Yeah, the only sucky thing about the Mazda 3 is that it takes crawling under the car and removing 7 nuts and two fasteners before you even start changing the oil. So far I've just let strangers do it. I am not that sensitive to driving parameters, but so far I haven't crashed it. And I am a notably bad driver.
-- CHS On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 4:25 PM, Allen Beddingfield <[email protected]>wrote: > I really like Mazda...the only problem is that the dealership we have here > is a little less than reputable... wouldn't want to have to deal with them > for service. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Charles Shapiro > > Sent: 01/23/14 08:31 AM > > To: tech-chat > > Subject: Re: [tech-chat] what technology NOT to buy - a car buying > experience > > Heh. Bought a 2010 Mazda 3 right off the lot for $16,000. . No cruise > control, no automatic windows, no motorized mirrors, no bluetooth phone > system, manual transmission, only a radio with a plug for external system. > I keep the oil changed and haven't had a lick of trouble with it. Of > course, I take care not to, like, drive it often. > > -- CHS > > On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 4:52 PM, Allen Beddingfield <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I prefer white cars, just for the fact that lighter colors reflect heat >> in the summer! My last four vehicles have been white. I owned one black >> car, and that was a mistake. The slightest bit of dust makes it look >> super-dirty, and it absorbed heat like a sponge. >> >> Allen B. >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: William Bagwell >> >> Sent: 01/22/14 09:53 AM >> >> To: tech-chat >> >> Subject: Re: [tech-chat] what technology NOT to buy - a car buying >> experience >> >> >> On Tuesday 21 January 2014, Ron Frazier (TECHC) wrote: >> > NO DARK PAINT >> > >> > Just a matter of preference. But, it's my feeling that dark cars are >> > harder to see and more likely to be in accidents. >> > >> > So, I don't want dark paint. >> >> My work recently added hi-vis clothing to all the other safety requirements. >> During the transition I was amazed at how well it works. Not that I am in >> the market for a new car, but would certainly consider a hi-vis yellow or >> lime green if I was. >> -- >> William >> _______________________________________________ >> tech-chat mailing list [email protected] >> http://lists.linuxmoose.com/mailman/listinfo/tech-chat >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Allen Beddingfield >> [email protected] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> tech-chat mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.linuxmoose.com/mailman/listinfo/tech-chat >> >> > > > > > -- > Allen Beddingfield > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > tech-chat mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.linuxmoose.com/mailman/listinfo/tech-chat > >
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