mooglebunny
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Hi guys! Mooglebunny here, it's been quite a long year or two for me and a lot of cool things have happened. I moved a couple of times, graduated from college, landed a $15/hour job with benefits and paid holidays, bought a new cell phone which is a Galaxy Note 2 (which I took these pictures with) and whatnot.
Now that I actually have a job that I reasonably like and am pretty good at (tech-related, actually) I can afford my own car! So I bought a new 2013 Mazda3i Touring 2L Skyactiv Hatchback. It's basically Graphite Gray.
Some features:
Manual Shift Mode- Switch from Drive to M and then you can change the gears manually by pushing up or down. Being a Skyactiv model, it has a 6 speed transmission/gearbox. That 2L is good for around 155HP according to Mazda, but it is sufficient for the car so no complaints.
Four wheel disc breaks- Very, very nice. Stop the car pretty well, much better than the Mirage (which I'd hope would be the case)!
Drive and passenger climate control- Driver and passenger can have different temperature settings!
Advanced Keyless Entry and Push button start- There are small buttons on the driver/passenger/hatchback that can unlock or lock the car so long as you have the key nearby. The button start is kind of neat I guess, it takes some getting used to.
6 speaker stereo- Stereo isn't the best, but it's not the worst. It does the job. It also has bluetooth, so I can connect my Note 2 and listen to music or answer phone calls with ease.
I just have a few basic starting pictures of the 3 below.
Proof Picture! I have the Mazda3. Climate control buttons.
Front seats. They are much more comfortable than the Mirage, and I actually FIT in the car without having to sit awkwardly close. It's pretty amazing.
Right side picture with the front passenger door open. Well, it's a Mazda3. :lol:
Picture of the back seat from the front seat. It's actually reasonably spacious, it can fit my roommates who are taller than me reasonably well even in the back. Although, the Mirage can basically do that too.
Hatchback and the Skyactiv logo.
Yup, it's one of the Mazda3 models with the silly face. That's fine though, doesn't bother me much.
Picture of the advanced key along with a partial shot of my Lenovo X220. I pretty much don't have to take it out of my pocket.
Overall, the Mazda3 has a slightly longer wheelbase, is slightly longer and taller than the Mirage, but it feels much more tossable and agile. Power steering is also insanely nice, completely overestimated. I was driving the Mirage today to get some stuff done and it was so much more heavy to steer compared to more modern cars with power steering.
I've had it for about two weeks and I really like it so far. It has about 300 miles on it currently.
Now that I actually have a job that I reasonably like and am pretty good at (tech-related, actually) I can afford my own car! So I bought a new 2013 Mazda3i Touring 2L Skyactiv Hatchback. It's basically Graphite Gray.
Some features:
Manual Shift Mode- Switch from Drive to M and then you can change the gears manually by pushing up or down. Being a Skyactiv model, it has a 6 speed transmission/gearbox. That 2L is good for around 155HP according to Mazda, but it is sufficient for the car so no complaints.
Four wheel disc breaks- Very, very nice. Stop the car pretty well, much better than the Mirage (which I'd hope would be the case)!
Drive and passenger climate control- Driver and passenger can have different temperature settings!
Advanced Keyless Entry and Push button start- There are small buttons on the driver/passenger/hatchback that can unlock or lock the car so long as you have the key nearby. The button start is kind of neat I guess, it takes some getting used to.
6 speaker stereo- Stereo isn't the best, but it's not the worst. It does the job. It also has bluetooth, so I can connect my Note 2 and listen to music or answer phone calls with ease.
I just have a few basic starting pictures of the 3 below.
Proof Picture! I have the Mazda3. Climate control buttons.
Front seats. They are much more comfortable than the Mirage, and I actually FIT in the car without having to sit awkwardly close. It's pretty amazing.
Right side picture with the front passenger door open. Well, it's a Mazda3. :lol:
Picture of the back seat from the front seat. It's actually reasonably spacious, it can fit my roommates who are taller than me reasonably well even in the back. Although, the Mirage can basically do that too.
Hatchback and the Skyactiv logo.
Yup, it's one of the Mazda3 models with the silly face. That's fine though, doesn't bother me much.
Picture of the advanced key along with a partial shot of my Lenovo X220. I pretty much don't have to take it out of my pocket.
Overall, the Mazda3 has a slightly longer wheelbase, is slightly longer and taller than the Mirage, but it feels much more tossable and agile. Power steering is also insanely nice, completely overestimated. I was driving the Mirage today to get some stuff done and it was so much more heavy to steer compared to more modern cars with power steering.
I've had it for about two weeks and I really like it so far. It has about 300 miles on it currently.
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