[NTLK] [OT] Oil in Newton.. LOL

[joe kallo]

If we're talking Mazda and hatches, let me put in a word for the Mazda 5.
Yes, it's sort of a van, but what a lovely van it is. Tons of room, and it
drives like a car -- you can get it with a 5 speed. Possibly the best
roadtrip vehicle I've ever owned.

Joe

On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 4:08 PM, Chris Browder <kcfoxie at gmail.com> wrote:

> Christian,
>
> You guys get a better range of cars than the US. I am limited in my
> wagon options, not even Volvo sells their iconic station wagons here
> anymore. My partner had a Mazda 6 as a rental car recently and I was
> impressed. They do make a hatch version of the 6 here, so I'm
> optimistic about their aluminum block diesel making its way into it.
> The kicker would be the gearbox, Audi does not sell a manual diesel in
> the USA (nor an all wheel drive model), and for their cost you're
> better off to get the comparable golf or Jetta variant from sister VW.
>
> Happy motoring!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jan 14, 2013, at 4:58 PM, Lord Groundhog <lordgroundhog at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > ~~~ On 2013/01/14 20:20, Chris Browder at kcfoxie at gmail.com wrote ~~~
> >
> >> Did the brakes on my 73. First time id ever done it. Went on the test
> >> drive and stopped in the neighbors yard at the end of the T
> >> intersection.... Live and learn I suppose. I can't beat the comfort
> >> and range of a modern day VW TDI, though Mazda might woo me in the
> >> future if they offer manual station wagons with the skyactiv-D 2.2
> >> engine. Coming from a ford family, once in 15 years have I been
> >> rescued in a modern vw for a failure (and it had 265,000 miles on it
> >> when the shift linkage failed). Our ford and Chevys have been another
> >> story, sadly.
> >>
> >
> > Just got a Mazda 3, Chris.  Really like the performance and goodies it
> came
> > with.  Mine has a 5-speed gearbox, is comfortable and handles well.  I'm
> not
> > in the market for a station wagon so I don't know what's available in
> other
> > countries.  I'm in the UK so I'd guess the model range could be slightly
> > different elsewhere but I know there's at least one larger model here.
> >
> > After 21 years of driving Fords quite happily, I've found the Mazda to
> be a
> > delight.
> >
> > IMHO, FWIW, YMMV, etc.
> >
> >
> > My own experience of VWs (3 of them) has been pleasant astonishment at
> how
> > they just last and last and last despite less than ideal treatment and
> > conditions.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Shalom,
> >
> > Christian
> >
> > ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
> >
> > ³Any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from a Newton.²
> >            -- ref.:  Arthur C. Clarke
> >
> > http://youtube.com/watch?v=1ZzpdPJ7Zr4
> > (With thanks to Chod Lang)
> > http://tinyurl.com/29y2dl
> > http://www.diyplanner.com/node/3942
> >
> >
> > ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
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