Yah, babeeee. I've finally received my 3 - got it yesterday (of course, I didn't post then because i was drivin' it!). 
So I gotta tell ya, the experience I had in it yesterday was not what I had expected - it was Better!
Aside from the dealer delaying me from picking it up when expected, everything went well. The salesperson was friendly and helpful, the upsell-guy was not too pushy, and they had the insurance dealer waiting for me (who helped save me a couple of hundred bucks).
Those of you on Vancouver Island, I went to Pacific Mazda in Victoria and dealt with Susan - highly recommended! The insurance guy that they had there was from Barton Insurance - again, a great guy, unfortunately his name has slipped my mind.
I spent yesterday afternoon driving everywhere! On the way up-Island I found myself making excuses to look for sideroads with twisties! I figured I was done and let the whip rest while I went to my in-laws for a BBQ, but I found myself looking out the window every 3 minutes to admire. I didn't waste anytime leaving and drove the blessed thing until the wee hours of the morning.
This morning, I told the wife i was going to go looking for a couple of new shirts, but as soon as I left I never stopped once until it was time to go to work! I'm effin' addicted!
I've resisted many urges to tromp on it, 'cuz I know it needs to be broken in some before I get too spirited with my driving, but I slipped up once or twice (especially when that little VW tried to pass!
).
All-in-all, I'm still floating. Parked it right out front of my work building, and instead of the guards chasing me away, all I got was "Nice ride, Bart!" with a grin!
Lovin' it,
~Bart~
So I gotta tell ya, the experience I had in it yesterday was not what I had expected - it was Better!
Aside from the dealer delaying me from picking it up when expected, everything went well. The salesperson was friendly and helpful, the upsell-guy was not too pushy, and they had the insurance dealer waiting for me (who helped save me a couple of hundred bucks).
Those of you on Vancouver Island, I went to Pacific Mazda in Victoria and dealt with Susan - highly recommended! The insurance guy that they had there was from Barton Insurance - again, a great guy, unfortunately his name has slipped my mind.
I spent yesterday afternoon driving everywhere! On the way up-Island I found myself making excuses to look for sideroads with twisties! I figured I was done and let the whip rest while I went to my in-laws for a BBQ, but I found myself looking out the window every 3 minutes to admire. I didn't waste anytime leaving and drove the blessed thing until the wee hours of the morning.
This morning, I told the wife i was going to go looking for a couple of new shirts, but as soon as I left I never stopped once until it was time to go to work! I'm effin' addicted!
I've resisted many urges to tromp on it, 'cuz I know it needs to be broken in some before I get too spirited with my driving, but I slipped up once or twice (especially when that little VW tried to pass!
).All-in-all, I'm still floating. Parked it right out front of my work building, and instead of the guards chasing me away, all I got was "Nice ride, Bart!" with a grin!
Lovin' it,
~Bart~
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till then you are still in training....hit the road again and come back when you hit veteran status...J/K
