Thanks Cartman
The Blue 5-spd S model is REALLY hard to find, the dealer is trying to trade for one in the Bay area so I can try it out...
I figured this car is pretty close to the SVT in stance, performance and size - a little bigger is "ok" with me, since my kids are now 7 and 10 years old... Everyone else told me to get the RX-8 as well - but I need bigger doors in the rear
another hard vehicle to find is the Altima 3.5SE with a 5-speed - yes it's orderable, but NOBODY has one! Those cars run 14.5 out of the box... just amazing.
oh well, maybe I'll get to drive a "6" this weekend...
Getting a bunch of data from
http://mazda6club.com/forums/ they seem like a bunch just like us at CEG...