First New Car!

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siddy34

Discussion Starter · Sep 28, 2011

Hello! My name is Sidney and I'm only 18 years old. This is my first new car and car loan! I have chosen the Spirited Metallic Green 2011 Mazda2 Sport A/T and picked her up Monday! Still looking for a good name...
I'm new to forums as well, so i'm still getting adjusted to it all. I still own my 2001 Dodge Neon which I will sell privately soon because trade in wasn't worth the money.
I'm actually entering college and was looking for an inexpensive compact car that I would be able to afford. I serve at a local Texas Roadhouse.
I also have yet to decided what I'll will modify on her if I will at all... so I'm open to suggestions to small stuff!

Thanks!

Can't wait to see what goes on here!

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MazdaSpeed

· #2 · Sep 28, 2011

welcome to the forum Sidney!

post some pic's of your ride if you can.
i bet you'll love the Mazda2, im not a big dodge fan and never liked the Neon's and heard bad things about them .

to modify your Mazda2, rims are always a nice start, or if you love music as much as i do... a aftermarket audios setup would be awesome!

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siddy34

Discussion Starter · #3 · Sep 28, 2011

I loved my neon! But she was a little scuffed and 204k miles ehh...

pics:

I did purchase a green auxiliary cable for my ipod!

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ECHOKnight2000

· #4 · Nov 2, 2011

^^Good choice of color!! Green is my favorite so yeah I'm bias lol.

If I were to get a 2, I'd go for Green. Its unique and not the common boring bland silver, beige colors that most cars are.

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wcuhatter89

· #5 · Nov 4, 2011

Hi Sidney! Nice car. My only question is.. how do you like that automatic transmission? Before I got my blue one I read some reviews and the manual sounded better because of the small engine.
I'm actually on my second 2 because the first one was totaled in a hit-and-run after just 5 weeks of owning it. I'm on about week 9 with my second baby and keeping my fingers crossed!

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MazdaSpeed

· #6 · Nov 9, 2011

siddy34 said:
I loved my neon! But she was a little scuffed and 204k miles ehh...

pics:

I did purchase a green auxiliary cable for my ipod!

204k miles on a neon is quite a lot, I have yet to come across a neon that did that much without falling apart.

Glad you purchased a Mazda2! Love the pictures, thanks for sharing

Great color choice too.

ECHOKnight2000 said:
^^Good choice of color!! Green is my favorite so yeah I'm bias lol.

If I were to get a 2, I'd go for Green. Its unique and not the common boring bland silver, beige colors that most cars are.

Just what i thought. The green available for the Mazda2 is a really "unique" and different color. Seeing in in the typical silver and biege colors would just be boring.

wcuhatter89 said:
Hi Sidney! Nice car. My only question is.. how do you like that automatic transmission? Before I got my blue one I read some reviews and the manual sounded better because of the small engine.
I'm actually on my second 2 because the first one was totaled in a hit-and-run after just 5 weeks of owning it. I'm on about week 9 with my second baby and keeping my fingers crossed!

I read that the Mazda2 manual transmission makes a huge difference with performance and you just get a whole different vibe driving the 2. Most automotive review sites say the mazda2 manual transmission is amazing for the price you pay.

I would say get it!

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ECHOKnight2000

· #7 · Nov 20, 2011

wcuhatter89 said:
Hi Sidney! Nice car. My only question is.. how do you like that automatic transmission? Before I got my blue one I read some reviews and the manual sounded better because of the small engine.
I'm actually on my second 2 because the first one was totaled in a hit-and-run after just 5 weeks of owning it. I'm on about week 9 with my second baby and keeping my fingers crossed!

I'll be a broken record but as mentioned the manual would be a better choice if you can. Notoriously small hp cars are better with a manual as you can get more power out of the engine. An auto just saps up power and the car will feel like a dog. of course the Mazda is geared for more "sporty" gearing, its still a 4 speed. I wish I had a manual but I don't, no not a Mazda but a Toyota. Its still peppy but of course boring to drive. Oh well!

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JerryCDiaz

· #8 · Nov 28, 2011

Hi everyone, just wanted to chime in- I bought a 2011 2 Touring (in white, sorry) with the 5 speed, and I love every minute of it- it's way more fun than the automatic! The auto just felt like my wife's Mazda5, and I wanted something more sporty- anyone looking for a new 2, make sure to test drive the stick shift, it's worth it!

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bananaboat

· #9 · Nov 29, 2011

JerryCDiaz said:
Hi everyone, just wanted to chime in- I bought a 2011 2 Touring (in white, sorry) with the 5 speed

That's cool. My 5-speed sport is white!

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belkin

· #10 · Dec 14, 2011

JerryCDiaz said:
Hi everyone, just wanted to chime in- I bought a 2011 2 Touring (in white, sorry) with the 5 speed, and I love every minute of it- it's way more fun than the automatic! The auto just felt like my wife's Mazda5, and I wanted something more sporty- anyone looking for a new 2, make sure to test drive the stick shift, it's worth it!

I made the mistake of not test driving the manual transmission Mazda2, i was so pleased with the automatic transmission Mazda2. Time to go back and get behind the wheel of the 5-speed mazda2

I heard the 5-speed mazda2 is really sporty for what it is, a lot more sporty than what it should be

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