Do we like this car?

sounds like you want justification for your enthusiast car mentality. If you have little chance of future income growth then you are completely wasting money and screwing yourself long term. If your income is only going up then this car anxiety you are beginning to feel is moot.

Sounds like even if you get a mazda you will throw enthusiast upgrades, so jumping ship will only waste more money if you bought a brand new car. You should keep this mustang for at least 8 years. They now have good respectable gas mileage and safety.

The 1 caveat being, you should post your car for sale on sites for a ridiculous overpriced sum for the off chance a fish comes along drooling over your mods

The car looks nice, but you didn't give any specifications on it, aside from it being roomy and stuff.

You should go to the manufacturer website and collect all the info, like gas mileage/speed/cost/etc., and post it here so we know what we're dealing with.

Right now we're just going off of this car vs. a mustang, and that this car has more room.

On December 08 2012 02:17 PuertoRican wrote: The car looks nice, but you didn't give any specifications on it, aside from it being roomy and stuff. You should go to the manufacturer website and collect all the info, like gas mileage/speed/cost/etc., and post it here so we know what we're dealing with. Right now we're just going off of this car vs. a mustang, and that this car has more room.

Yeah thats all I kinda need input on. I already have the details and have done the math and I'd be coming out ahead something like $35/month when you take into consideration restarting a new car loan. The immediate savings would be about $100/month or so, which is kinda meh so thats why I'm really just focused on things like cargo space and having a family car that I'm still in love with.

I mean if you want to know it's something like this:

- Mazda -
Cost: $24,000 out the door
Gas: 18/26 premium
Speed: 0-60 in 6.0s. 1/4 mile in 14s.


- Mustang -
Cost: $36,000 out the door
Gas: 18/26 premium
Speed: 0-60 4.7s. 1/4 mile 13.1s.

Like I said the savings are minor, almost trivial at this point since there's probably some things that wont materialize until after ownership. But the more I think about it the more I realize that until I actually have a family where i NEED the room, there's no sense in buying the car now. It's not like I need to futureproof myself so that 5 years later I already have a good family sedan. Just buy the fucking sedan when the time comes. I guess I was sorta thinking along the lines of "it'd be nice to have it paid off when I start to take advantage of the utility".

I really do like my car. Hmm. Yeah I think I'll just keep it, have some more fun with upgrades, and drive it like I stole it.

looks just like my hyundai i30, and I fucking love mine

if you really need the room there are surely third options, you aren't capped to either mustang or mazda
To me this mazda looks pretentious, trying to be something it is not. And not very pretty for my eyes.
I suggest looking at third options but i can't really give exact makes and models to look for. Get a few more cars in the mix and create a poll

add some kiddie car seats to the back and some other stuff for kids














keep the mustang

these cars are fun to drive, obv manual drive.
i would go for this Mazda over mustang any day, even with out knowing the specs.

NO.

I like it

pic 3 is siick awesome

w00t, blog mentions ftw . If you go about getting this car I would look at 2010's not 2013's. From the minimal googling I did it looks like the 2010 is the start of the second generation of this car so it would be the same car, but someone else would have eaten the "new car cost" for you. I saw one on craigslist in my area for 16.5k with 14k miles, pretty much brand new for probably 10k less than what you'd pay at a dealer, plus no sales taxes since it's not at a dealer which could save you a decent amount depending on your state; something to think about. If you're worried about getting the loan for it, your bank will likely approve you for a vehicle loan from a private party, just have to approach them about it. Most people just take the dealer financing, but you can usually get a much better deal through your own bank or credit union.

Also, for your savings calculations, I'm sure insurance is significantly cheaper with the mazda over the mustang in addition to the 20k difference in price (if you go for the 2010 over the 2013). Seems like a no-brainer for how close the two cars are in specs. I like the mazda 3 in general, but like some other people said, mods are going to be tempting...gl with your decision. I'm sure you'll be happy either way, but I'd take slightly less immediate satisfaction for 20k :-P

Yeah my credit union is great about loans. They basically just look up NADA value and the VIN of your car and if it's worth more than what you're asking, you get the loan (with good credit, which I have). True about the 2010 differences. The 2013 is really just a bunch of cosmetic upgrades that you could piece together one by one I suppose. I think all 2013's come with build in bluetooth streaming now, so it's just a bunch of small stuff like that which I'd want already taken care of in a new car. I took my g/f for a test ride in one and she hated it so much she practically begged me to keep the stang. Thanks for your help though, it didnt go to waste. I actually test drove a Fit 3 times and once with her in it lol. I'm still just a little too gun-shy about losing leather/soundproofing and other luxury features at the moment for an all plastic car.

I love my mustang, wouldn't trade it for the world. It does cost a pretty penny to fuel though, and insurance is quite high. IMO keep mustang if you love it ditch it for a cheap car if you don't. My grandfather said you might as well drive something you love, that way you will take care of it (and it will last longer). Longer lasting car will save money INTL, but if you end up saving the difference in gas/insurance I guess it is a wash either way.

I have a 2012 rmazda3 s sedan. I love it. It's fairly sporty, fun to drive, has a nice interior/sound system, really nice transmission and it was fairly inexpensive. I've heard the speed3 is actually pretty nice sleeper car, if you're into racing. It'll definitely handle better than a mustang, but who cares about turning amirite?