Just test-drove a Mazda 3s hatch MTX. I *like* it...pulls hard, handles well, basically like a smaller, sportier Six but with better throttle response. Basically, just what I'd like from a new car right now. The saleswoman must have been fairly new because she INSISTED on giving me the full open-all-doors walkaround, even though I told her I was a car nut and that we had a Six. And she looked disappointed when I said I wasn't making any decisions yet. She also told me that other than a $500 loyalty bonus for being a return customer, they weren't willing to deal at ALL on the car. Nice one, lady.


"Think of it, if you like, as a librarian with a G-string under the tweed." Clarkson on the Mondeo.