I've been feeling the same way. I start to notice things on my car that are just becoming agravating.
Like a squeak from the rear when I go over a bump. or the thump because the front bushings need greasing. Then there is the fact that one of my rims might be bent and I get a little vibration coming thru the steering wheel every now and then.
I want to keep my car, more importantly I want to mod it. But what sucks is I'm getting new car fever (working for the manufacturer (mazda) really sucks).
My SVT is a daily driver and thus has daily driver wear and tear (scuffs from shoprite and those little brats coming out of the mini-van, scratches, dents from hail, and then there is that damage to the front spoiler from that nerd valet parker did. My rear bumper has paint damage on it from some idiot on the parkway during rush hour traffic) I love my tour, but it will just cost too much to get her back to showroom and then start the mods.
What to do?
Personnally I'm thinking Mazda 3 hatchback (this is going to be the replacement to the current protege 5, or Mazda 6).
