[Astaroth]

YAY!!!

Because of the way I'm getting it, I have no idea yet how long it's going to take to arrive. (I'm salary packaging the car, which means that there's a whole bunch of paperwork to be done yet). About 2 weeks, I'm told all up.

Took me a long time to decide between getting the Neo and the Maxx. At the end of the day, I decided that the three main upgrades between the optioned Neo and the Maxx are the Alloy wheels, 6-stack CD player, and most importantly the better looking interior trim. And I decided they were worth the extra money.

After all, the main reason that I'm getting the Mazda3 rather than a Sirion or Mirage is because of looks, and the Maxx interior just looks a million times better than the Neo, which I reckon is worth the extra cost.

(Your taste my vary, of course - I'm just talking about my opinion).

The colour will be Winning Blue, which looks just plain cool...

Before anyone asks - sorry, can't tell you the price I paid for it, as it's under a confidentiality agreement.

 

[Spook]

Good stuff Astaroth - congrats!

Judging by your 'comparisons', you must have gotten the hatch.

 

[Astaroth]

Got the Sedan, actually. Again, purely a taste thing, thought it looked a bit nicer.

(Although it was a close run thing)=

 

[Spook]

Got the Sedan, actually

hahahahaha :rofl: How's that for jumping to conclusions? I tend to agree though that the sedan does look nicer. But I would have liked to have that storage compartment in the boot that the hatch has.

 

[Astaroth]

Yeah, but horses for courses - you can't get everything, even with the Mazda3.

Looks like my car will be from the Feb 04 build. The downside of which is that it'll take longer, but at least I get the audio controls on the steering wheel.

Hmmm - any suggestions on how to kill the (approximately) 40-50 days until it turns up??

 

[E-Gene]

Do what I do while I'm waiting. Take a tram. :lol:

 

[Astaroth]

What, and spurn my poor '93 Excel?

Plus, I'm in sunny Canberra - no trams. Have to drive to Melbourne to do that.

(Which is a pretty good idea in itself).

And, before our beloved mod Dinu can get in to say it - can you please add your location to your profile?

 

[mazdaspeed3]

the mazda dealer here was nice enough to let me borrow one of the mazda 3s on the lot while I wait for my special ordered one to come in. Definately the nicest dealer I've ever heard of. of course I ended up having too much negitive equity in my current car to take advantage of his offer. *Team Mazda of Rock Hill(SC)

 

[E-Gene]

Thanks for the heads up on the location in my profile, missed it as I was quickly registering myself to post.

Personally I'm waiting to test drive the SP23 and the Maxx Sport. I can't wait to see what the Mazda6 engine in a Mazda3 chasis can do. But will probably only be able to afford the Maxx Sport (at best).

 

[BeeF]

Hey Astaroth.....did you get the plain Maxx or the Maxx Sport?

 

[Astaroth]

Just got the plain Maxx - didn't think the sports pack was really worth it. Looks nice, but so does the base Maxx...