[mitchntx]

Bought a new to me Mazda today.

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07 CX-7 Sport
8,500
2.3L turbo
$16,500

The wife's 95 Sedan DeVille has emissions issues with an SES light that won't go away. So, no inspection sticker for a car that old ...
Time to bench the pimp-mobile.

[mitchntx]

2.3L turbo

We'll see on on fuel economy (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/drink.gif)
Actually, the Caddy got 18 in city and 26 on the hiway. I'm hoping for similar results.

The wife has recently become an "antique dealer".
Basically, that means she goes to local garage sales, buys a bunch of crap and then re-sells it at a ridiculously marked up price to tourists.

The caddy's trunk could hold 3 generations of paisns. So we "needed" something a little more reasonable than a Mazda3 or 6

I looked hard at Kevin's car he had for sale. But the cost of getting it here would've added a grand to the price tag.
Logistically, it just couldn't work.

We looked at Kias. Neighbor has one and loves it. But geez, they look and feel cheap. A new CX-7 was 2 grand more than a new Sorento. And it appears to be twice the car.
The only other vehicle we considered was the Ford Edge. But at $33K, it was just too much.

[trackbird]

2.3L turbo

We'll see on on fuel economy (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/drink.gif)
Actually, the Caddy got 18 in city and 26 on the hiway. I'm hoping for similar results.

I actually got 28.5 mpg out of the 2.3 turbo in the MS6 (I have a 6 speed, but it's also AWD) last weekend. That's the best mileage I've ever seen. I usually get 22 and my previous high was just under 26 mpg. That's basically the same engine I have in the 6 and I think you'll like it. It's lazy below 2,200 rpm and it runs out of steam at 5,800 rpm (ignore the 6,700 rpm redline, all it makes up there is noise). But, it's flexible and makes good torque.

I looked hard at Kevin's car he had for sale. But the cost of getting it here would've added a grand to the price tag.
Logistically, it just couldn't work.

Yea, and the MS6 doesn't have a rear seat that lays down. That was probably a deal breaker for you anyway, sounds like you need the space and for a mid sized car, it's more limited than you'd expect.