New Car: Mazda 3 SE-Nav (66 plate)
Decided that my trusty old Astra that I have had for the last 8 years wasn't cost effective to keep as I could feel the clutch was on its way out, it had a small oil leak and needed work doing to it according the advisory notes on the MOT. So I have always wanted another Mazda, I had an old 626 when I was 18 but wrote it off like you do when you are new to driving.
The car cost me £10500 with the dealer giving me £500 for mine, it wasn't even worth that as the Astra had done 125k on the clock, I might have got a tad more if I sold it private, but I knew it would have the issues above in the next few months. The car has only done 16k miles from new and was in pristine condition. The cars fantastic to drive and I am still getting to grips with all the gadgets this thing has.
I have been driving this car for a few days now and the petrol consumption is unbelievable, even better than my Astra diesel. At my age I think I'm out of the boy racer mode finally and this car although is quite fast of the mark I don't really feel the need for speed anymore.
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My next project but I am unsure is to MOD the infochannel and add new features but I am unsure and this will invalidate my 13 months warranty. I did update the maps as I can get 2 map updates per year till September next year. But then the cost is over £100 per update, then probably install Android Auto onto the box and ill be good to go.
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Videoplayer looks fun, but not whilst your driving lmao
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The car as said is cheap to run. The insurance is about £10 less per month than my Astra was and it only costs me £30 road tax for the year so I am getting a great saving.
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