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test-driver

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Today I test-drove three cars.

The first was a Honda CR-V. It was a comptetenly made car with some features that frankly surprised me, but I'm not sold on its combination of high ride and sedan driving.

The next was the Hyundai Elantra GT. I liked this car. Immense amount of space with the rear seats folded up out of the way, nice enough handling and exceleration, and a dash + console that I liked. For roughly $22k it had A/C, height-adjustable seats (I'm 6'5"), cruise control, a five year bumper-to-bump warranty and even decent tires.

The third was the Mazda3. This was a startlingly fun car to drive. But if I wanted the height-adjustable seats I needed the package that included the rain- and sunlight-sensors and bunch of other crazy, untested stuff. It really was a spirited drive, but in my opinion unecessarily loaded with stuff. Still, the price was right at roughly $19k.

These were my first-ever test drives. I enjoyed the experience. I hope the Mazda guy learns to pause between words some day (he really loves the cars he sells).