Define marginal.
Stop making a fucking argument out of everything.
You guys are something. Stop making a fucking argument out of everything.
Right, and the 8th gen was just as loud.
At $4/gal and 15kmi/a and a switch from 20mpg to 30mpg you save 250 gallons or $1000 per year. If you keep the car for three years you saved $3000. Compared to buying a new car, $3000 is marginal.
Really? Maybe it had noisy (winter?) tires or something...I don't find it very loud.
Wait until every third car on the road is a Mazda2, like where I live, and then you'll realise that its just another dull Japanese appliance with a smiley face. The Fiesta, which isn't exactly uncommon, is such a refreshing design compared to the Mazda, and for that matter most other superminis.
I don't like cars with smiley faces. It makes it look as though the designers couldn't be bothered making a good looking car, so they made it 'cute' instead. Mind you, that makes it popular with the under-25 female demographic, which along with the over-60 female demographic, makes up probably 90% of Mazda2 buyers.
I am a female under 25 and do approve of the mazda smiley faces.
I'd have a fiesta though, they're faster and cheaper.
Coral Gables to start issuing tickets to pickup owners who park their truck on their driveway overnight
Can someone explain to me the rationale behind this?
Fuckin' eh. $2200 for the repair of the Ford. PTU system completely needs to be replaced.
/ramen for the next 5 months
I was wondering about that myself. I figure it's something like a center differential - that shifts the power to the front & rear wheels.
Really? Maybe it had noisy (winter?) tires or something...I don't find it very loud.
Mazda isn't the only car maker doing the smiley face. Every Japanese small car has it. The "angry scowl face" is rare in small cars, in is mostly only found on European small cars. The Polo, Fiesta and C3 are the only ones I can think of without a smiley face. The Pug 207 is angry but it's also just ugly.I disagree, I enjoy Mazda's smiley faces. You see, every car maker here either designs the front to be dull as dishwater (think 1997-2001 Camry) or some form of somewhat angry scowl. I know...enthusiasts love "the scowl" but it's mehh IMO. Kudos for Mazda for going out there and doing the smiley face...too bad they've went "oh shit people dont like it...revert to "angry scowl face!" in their future design language...which is still quite handsome in it's own right.