006, 11:04 AM

Originally Posted by Yanick

An SRT-4 will rip a mazdaspeed a new asshole.

Not a MS3. You can look at the stats. It is faster in the 1/4 mile and faster 0-60. Where did you come up with that statement?

**Yanick** · 12-07-2006, 11:34 AM

Originally Posted by Doublebase

Not a MS3. You can look at the stats. It is faster in the 1/4 mile and faster 0-60. Where did you come up with that statement?

you're half right, i shouldn't have jumped the gun on that one however...its not faster, fairly evenly matched although the srt-4 pulls ahead by a bit (.2s faster with a greater trap speed).

http://www.caranddriver.com/roadtest...daspeed-3.html 14.4@99mpg

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...eon-srt-4.html 14.2@102mph

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