"mazda616" (mazda616)
12/29/2014 at 23:08 • Filed to: vacation all i ever wanted, vacation had to get away
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"mazda616" (mazda616)
12/29/2014 at 23:08 • Filed to: vacation all i ever wanted, vacation had to get away | 0
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...rather than my wife's. She has a 2013 Mazda CX-5 and I have a 2008 Mazda3 S Touring. We will be going to the Cape Canaveral area in the spring. At that point, my car will have around 72,000 miles and hers will have around 23,000. I know, my car is way older, less efficient, and less comfortable (exhaust drone and lowering springs) than the newer, bone stock SkyActiv efficient blah blah blah CX-5. But my car is more fun and I'm obviously more used to the way it drives (since I've owned it for five years). And I will be doing most of the driving. Plus, as the miles creep up, I'm going to want to contemplate upgrading to something a bit newer in the relatively near future (Mazda6, to be precise). So this would almost be like a fun way to bond with the car before I eventually let it go someday.
That, and this car has been nothing short of rock solid reliable for all the years and miles that I have owned it. Of course, with my luck, it'd explode somewhere in rural Georgia and ruin our entire vacation.
CX-5 it is.
Money Hustard
> mazda616
12/29/2014 at 23:13 |
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Yeah, don't bond with the car with your wife in the car, it's not fair to any party involved. It's just awkward.
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mazda616
> Money Hustard
12/29/2014 at 23:17 |
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Haha indeed. She does a good job of trying to understand my car obsession, though. A for Effort.
LugNutz
> mazda616
12/29/2014 at 23:19 |
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Our road trips usually consist of leaving out early, grabbing a biscuit on the way, and my wife falling asleep about 30mins into the trip. Around three hours later she will wake up and need to hit a restroom. Rinse and repeat until we arrive.
Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
> mazda616
12/29/2014 at 23:21 |
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Eh, there aren't really any "fun" paved roads in Florida. I'd take comfort while you drive by the fucking endless pine trees. Oh how I hope my Dad gets/takes this upcoming job opportunity out of state. I never want to see it again.
Steve in Manhattan
> mazda616
12/30/2014 at 00:08 |
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I have been at this relationship thing for 10 years. Lose the battle. Because you will certainly lose the war. That's my game plan, and it's worked for 8 plus years.
Or go back to the original exhaust and springs and try again. But be prepared to lose.
Takuro Spirit
> mazda616
12/30/2014 at 01:42 |
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I would pick the Mazda. Yep.
718Rogue
> Money Hustard
12/30/2014 at 15:29 |
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Just in case you do though, the back seat is more than roomy enough for two slightly larger than average consenting adults... Go ahead, ask me how I know.