Originally posted by mbTDI:
lol!

Well, I now live 3 blocks from work, so I don't need the mileage as much as I did when I was routinely going back and forth between school and home (3hrs)...



Be prepared to allow the car lots of time to warm up. People who don't drive their car long distances are reporting more engine troubles than those who do and your gas mileage will absolutely suck if you don't let the car warm up. Flooding is a major issue with such short distances and, in the long-term, if you don't regularly 'wring out' the motor, carbon lock is a big concern when driving a rotary such short distances at, I presume, relatively low speeds. You literally have to drive the car fast. After a large number of engine failures Mazda sent out advisories telling customers to make sure they rev the motor up to redline often to maintain optimum performance. It was a particular problem with ATX owners which, in their nature of being ATX owners, were dawdling around in their cars leading to major engine problems.

2003 Mazda6s 3.0L MTX Webpage 2004 Mazda3s 2.3L ATX