Recent content by civilianx

As I continue the self-replying (because I just can't help it) I wanted to say that tomorrow morning I am hitting VOB Saab in Rockville, MD. I talked to Int. Saab in Falls Church and wasn't impressed w/what they offered. The dealer in Charlottesville, VA is close to what would get me to not buy...

Captain, I like black, but that's because I picture myself as kind of a piratey Darth Vader type guy. -hand goes up, admiral chokes out and dies.....- Proceed..... Admiral. ps. the Rebel Forces Cosmic Blue is growing on me.

local dealer said 1st 08 in mid-Sept, 2nd in late Sept/early Oct.

have one Saab dealer under $25k now for a 2.0T SportSedan w/60th Anniversary pkg and cold weather pkg (not that I need that one). If I can get one below $24k for a sedan or $25k for a wagon, I may have issues going with the MS3. Also, local dealer said their first 08 MS3 should show up sometime...

car and driver had a review and how to shift (as per some Mazda rep they spoke to when they were unable to reproduce the claimed numbers...) not sure if I can copy that here, so it may be deleted. not sure what those rules are. if so, you can hit their site, see the review dated November 2006...

I went and looked. Exact same specs as 07. You just go to the build/price one option and they have radio buttons for 2007 or 2008. Exact same specs for both.

if you order, do you take the loan out then (or before w/credit union) and sign the check at the dealer when you order? If so and you have a trade-in, would that be traded in when you order or when it shows up? I haven't even talked to them yet about what they expect to receive, but since they...

That looks pretty sweet man. It is funny how human nature, desire, style, etc all changes with the times. When I had a 2000 Celica GTS, I forget what brand they were, but went with wheels that look very similar to the MS3's stock wheels and still think it is a very nice look... but your...

My TJ on the right and wife's on the left. Mine is now history (cryhard) (cryhard) as we were supposed to sell both and the Titan to buy cars (she pulled her's off the market after mine sold... quadruple blah!... so we ended up with the Titan and her TJ. Anyway, I've been in big 4wd vehicles...

Yea, cross-shopping those two. The price actually ends up not being so disparate w/the current discounts (due to the redesigned models coming out in August/Sept) for a 2007 2.0T Sportcombi and MS3 GT. The 2.0T w/60th anniversary package and current incentives can be had for a little under $26k...

cool. Pilots are fancy pants anyway.

Mine's a bit young for that right now. She can buckle herself in, but having taken the carseat to the dealer w/me to kinda check, I may end up w/a new carseat. This one is tall. It's the Graco Safeseat2 or whatever that has 1-handed reclining, which I thought she'd dig on roadtrips, but if I...

I do like the way the front looks, just wish there was leather for durability. Maybe I'll see about getting just the rear done in full leather.... or put down tarps under the car seat.

I have a soon-to-be two year old. My Titan's cloth seats, even with Wet Okole covers on the rear seats (where the car seat is), have lost the battle w/spilled milk, juice, back in the day formula and projectile vomiting (thank God those days are over), and misc spilled snacks. My in-laws'...

Having lived on an aircraft carrier (USS America 1995-1996) and also having owned noise cancelling headphones by Sony and Bose, there is NO WAY any of those can block the sound from those aircraft. You need big blocky looking headphones that actually block sound, not try to cancel out ambient...