NOVA/DC/MD - Z's & Coffee Saturday's at 10AM in Fairfax, VA & Columbia, MD

shadoquad

I'm selling the Mazda before I pick up the Scooby.

I tested a little bit of everything.

I didn't get to test a CTS-V, but it was out of my price range anyway. And I was concerned about cost of insurance and gas with that.

I nearly bought a Z06. I test drove two of those. Had I found the right deal, I might have bought one. I love the way they drive. So much performance for the dollar. But alas, I have a labrador and a need to travel in winter.

I drove a Focus ST and a Mazdaspeed3, but I decided I wanted to go upscale with an AWD hatch.

I have also driven the VW Golf R, and I really liked it, but I'm not sold on cost of maintenance on German vehicles past warranty. The STI is quicker stock, but the R can be chipped to be very fast.

And I tested the Mustang GT. Almost bought one or a Boss, but again, AWD in snow was a deciding factor here.

The WRX is just so versatile. 300hp, .95 on skidpad, room for 4 adults, cargo space, 6mt available with short-throw, AWD... Total package.

Roadster4Us

Very nice Al, congrats Buddy.

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Greg


2013 Camaro ZL1

Cristobal09

Yeah, the cts-v is quite horrible on gas. Im on cadillacforums.com and in a crowded place like MD/NOVA, and driving conservatively, people are averaging 12mpg.....but I dont care since I work from home 100% of the time so this will just be a toy more or less.

The cts-v coupe is also extremely high insurance.

I really thought you were going to go with the 5.0.

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2022 Camaro ZL1
2021 Explorer ST

shadoquad

Well, if I had, I'd have wished I bought the Vette. Everything I liked about driving the Stang, I liked about the Vette better. If I was going with RWD impracticality, I'd have gone whole hog. But there is a lot to like about the WRX. It's worlds more practical than both of the other cars, and it's still fairly quick.