za16ao@sdccsu3.UUCP (Lady Arwen) (06/27/83)
Well, to give you an idea of the durability of a Mazda, let me just say that Consumer Reports gave them about the 3rd highest rating in their book on Used Cars - they have a great track record; low maintanance. I suppose I am prejudiced, as Mazda is one of my all time favourite car manufacturers. But the performance on the GLC is quite reasonable. The sport sedan seems nice although I've heard it's a bit tinny and also that the ride is, well, not all it should be. You should test-drive. Another car to consider in roughly the same class would be perhaps the Toyota Celica. It too has a good maintenance record and is perhaps a bit more fun to drive. Good luck! Lady A
wa146@sdcattb.UUCP (07/03/83)
Speaking of Mazdas, my 72 rx3 has never had major engine problems since since is was fixed in 74 for engine defects. The car will do an EASY 120 on the freeway with four people in the car. I have no idea how fast it will go with only one person, but it will burn rubber in third gear at 80. The only disadvantage is that it gets 19 mpg. The rx3 also has the worst interior design of any auto ever manufactured. The seatbelts have all broken, I can't fit myself in the car, my knee turns on the lights when I get out of the car, the upholstery fell apart, etc. I think it evens out. Brian Sutin sdcsvax!sdcattb!wa146